Capital Connects
Join us on May 12, 2025 for Capital Connects in Greensboro, North Carolina!
Capital Connects – Celebrating Local Innovation
Join us at Capital Connects 2025 on Monday, May 12, kicking off this year’s Startup Week in Greensboro!
This year’s event is a special one. We’re putting the spotlight on homegrown talent — seven inspiring companies from our very own LaunchLab Growth accelerator.
In a rapid-fire pitch format, these founders will share their bold visions and compete for cash prizes. Capital Connects has served as a launchpad for North Carolina startups for over 20 years — and this year, it’s all about local innovation and community support.
Meet the 2025 Capital Connects companies:
🌟 Clinavare
🌟 Brain Power Solutions
🌟 ESTAS
🌟 EnviroClass
🌟 SCHEMATA studios
🌟 WOC Worldwide
🌟 LilyList
Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, investors, and community leaders — and help cheer on these promising founders as they pitch for the win.
Presented by Launch Greensboro, the entrepreneurial arm of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce.
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Congratulations to our past winners!
2024:
5-min Pitch: Mōmi
Fan Favorite: Three Strands Recovery Wear
2023:
6-min Pitch: Sarilla
2-min Pitch: Hybridwerx
Fan Favorite: Little Light Series
2022:
6-min Pitch: F3TCH
2-min Pitch: Without a Trace Foods
Fan Favorite: PulmonIx
2021:
6-min Pitch: Blue Recruit
2-min Pitch: Three Strands & Minerva Lithium
Fan Favorite: Storage Scholars
2020:
6-min Pitch: Threat Sketch
2-min Pitch: FanPark
Fan Favorite: BarricAid
2019:
6-min Pitch: LivWell
2-min Pitch: Talk to Mira
Fan Favorite: Benekiva
2018:
Winning Pitch: Fluree
Fan Favorite: Caarmo
2017:
Winning Pitch and Fan Favorite: NeuroSpire
Circle of Champions
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