Applications open · Fall 2026

Where students build real companies.

Capture Success is a student startup network in the Triangle. We run a free six-week accelerator and back ten student-led companies with teammates, mentorship, and the people who actually build here.

Apply to the Fall 2026 cohort How it works

Sept 14 — Oct 19, 2026 · Mondays 6:00 – 8:00 PM · Frontier RTP · Free

The Beacon team after winning TYE Regionals

Beacon · TYE Regionals

Our first cohort team won $1,000 and a place at nationals.

Student-led companies

Town facilities running our tech

Weeks, free, in person

Triangle partners

Partners

Backed by the Triangle

Mentors · Speakers · Judges · Sponsors

Our partners show up as mentors, speakers, judges, and sponsors — the people who actually build here.

Hub RTP — Research Triangle Park's downtown

Hub RTPVenue sponsor

Frontier RTPVenue partner

Jason's DeliCatering partner

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

UNC-Chapel HillEcosystem partner

Duke I&EEcosystem partner

Diamond ChallengeCompetition partner

Launch Chapel HillStartup accelerator

CED — Council for Entrepreneurial Development

CEDEntrepreneur network

Wake TechEntrepreneurship center

RD Startup Co.Startup community

Place4NeedsPlace4NeedsCommunity partner

SKEMABusiness school partner

Jack Rabbit SignsSignage partner

NC StateEcosystem partner

Portfolio

Ten companies, built by students

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PyroSight

Firefighter safety

Helmet-mounted thermal vision that finds people, exits, and hazards in dense smoke.

39 ms · Sensor-to-display latency

VisioCourt

Sports operations

Live court availability and wait-time data for players and facility operators. No facial recognition.

Live at 3 facilities · Town of Morrisville

Beacon

Safety

The first team out of our inaugural cohort — and the first to win a regional pitch competition.

1st — $1,000 · TYE Regionals

Resyn.

Recycling technology

Point your camera at a container and know what plastic it is made of — instantly, on-device.

All 7 · Resin codes recognised

PathLightNavigation

PalmConsumer

Knowledge VaultEducation

HemmaHealth

RevivoSustainability

RoboGripperRobotics

The accelerator

Six Mondays that move your startup forward.

Free, in person at Frontier RTP, open to any student founder in grades 9 and up. Come solo and we will match you with a team. It ends in a live pitch night.

Apply now Full programme

01Sept 14Foundations

02Sept 21Customer discovery

03Sept 28Build the MVP

04Oct 5Business model

05Oct 12Pitch prep

06Oct 19Final pitch night

The track record

Real wins, real dates

Apr 2026

Beacon wins TYE Regionals

Our first cohort team took first at TiE Young Entrepreneurs Regionals — $1,000 and a place at nationals in Seattle.

Spring 2026

VisioCourt places 2nd at DECA States

Sports-ops team VisioCourt medaled at the state conference and presented their research at MIT.

2026

Finnovate Startup Spotlight

20+ teams pitched to six business professionals; the top three shared $2,500+ in prizes.

Aug 2026

VisioCourt goes live in Morrisville

Live tennis and pickleball status across three Town of Morrisville facilities.

Sept 2026

Fall 2026 accelerator opens

Six Mondays at Frontier RTP with UNC, Launch Chapel Hill, CED, Wake Tech, and more in the room.

Finnovate

We run the events too.

Startup Spotlight brought more than 20 teams in front of six business professionals, with the top three sharing over $2,500 in prizes. We built it with our school's DECA chapter.

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Get involved

Three ways in

Founder

You are building something and want teammates, feedback, and a path to early funding.

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Builder

You can design, code, sell, or research — and want real work on a real company.

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Partner

You can offer mentorship, space, resources, or funding to student ventures.

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