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Startups in Durham

Durham, United States, is represented in Upseed by 7 qualified public Organizations with validated local place matches and 3 eligible startup Programs.

Startup cityUnited States
Country
United States
Population
257,636
Timezone
America/New_York
Qualified organizations
7
Eligible programs
3
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
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Overview

Durham startup activity in Upseed

What the Durham page covers

This page uses two explicit relationship paths. Programs must have a stored main location that begins with Durham and identifies United States. Organizations require a validated Google Place whose canonical City ID resolves to Durham; that match is not proof of headquarters or current physical presence.

How to read the local signal

The counts describe Upseed's current eligible public coverage. They are not an ecosystem score, market-size estimate, or claim that every startup resource in Durham is represented.

United States context

The canonical United States page widens this city-level view through direct country-code relationships to eligible Organizations, Programs, and indexed Cities.

Country context

Durham within United States

This canonical relationship uses the City's stored country code. Country counts describe current Upseed coverage, not official ecosystem totals.

United States11,650 organizations · 193 programs · 8 indexed cities
Qualified organizations
7
validated local place match
Funders
4
qualified public profiles
Eligible programs
3
high-confidence location match
Accepting programs
3
current stored state

Programs require an explicit Durham and United States location match · Counts are Upseed coverage, not an ecosystem score · March 16, 2026

Programs

Programs explicitly connected to Durham

Each result passes the city-and-country relationship rule and the Program page usefulness gate.

SJF Ventures FellowshipFellowship · Accepting applications · SJF VenturesPrimordial Ventures Summer FellowshipFellowship · Accepting applications · ⚡️Primordial VenturesIdea Fund Fellowship ProgramFellowship · Accepting applications · IDEA Fund Partners

Local organizations

Organizations connected to Durham

Every item has a validated local place match and a qualified public capability profile. Organizations can appear in more than one group because capabilities overlap. Inclusion is not proof of headquarters or complete local coverage.

Funders

Organizations with a qualified public Funder profile.

4 qualified
NC IDEAGrant Maker · ActiveColopy VenturesFamily Office · ActiveAiglon CapitalPrivate Equity · ActiveDurham City Incubator (DCI)Accelerator · Active

Program hosts

Organizations that operate qualified startup Programs.

3 qualified
NC IDEAGrant Maker · ActiveDurham City Incubator (DCI)Accelerator · ActiveKnox St. StudiosIncubator · Active

Communities

Organizations with a qualified Community profile.

4 qualified
American UndergroundCommunity · ActiveColopy VenturesFamily Office · ActiveKnox St. StudiosIncubator · ActiveCed Council For Entrepreneurial DevelopmentCommunity · Active

Event hosts

Organizations with a qualified Event host profile.

2 qualified
NC IDEAGrant Maker · ActiveCed Council For Entrepreneurial DevelopmentCommunity · Active

Publishers

Organizations with a qualified startup Publisher profile.

1 qualified
NC IDEAGrant Maker · Active

Grantmakers

Organizations with a qualified Grantmaker profile.

1 qualified
NC IDEAGrant Maker · Active

Sectors

Sectors represented by programs in Durham

Ordering reflects qualified Upseed Program coverage for this city. It is not a ranking of the local economy or startup market.

Healthcare3 eligible programs · 3 hostsArtificial Intelligence2 eligible programs · 2 hostsConsumer2 eligible programs · 2 hostsEducation2 eligible programs · 2 hostsFintech2 eligible programs · 2 hostsBiotech & Life Sciences1 eligible programs · 1 hosts

Connected places

Other indexed cities in United States

Ordered by geographic distance, without implying ecosystem similarity.

New York City676 km away · 18 eligible programsCambridge976 km away · 6 eligible programsBoston978 km away · 6 eligible programsChicago998 km away · 4 eligible programsAustin1,863 km away · 4 eligible programsLos Angeles3,565 km away · 8 eligible programs

Common questions

Understanding the Durham page

Programs must have a stored location that explicitly begins with Durham and identifies United States. Organizations require a separately validated Google Place whose canonical City ID resolves to Durham. Generic text matches are excluded.

Next step

Continue from Durham

Open the canonical country, a program, its host organization, or a nearby indexed city using relationships represented on this page.

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Source and update disclosure

Know what this page is based on

Source basis

Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.

Last reviewed

March 16, 2026

Known limits

Program relationships require an explicit City prefix and Country identity. Organization relationships require a validated Google Place with the same canonical City ID. Counts describe qualified Upseed coverage, not headquarters, market totals, or complete ecosystem coverage.

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