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Tweener Awards

Celebration for 2025 Top Exits, 2025 Top Fundrasining, 2026 Tweener Madness Champion, and the new 2026 Tweener List!

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Every spring, we come together to celebrate the Triangle’s startup momentum honoring standout accomplishments from the prior year and unveiling the new Tweener List.

In partnership with Raleigh-Durham Startup Week (RDSW), the 2026 Tweener Awards brought founders, investors, and ecosystem partners together for an unforgettable night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. With an open bar, good vibes, and the whole startup community in one place, it was the perfect way to celebrate what makes this region special.

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See the 2026 Tweener Companies

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We recognized:

10 Tweener Top Fundraising

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Inn-Flow⁠

- $45M

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Plantd⁠

- $25M

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Ndustrial ⁠

- $20.07M

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The Looma Project⁠

- $13M

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Ardent⁠

- $10.3M

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Phinite⁠

- $10M

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Trio Labs⁠

- $9.72M

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Extellis⁠

- $6.8M

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Keebler⁠

- $6M

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Greenlight⁠

- $6M

5 Tweener Top Exit

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Biospatial⁠

- acquired by ImageTrend

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CareNexis⁠

- acquired by Aphora Health

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PerfectScale⁠

- acquired by CoiT International

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Tenor⁠

- acquired by Juniper Square

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Element 451⁠

- acquired by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG)

1 Tweener Madness champion:

Druid Ag⁠

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1 Tweener Hero:

Earflunce⁠

, now

Walk West⁠

The previously Triangle-only “Tweener List” has now expanded to the state-wide NC Tweener List thanks to the support of NC IDEA. The previous 2025 Triangle-focused Tweener List covered 311 companies. In 2026, with the expansion to state-wide the 2026 NC Tweener List is now 559 companies!

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We take a deep dive into the stats on

Tweener Times⁠

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Want to meet the companies shaping our region’s future?

👉 Visit

www.tweenerlist.com⁠

to see the full list and explore each new 2026 addition.

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