Wolfpack Investor Network
Angel networkRaleigh · Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
The Wolfpack Investor Network invests in early-stage companies founded by or led by NC State affiliates. The network targets companies with large market opportunities, unique value propositions, proprietary technology or intellectual property, strong management teams capable of scaling, and strategies with potential for venture-grade returns. The network leverages NC State's broader ecosystem to provide portfolio companies with mentorship, introductions, university faculty support, student internships, and access to the alumni and partner network.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 30 of 37 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11Healthtech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Hardware ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Digital Health ×4Medical Devices ×4
HQs:United States×24
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×33 founders×1
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12021 · 14 dated
410 Medical makes LifeFlow, a hand-operated rapid infuser that lets clinicians quickly deliver blood or fluids to critically ill patients needing volume resuscitation.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesDurham, US
Mark Donald Piehl(Executive Officer, Director)KYLE CHENET(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJEFF TERRELL(Director)inSTANLEY D. LYNALL(Director)FRED GOLDWATER(Director)inMAYANK TANEJA(Director)in
Co-investorsBallad VenturesCU Healthcare Innovation FundDuke Capital PartnersOSF VenturesBios PartnersHatteras Venture Partners
QScout Lab provides rapid, on-farm diagnostic tests for livestock producers to detect diseases and guide treatment decisions.
AgTechMedical Devices
Co-investorsMountain Group Capital
APPROVE operates a technology platform that embeds equipment financing and B2B payment options into the sales process, connecting equipment buyers with a network of competing lenders.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaS
Robert Preville(Founder & CEO)Jim Howard(Chief Revenue Officer)Robin Salter(Chief Marketing Officer)Wellington Souza(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsVentureSouth
Biospatial operates a data analytics platform that ingests emergency medical services (EMS) and health data to deliver real-time analytics and insights for healthcare and public health users.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechDurham, US
Jon Woodworth(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inChris Lunsford(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inJosh Walters(Chief Operating Officer)inPaul Runkle(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Woodworth(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Brian Lunsford(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBull City Venture PartnersAlerion VenturesIDEA Fund PartnersVentureSouth
Conductor is a cloud-based rendering platform that lets studios, artists, and technologists run production-scale, compute-intensive rendering jobs automatically and at large scale.
Cloud ComputingMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Cosmonic offers Cosmonic Control, a Kubernetes-native WebAssembly control plane that runs Wasm components alongside containers using existing namespaces, RBAC, CI/CD, and observability tooling.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareArlington, US
Kevin Hoffman(Founder)
Deep Blue Medical develops surgical devices for soft tissue surgery and hernia repair, including its T-Line Hernia Mesh product line and the T-Line TCS (Tissue Control Suture) for optimal tissue tension, reinforcement, and defect closure.
HealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsBand of AngelsBayMed Venture PartnersDuke Capital Partners
Emergo Therapeutics develops drugs designed to modulate inflammatory responses by reducing the production and secretion of inflammatory cytokines, targeting damaging symptoms across a range of diseases.
BiotechHealthtechDurham, US
Robin Hyde-DeRuyscher(Founder)inMoise Khayrallah(CEO)inMargaret Powell(Director)Robert Helmedag(Director)John E. Bailey, Jr.(Director)
Co-investorsRex Health VenturesHatteras Venture Partners
Raleigh, US
RYAN O'DONNELL(Executive Officer, Director)JEFF STOCKS(Executive Officer)
BoardDAVID E. GARDNER(Director)
Co-investorsTech Square Ventures
Flux Hybrids develops plug-in hybrid powertrain kits for vehicles, available as second-stage manufacturer upfits or aftermarket installations.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechMobility & TransportationTroutman, US
Cody Biedermann(Cofounder)inClay Dowdey(Cofounder)Micah Ulrich(Cofounder)inWilliam Swartz(Director)
Howso builds an explainable, deterministic AI reasoning layer that operates directly on enterprises' source data to generate predictions, recommendations, and insights with full attribution and an audit trail.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsCalibrate VenturesDuke Capital PartnersShield Capital
Garner, US
Richard R. Hawkins(President/CEO)
BoardMoshe Meidan(Manager)Ken Campbell(Manager)Sarid M. Shefet(Manager)
Co-investorsHatteras Venture Partners
Invicta Water provides a three-stage system (foam fractionation stripping, enrichment, and photocatalytic destruction using UV light and proprietary materials) to remove and destroy PFAS "forever chemicals" from water.
CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsBurlington, US
JASON TAYLOR(Executive Officer, Director)STEVEN WILCENSKI(Executive Officer, Director)
Lumata Health provides a Continuous Care program for eye care practices, helping patients stay on track with appointments and treatment adherence while addressing barriers to care.
