Summerville, SC – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announces its affiliate, SC Launch, Inc.’s, investment of $200,000 to Hank AI. The Columbia-based company is a leader in medical coding and compliance automation. Hank AI became an SC Launch Member Company in 2019 and successfully progressed through the program, receiving an Acceleration Grant and eventually becoming […]
Summerville, S.C.—South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announces Cruzzle, Inc. and RAAMP, LLC as new Member Companies, and Indiemark, LLC (dba Email Industries) being approved for grant funding. Cruzzle has been accepted as a Member Company into the SC Launch program. The Charleston-based company provides an easy, unique way to give the perfect gift every time. The […]
Summerville, SC – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announces its affiliate, SC Launch, Inc.’s investment of $200,000 to inKind, dba GoodUnited. The Charleston-based company is a worldwide leader in one-to-one conversational messaging between nonprofits and their donors. GoodUnited became an SC Launch Client Company in 2019 and successfully matured through the program to become an […]
Summerville, S.C. – The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announced that Sohail Malik was recently named Director of SC Academic Innovations. Malik will be responsible for leading the strategic direction of the SC Academic Innovations program that works with academic institutions and their affiliated startups to help advance research capabilities and commercialize technologies. The program […]
Summerville, S.C.—South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announces Okra Medical as a new Client Company and Foresight Data Systems as being approved for grant funding. Okra Medical has been accepted as a Client Company into the SC Launch Program. The Johns Island-based company provides a safe, easy-to-use, and cost-effective solution to destroy highly addictive substances, such as opioids. […]
Summerville, S.C. – The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) has announced that Russell Cook was recently named Director of SC Launch and Executive Director of SC Launch, Inc. Cook will be responsible for leading the strategic direction of the SC Launch program which provides mentoring, networking, and grant funding to eligible companies that are employing new […]
Summerville, S.C. – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announces its SC Launch Client Company, Reporting Xpress, is now a technology partner of global business intelligence software company, Tableau. As part of Tableau’s partner network, Reporting Xpress will receive a higher level of visibility and consistency for growing its client portfolio. This recent partnership also helps […]
Summerville, SC – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA’s) SC Launch, Inc. Graduate Portfolio Company, TerraStride, Inc., made Inc. Magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America for 2020. TerraStride is 624th on the list for the US, fourth overall in the state of South Carolina, and also achieved a 751% growth in revenue from […]
Summerville, SC – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) is proud to announce that SC Academic Innovations Program Manager, Kella Player Hanna, has been accepted to the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Charleston Class of 2021. Offering an intensive and up-close look at the most challenging issues and opportunities facing the Charleston region, Leadership Charleston […]
Summerville, SC – The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), a public, non-profit corporation fueling South Carolina’s innovation economy, today announces that GEF Capital Partners (“GEF Capital”), a private equity fund making investments in companies that promote resource efficiency and that are building a more sustainable future, has acquired a controlling interest in innovative water and […]