Summerville, S.C. – SCRA recently finalized an SC Launch investment in REsimplifi a Columbia-based IT company. The $200,000 investment marks the second tranche for the company that was accepted as an SC Launch Client Company in February 2016. REsimplifi is an end-to-end transaction management system built for commercial real estate agents. To advance the digital transformation […]
Summerville, S.C. – SCRA’s seed capital investment affiliate, SC Launch, Inc., recently finalized an investment in ENGAGE Talent, based in Mount Pleasant, SC. This is the second tranche for the company that was accepted as an SC Launch Client Company in December 2014. The investment completed ENGAGE’s recent $3 million funding round that will be used to further develop its […]
Summerville, S.C. – Today, South Carolina Research Authority’s SCRA-Academia Collaboration Team (SACT) announces nearly $600,000 in feasibility grants for six projects. The awarded projects encourage collaboration between academic institutions and industry partners to advance commercially relevant research and establish the feasibility of the formation of Collaboration Centers. These Collaboration Centers will be founded for those areas […]
Summerville, S.C. – Recleim, LLC was recognized as the SC Launch Company of the Year for 2018. The award was presented by Jill Sorensen, Director of Entrepreneurial Programs, SC Launch, during the Second Annual SC Launch Summit hosted by SCRA in Columbia, SC, where more than 175 entrepreneurs, industry representatives, government officials, investors and others involved […]
Summerville, S.C. – SCRA announced the recent acceptance of four Client Companies into its entrepreneurial program, SC Launch. Client Companies receive mentoring and support services and may also be eligible for grants, matching funds and investments. Lowcountry Companies Elongator Tailgates, located in Bluffton, has developed a tailgate system with an integrated, folding extension that replaces factory tailgates. […]
Summerville, S.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) South Carolina District and the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) formalized their partnership today by signing a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM). The signing ceremony took place with SCRA’s Executive Director, Bob Quinn, and Gregg White, South Carolina’s SBA District Director at SCRA’s Applied Technologies Center in […]
Summerville, S.C. – SC Launch, Inc. announces the appointment of Dr. Patrick Springhart and Mr. Stephen Wiggins to the SC Launch Board of Directors. The addition of Springhart and Wiggins expands the board to nine members. The SC Launch Board of Directors approves loans and investments made to SC Launch companies. Board members represent South Carolina’s […]
Summerville, S.C. – SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC Launch, Inc., is hosting their annual SC Launch Summit on May 24, 2018. This year, as part of the SC Launch Summit, in order to highlight the innovative Client Companies in the program, Lightning Pitch Rounds have been added to the agenda. This is an opportunity for SC Launch companies to be showcased to a […]
Summerville, S.C. – SCRA recently finalized an SC Launch, Inc. investment in Columbia-based ZVERSE. The company was accepted into SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC Launch, in November 2017 as a Client Company. The $300,000 investment will be used to accelerate the company’s growth in 2018. ZVERSE has developed the first 3D Design on Demand platform enabling the world’s […]
Summerville, S.C. – SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC Launch, Inc., recently finalized a $200,000 investment for Global Transplant Solutions, located in Duncan, SC. The company was accepted as an SC Launch Client Company in April 2017 and received a $15,000 Project Development Fund Grant in the same year. Global Transplant Solutions is developing products for the human organ […]