Digital HealthHealthtechOklahoma City, US
Matt Wills(Co-Founder and President)Stephen Fransen(Chairman and Co-Founder)Dr. FransenJ. Matthew Wills(Executive Officer, Director)Landon Grace(Chief Executive Officer)Nastran Andersen(Chief Growth Officer)
Co-investorsCencora VenturesCortado VenturesLRVHealthMcKesson Ventures
Medicom provides a platform for automating medical image exchange and delivering imaging studies into EHR and PACS systems for hospitals, clinics, and radiology, cardiology, pathology, and oncology teams.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsOval Park CapitalVocap PartnersGrayhawk Capital
First patented, non-toxic repellent with DEET efficacy
Portland, US
Michelle Arnau(Chief Executive Officer)Stephanie Watson(President)Damon Gorrie(Executive Officer)
BoardMartin Mulvihill(Director)Frank Lin(Director)Stephanie Sarelakos(Director)in
Co-investorsThe Venture CollectiveHuman VenturesSafer Made
Raleigh, US
Evi Steyer(Director)Matthew Campbell(Executive Officer, Director)Leonard Nelson(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsIDEA NCOval Park CapitalSilverstrand Capital
Next Century Spirits develops and markets spirits brands and provides beverage development and production for partners in the spirits industry.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerFoodTechZebulon, US
Joel Pawlak(Co-founder)Anthony Moniello(CEO)Thomas Spisak(Executive Officer)arjun rajaratnam(Executive Officer)Robert Mason(Executive Officer)Tom Spisak(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsCostella KirschDraper Associates
Peoplelogic is an AI-powered performance and people management platform for small and medium-sized businesses, giving managers tools for goals, 1:1 meetings, feedback, and performance reviews.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Reveal Mobile provides out-of-home (OOH) advertising campaign measurement, offering a self-serve platform with real-time analytics, brand lift studies, and foot traffic attribution for advertisers and OOH brands.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSRaleigh, US
Brian E. Handly(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardDavid Jones(Director)inJonathan Frangakis(Director)James F. Goodmon, Jr.(Director)Edward C. McCarthy(Director)Lister Delgado(Director)
Co-investorsAlerion VenturesBull City Venture PartnersElevate Innovation Partners
Revibe offers a wearable platform that delivers personalized vibration and text reminders to help users improve focus, attention, and self-regulation.
AI & Machine LearningDigital Health
Co-investorsTamiami AngelThe Launch PlaceBurda Principal Investments
Second Nature offers Maestro, an experience orchestration tool that lets property managers personalize resident onboarding and Resident Benefits Packages by property type, location, or resident profile.
PropTechSaaS
Co-investorsBonaventure CapitalMultiplier CapitalVesta Ventures
Simpliworks provides software and expert support for Amazon sellers, offering a dashboard with selling insights, keyword and trend tracking, real-time profit margins, and proactive issue resolution.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaSRaleigh, US
Malik McCray(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Keith Jenkerson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Udeh Onwuka(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsZane Venture Fund
SinnovaTek develops aseptic and advanced thermal food processing technology and manufacturing equipment, and offers R&D, engineering, and precision-scale aseptic copacking services for food companies.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechHardwareRaleigh, US
Amanda Vargochik(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Druga(Executive Officer, Director)JOSIP SIMUNOVIC(Director)
Skillmaker is an AI-powered XR (extended reality) workforce development platform that automates the creation of job curricula and lessons and delivers immersive virtual/augmented reality training with integrated LMS tracking.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkCarolina Beach, US
Dustin Jooste(Executive Officer)Robin Cowie(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCamden Weis(Director)
Sonovascular is developing an interventional treatment for venous thromboembolism (VTE) that uses microbubble-mediated cavitation, delivered as a cath lab-based procedure without requiring ICU treatment.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesChapel Hill, US
Daniel Estay(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam N. Starling(Director)
Co-investorsBand of AngelsShangBay Capital LLC
Spiffy operates a mobile automotive service platform, providing dealers and OEMs with software, van upfits, connected diagnostic devices, and training to launch and scale mobile car service operations.
HardwareMobility & TransportationRetail TechSaaSSan Marcos, US
Karl Murphy(CEO & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsElevate Innovation PartnersFlucas VenturesTFX CapitalBull City Venture PartnersEdison PartnersGaingels+6 more
SWIR Vision Systems designs shortwave infrared (SWIR) cameras and sensors based on colloidal quantum dot (CQD) thin-film photodiodes fabricated on silicon readout wafers.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsDurham, US
Ethan Klem(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Newhouse(Director)Laurie Braun(Director)George Wildeman(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffery A. Hilton(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher W. Gregory(Director)
Co-investorsDellin InvestmentsIn-Q-TelKeiretsu ForumOval Park Capital
Co-investorsHatteras Venture Partners
Co-investorsHatteras Venture Partners
CheQRboard is a web-based content management and analytics platform that lets cultural attractions and venues create multimedia, multilingual (up to 96 languages) content delivered via QR codes and track visitor engagement through analytics and heat maps.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSmithfield, US
Voxel Innovations is a contract manufacturer that uses pulsed electrochemical machining (PECM) to produce high-value, precision metal components for engineering teams.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareRaleigh, US
DANIEL HERRINGTON(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Herrington(Founder & CEO)MICHAEL BROMLEY(Executive Officer)
BiotechApex, US
MARC DESHUSSES(Director)TOBIAS STRAUBE(Executive Officer, Director)GALEN ROBERTSON(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel E. Estay(Director)JOE KNIGHT(Director)
Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersDCP
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRevibe · dabafinance.com · Dec 1, 2025
Invicta Water · research.ncsu.edu · Nov 10, 2025
Spiffy · startupintros.com · Sep 17, 2025
Mimikai · research.ncsu.edu · Jun 2, 2025
VQ Biomedical · pulse2.com · Apr 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Wolfpack Investor Network made?
- Wolfpack Investor Network has 37 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Wolfpack Investor Network invest at?
- Wolfpack Investor Network invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Wolfpack Investor Network's typical check size?
- Wolfpack Investor Network typically writes checks of $250K – $5M.
- What sectors does Wolfpack Investor Network focus on?
- Wolfpack Investor Network focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Wolfpack Investor Network located?
- Wolfpack Investor Network is headquartered in Raleigh, US.
- Does Wolfpack Investor Network lead rounds?
- Wolfpack Investor Network typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Wolfpack Investor Network co-invest with?
- Wolfpack Investor Network most often shares deals with Duke Capital Partners, Oval Park Capital, Bull City Venture Partners, among 39 tracked co-investors.
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