NC IDEA Fall 2025 Grants Information Session: Wilmington

  • July 28, 2025 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)

    803 College Road Suite G
    Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
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Description

Join us on Monday, July 28th at 3:00 p.m. at the UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) to gain valuable insight into the NC IDEA MICRO and NC IDEA SEED grant process, network with the NC IDEA team, and meet other founders. NC IDEA Foundation staff will provide an overview of the upcoming Fall 2025 NC IDEA MICRO ($10K) and NC IDEA SEED ($50K) grants, which provide funding to early-stage, growth-oriented companies. Learn more about NC IDEA on our website. Also, get to know our past grant recipients via our company directory and news stories. 

 

Following NC IDEA's grants information session, join the Network for Entrepreneurs (N.E.W.) for a DEEEEEP DIVE event with guest speaker Karl Rectanus, founder of LEARN Platform and previous SEED grant recipient. Pizza and refreshments will be available in between sessions. Register for the DEEEEEP DIVE event separately here. 

 

Agenda:

3:00-4:00 p.m.: NC IDEA Fall 2025 Grants Information Session
4:00-4:30 p.m.: Break
4:30-5:30 p.m.: N.E.W. DEEEEEP DIVE 
5:30-6:00 p.m.: Networking

Date & Time

Mon, Jul 28, 2025 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Venue Details

UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)

803 College Road Suite G
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)
NC IDEA

NC IDEA is an independent private foundation committed to empowering North Carolinians to achieve their entrepreneurial potential. Through our powerful combination of competitive grants and programs, and a network of strategic partners, we help entrepreneurs when they need it most. NC IDEA’s resources are highly competitive, enabling the foundation to support North Carolina’s most ambitious entrepreneurs. We believe entrepreneurs transform communities and view our work as a catalyst for positive change. Learn more at www.ncidea.org.

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