Richard L. and Marlene V. Daugherty Centennial Campus Entrepreneurial Endowment
Overview
Richard L. and Marlene V. Daugherty Centennial Campus Entrepreneurial Endowment is an endowment fund at North Carolina State University that provides grant funding to early-stage startup companies that have licensed university intellectual property. The fund operates an annual business plan competition to select awardees.
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| WISER Systems | - | Grant | Co-investor |
Key People
Karsyn Dameron
Co-Founder Club Officer - Social Media Manager, NCSU Club Field Hockey
Mark Nance
Co-founder, Money Laudering Research Network
Melanie Smith
Managing Director SUCCEED
David Tully
Principal Librarian For Student Affordability
Jacey Macdonald
NELA Principal Fellow, Wake '27 Cohort
John Muth
Principal Investigator CLAWS Microelectronics Commons Hub, Professor
Loganathan Ponnusamy
Principal Research Scholar
Nonoy Bandillo
Principal Investigator, Small Grains Breeding & Genetics
Zoe Hezrony
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator, NSF Textile Innovation Engine, Research Mentor, TECS REU Program, Knitting Lab Manager
Lisa Van Roekel
Real Estate Portfolio Manager
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.