First Flight Venture Center

Startups solving real-world problems often face real-world hurdles like long, complex sales cycles. 🔗 grepbeat.com/2025/05/28/in-… #Startups #CleanTech #DeepTech #EnergyInnovation #Entrepreneurship

Join us tomorrow at 8:30 am for Test Flight Pitch Practice. ✈️ This month we are excited to host... 🎤Ron Berry with Artificially Digital 🎤 Cade Spector with GreySun Technologies, Inc Sign-Up Today!👇🏻 ffvcnc.org/new-events/tes… #TestFlight #PitchPractice #scienceandtechnology

Join us tomorrow at 8:30 am for Test Flight Pitch Practice. ✈️ This month we are excited to host... 🎤 Ron Berry with Artificially Digital 🎤 Cade Spector with GreySun Technologies, Inc Sign-Up Today!👇🏻 ffvcnc.org/new-events/tes… #TestFlight #PitchPractice #scienceandtechnology

Today’s panel on Strategies around IP and protecting your innovation Thank you to Spencer Waspi with JPMorgan Chase, Lee Strasburger with Smith Anderson, and Christy Shaffer with Hatteras Venture Partners for sharing their deep expertise and real-world insights.

Our 2025 FAST Boot Camp is underway+9✈️ Huge thanks to Bruce Thompson of Parker Poe for sponsoring today’s session and leading a candid, insightful discussion on the current climate in D.C. and what it means for federal funding and startups. Bruce delivered valuable perspective.

Join us on Tuesday, May 6th at 8:30 am for Test Flight Pitch Practice. ✈️ This month we are excited to host... 🎤Ron Berry with Artificially Digital 🎤 Cade Spector with GreySun Technologies, Inc Sign-Up Today!👇🏻 ffvcnc.org/new-events/tes… #PitchPractice #scienceandtechnology

Captain’s Circle Lunch brought valuable insight and conversation to the table—literally! 😀 We welcome back Marlana Bunn from ExtensisHR, who led a fantastic session on HR 101 for Small Businesses. We want to thank NP Strategy for sponsoring and o sharing their expertise.

⚠️ DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 28TH - APPLY NOW!⚠️ 2025 FAST SBIR/STTR Boot Camp is your gateway to receive strategic guidance matching company’s technology to appropriate agency, targeted support to submit a competitive Phase I SBIR/STTR application. 👉 ffvcnc.org/new-events/202…

⚠️ Deadline to apply is April 24th! The 2025 FAST SBIR/STTR Boot Camp is your gateway to receive strategic guidance matching company’s technology to appropriate agency, targeted support to submit a competitive Phase I SBIR/STTR application and more. 👉 ffvcnc.org/new-events/202…

Barbecue, Brews, & Band! Join us on May 15 from 4–7 PM at First Flight for an evening of Barbecue, Brews & Band! We’re serving up great food, cold drinks, and live music. We will also be having our annual First Flight Cornhole Tournament. Sign up now.➡️ ffvcnc.org/new-events/boi…

Today, we hosted a Tenant Appreciation Lunch to connect with our incredible resident companies and remind them of the resources available through First Flight. Thank you to everyone who joined us. We’re proud to support your growth and excited for what’s ahead.

We had a memorable evening at our recent Captain’s Circle Dinner, made possible by our generous sponsors JPMorgan Chase & Smith Anderson. Our honored guest speaker, Sheila Mikhail, shared insights from her entrepreneurial journey. Thank you, Sheila, for your inspiration.

Don’t miss First Flight Venture Center’s FREE FAST 2-Day Boot Camp on May 1–2! 📅 Deadline to register: April 24 Space is limited. ffvcnc.org/new-events/202… #Startup

Join us at First Flight tomorrow at 12pm for "Itineraries". 📣This month, Victoria Goldenshtein from GRIPx will be our speaker. Thank you to our sponsors! 🔺Avantor Sciences 🔺Brandtech Scientific 🔺Molecular Devices Sign up here! ⬇️ ffvcnc.org/new-events/fir…

📣Calling all science-focused startups in North Carolina!✈️ First Flight's President and CEO, Krista Covey, has an important message for you: Our 2-Day FAST SBIR/STTR Boot Camp is almost here. Applications are due by April 24. Don't wait! 👉 Apply now: ffvcnc.org/new-events/202…

We’re thrilled to announce TowneBank as the Title Sponsor for our upcoming Barbecue, Brews & Band event on May 15 at First Flight! 🎉 👉 Get your tickets now and join us for a BBB. ffvcnc.org/new-events/boi… #TitleSponsor #ScienceandTechnology #Startup #Entrepreneurship #RTP

We’re proud to see Krista Covey, President & CEO of First Flight, moderating and sharing her expertise on the Education Support Start Up panel at NC LifeSci's AgBio 2025: Innovating Agricultural Resilience. ✈️

First Flight Venture Center is delighted to host lunchtime programs, "Itineraries". This month we are excited to host: 🔺Avantor Sciences | Theresa Welch 🔺Brandtech Scientific | Janice Lanier 🔺Molecular Devices | Nathan Spain Sign up here! ⬇️ ffvcnc.org/new-events/fir…

📣 Big news! First Flight Venture Center has been awarded InBIA’s 2025 "Most Innovative Program" Award!🏆🎉 Our President and CEO Krista Covey and Program Manager Ashley Davis proudly accepted this incredible honor this morning at ICBI39 in Philidelphia, PA!

🎉 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🎉 Join us on May 15 from 4–7 PM at First Flight for an evening of Barbecue, Brews & Band! We’re serving up great food, cold drinks, and live music. We will also be having our annualCornhole Tournament. Sign up now. ➡️ ffvcnc.org/new-events/boi…