Author: kelsie.davis

SCRA Awards Company of the Year and Founder of the Year at Annual Summit

Summerville, SC – Hundreds gathered at South Carolina Research Authority’s annual summit in Columbia yesterday, where Charleston-based GoodUnited was awarded Company of the Year, and Lanford Holloway, CEO of Columbia-based TerraStride, was awarded Founder of the Year. GoodUnited developed an application that helps nonprofits raise money with their innovative two-way messaging platform that integrates with social media. TerraStride offers […]

SCRA Announces New Member Companies and Grant Funding

Summerville, S.C. – Builder Rocket, CloseWise, and ElectroWire were accepted as South Carolina Research Authority Member Companies. Carolina Seed Systems, Pensievision, and Tandem Concepts received new grant funding. All SCRA Member Companies receive coaching, access to experts in SCRA’s Resource Partner Network, eligibility to apply for grant funding, and the potential to be considered for investment from SCRA’s […]

SCRA Helps Bring European Bike Manufacturer to South Carolina

Summerville, S.C. – South Carolina Research Authority collaborated with the Clemson University Composites Center, One Spartanburg, and the South Carolina Department of Commerce to bring TIME Bicycles to Landrum, South Carolina. TIME was founded in 1987, and its products became popular in the early 1990s with endorsements from Tour de France winners Pedro Delgado, Greg LeMond, and Miguel Indurain. TIME pushes the boundaries […]

South Carolina’s First Innovation Awareness Month

Columbia, S.C. – For the first time in the state’s history, South Carolina will observe innovation month in April. In a multi-year project, founding partners the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), the South Carolina Department of Commerce, and the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) have joined forces to shine a spotlight on innovation in […]

SC Launch Inc. Invests in CarbonCents

Columbia, SC – South Carolina Research Authority’s investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc., has invested in CarbonCents Inc. The $250,000 investment will help the Walhalla-based startup, founded at Clemson University, continue expanding its SAAS services that collect data to measure and reduce energy costs as well as reduce carbon footprints. CarbonCents became an SCRA Member Company in 2022 […]

SCRA Announces New Member Company and Grant Funding

Summerville, S.C. – Case Status was accepted as a South Carolina Research Authority Member Company. Sagacity Solutions and Secure Process Intelligence received new grant funding. All SCRA Member Companies receive coaching, access to experts in SCRA’s Resource Partner Network, eligibility to apply for grant funding, and the potential to be considered for investment from SCRA’s investment affiliate, SC […]

SC Launch Inc. Invests in TestedHQ

Columbia, SC – South Carolina Research Authority’s investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc., has invested in TestedHQ LLC. The $300,000 investment will help the Mauldin-based startup continue its expansion as they redefine the market research industry. TestedHQ became an SCRA Member Company in 2021 when it received a $25,000 Project Development Fund Grant and a $50,000 Acceleration Grant later that year. They became […]

HANK ai Inc. Announces Integration with Concur Invoice

Lexington, SC — HANK, a company specializing in unstructured data processing using computer vision and natural language technology, today announces the integration of its HANK DocuVisionTM with Concur® Invoice. This integration will allow companies to extract key data from purchase order documents and insert it directly into Concur Invoice. This new automation will help save businesses […]

SCRA Announces New Members and Grant Funding

Summerville, S.C. – Heroic Health and UGC Holdings were accepted as South Carolina Research Authority Member Companies. Algistor and MacB IT Solutions received new grant funding. All SCRA Member Companies receive coaching, access to experts in SCRA’s Resource Partner Network, eligibility to apply for grant funding, and the potential to be considered for investment from […]

SC Launch Inc. Invests in New Forge

Columbia, SC – South Carolina Research Authority’s investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc., has invested in New Forge LLC. The $250,000 investment will help the Rock Hill-based startup continue transforming the manufacturing and healthcare industries with its augmented reality software and hardware. New Forge became an SCRA Member Company in 2021 and has received Demonstration Grants totaling over $37,000 between 2021 and the […]