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Triangle Tweener List
About
In 2015, Triangle-based serial entrepreneur Scot Wingo started the Triangle Tweener List focused on Triangle companies with over 10 people or $1m/yr in revenues.
Interested in Investing in Tweeners?
The is a 'rolling fund' that is always open to new accredited investors. The minimum investment is $20,000 (four investments of $5,000 per quarter). Each quarter we invest in 12-18 Tweeners and Pre-Tweeners. The goal of the fund is to act as an index fund for Triangle Tweener companies.
What is a Tweener?
Triangle Tweeners have the following criteria:
Once a company is over $80m/yr in revenue or 500 employees they ‘graduate’ off the list.
Think of Triangle Tweeners as the ‘Goldilocks’ companies in the Triangle — not too small and not too large. These are our future breakouts, big fund-raisers, acquisition targets and (fingers crossed) IPOs.
Tweeners are also great for folks moving to the area to target for their first Triangle gig, or if you are at a big company locally and want to try something more entrepreneurial — check out a Tweener today!
What’s a Tweener? It’s a fun story! Tune into the first episode of for an inside look at how the name came to be.
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Triangle Tweener Fund
About
In 2015, Triangle-based serial entrepreneur, Scot Wingo started the Triangle Tweener List focused on Triangle companies with over 10 people or $1m/yr in revenues. After 7 years of data, we realized that this cohort of companies had very few closures, but also captured the Triangle's biggest and best exits. In 2022, we launched the Triangle Tweener Fund to invest in Triangle Tweener companies using an index strategy.Website
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Triangle Tweener List
About
This list features details on over 250 curated startups in the Triangle (the North Carolina high-tech Research Triangle Park corridor that includes Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill) that are referred to as Tweeners.Website
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Triangle Tweener Times
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The Tweener Times is a free/paid Substack newsletter, published every Monday, designed for Triangle-based entrepreneurs. With the tagline "Builders Helping Builders," each issue offers in-depth articles on key topics that matter most to local founders, including Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies, AI-driven growth strategies, Product-Led-Growth (PLG), talent acquisition, and a calendar of events. Each weekly issue is packed with both strategic and tactical insights that help founders stay informed and connected.Website
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Triangle Tweener Talks
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A podcast for builders by builders in the Triangle. We explore the startup journey and stories with local Triangle founders, from the idea to the exit and everything in between. Hosted by serial entrepreneur and founder of the Triangle Tweener Fund Scot Wingo, and produced by Earfluence.Website
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Triangle Tweener Community Hub
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Your go-to resource for navigating the Triangle’s startup landscape. Explore curated opportunities to support every step of your entrepreneurial journey.Website
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Triangle Tweener Madness
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is launching Tweener Madness, an event to shine a bright spotlight on the amazing Triangle startup ecosystem. The contest involves 8 startups who will compete for the $25k investment prize and 21 selection committee members that are local institutional or angel investors.
Website
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Contact Us
Whether you have questions, ideas, or just want to connect, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a message, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible:
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