Ecosystem Intelligence Platform

An AI driven intelligence platform tracking the companies, capital, and government demand shaping North Carolina’s national security industrial base - built for founders, investors, and ecosystem professionals.

In partnership with Public Spend Forum

Explore the Defense Innovation Ecosystem

North Carolina is emerging as a hub for defense and dual-use innovation, but the picture of who’s building what, who’s funding it, and who in government actually wants it has been scattered across dozens of sources. The N.C. Critical Technologies Alliance has partnered with Public Spend Forum - who’s AI-driven market intelligence already powers analysis for federal agencies and defense innovation teams - to bring that picture together for North Carolina specifically, continuously updated instead of frozen in a one-time report.

What’s on the Platform

  • Regional Innovation Clusters - see how NC’s hubs rank against other states and metro areas on emerging tech activity

  • Companies & Research Institutions - a live directory of NC startups, established suppliers, and research institutions working in emerging and defense-related technology

  • Government Demand - which federal program offices and agencies are actively buying in this space and what they’re looking for

  • Investor Landscape - the venture and private capital actively investing in dual-use companies, in North Carolina and beyond

Get Started

Ecosystem Professionals

Track the companies and programs in your portfolio in one place, and share near-real-time updates with funders, partners, and stakeholders - without rebuilding a report from scratch every quarter.

Entrepreneurs

See which government program offices and investors are actually active in your space, and benchmark yourself against comparable companies using the same data those investors already rely on. Signal that you’re raising or hiring to a network building around defense and critical technology investment.

Investors

Surface deal flow before it goes wide. Track which investors are active regionally for co-investment and follow-on opportunities, and follow emerging companies and sectors across NC’s defense tech landscape as they develop.

Claim your profile and explore the ecosystem!

Reach out for a platform demo and to discuss access to deeper reports and market intelligence tools.