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Something’s Humming in Tech

You don’t have to go to Austin or Silicon Valley to gain access into a growing tech ecosystem. The Research Triangle consistently ranks in the top 15 for tech talent availability, providing the resources North Carolina tech companies need to scale.

Tap into expertise in AI and health informatics through Innovate Carolina Junction — an innovation district that connects corporations with UNC’s leading-edge discoveries, student talent, and commercial pathways. Chapel Hill also actively welcomes technology businesses with incentive packages for companies that create jobs, strengthen the economy, and promote skills development and lifelong learning.

#6

Tech Innovation Index in the U.S. (Durham-Chapel Hill)

NC Tech
Top 15

Tech Talent Market in North America (the Triangle)

CBRE Scoring Tech Talent
Top 30

Computer Science Schools (UNC-Chapel Hill)

US News & World Report, 2026
4,000

Tech Companies Employ 60,000+ in the Research Triangle

Work in the Triangle

Technology Sector Quick Links

Innovate Carolina Junction

Located in the heart of downtown Chapel Hill, Innovate Carolina Junction allows companies to partner with innovation-ready talent and lower research and development burdens.

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The New Epicenter for Tech

Technology Businesses

The Research Triangle is one of the fastest growing regions for technology businesses. Here are a few of Chapel Hill’s companies driving exponential growth.

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Terra Dotta (opens in new tab)
Hearful (opens in new tab)
/n Software (opens in new tab)
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Devana Solutions (opens in new tab)
Set for Success

Big Connections in a Small Town

Looking for greater connections to tech talent, research, incubators, accelerators? Tired of siloes and scattered stakeholders? Chapel Hill provides an attractive third option from the big tech hubs, with collaborative communities for tech companies and entrepreneurs.

Absolutely! This is one of the fastest-growing hubs for North Carolina technology, located right within the Research Triangle. The tech Triangle in North Carolina competes with Austin and Silicon Valley. And with the Durham-Chapel Hill ranking in the top 10 for tech innovation in North America, our town has quietly become one of the best places to launch a startup or scale an existing tech company.

Dozens of tech businesses already operate from here. CData, a governed-access AI company, serves over 10,000 customers across the world, while Terra Dotta provides cloud-based software facilitating cross-cultural experiences for students, faculty, and staff across more than 85 countries.

UNC-Chapel Hill also operates one of the Top 30 computer science schools in the U.S. — leading to the town having one of the top 15 tech talent markets in America. Tech companies in Chapel Hill also gain access to Innovate Carolina Junction — an innovation district next to UNC where you’ll connect with innovation-ready talent and early-stage ideas from labs and startups. Partnering with UNC researchers can help de-risk relevant research and provide access to follow-on funding.

Chapel Hill is a top-tier hub for biotech companies in North Carolina. To put things in perspective, North Carolina is home to close to 860 life science companies. Chapel Hill itself hosts dozens of them, with a particularly high concentration of academic spinouts and early-stage ventures emerging from UNC research. The ecosystem got a major boost when BioLabs’ Chapel Hill location launched on Franklin Street in 2025 — a 23,000-square-foot incubator with an off-campus wet lab providing critical infrastructure for startups.

Established biotech companies here include iOrganBio (AI-powered cell manufacturing for drug discovery and cell therapies), Cortical Metrics (non-invasive brain health measurement technologies for concussion diagnosis), and Intero Life Sciences (bioinformatics software solutions for disease detection). These companies benefit from UNC’s research capacity, specialized talent, and a collaborative ecosystem that actively supports biotech innovation from lab to market.

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