Columbia, S.C. – Haruki Health and LouLou AI received new grant funding from the South Carolina Research Authority. CAMA Security, Creek Tides Energy and Power, Sentec, and Tada AI were accepted as SCRA member companies.
SCRA Interim President and CEO Bill Kirkland said, “We welcome these new member companies and congratulate those that received funding.”
All SCRA member companies receive coaching and access to SCRA’s member benefits and startup resources, can apply for grant funding, and have the potential to be considered for investment from SCRA’s investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc.
Haruki Health received a $25,000 startup grant. The North Charleston-based startup offers an AI-driven resilience and recovery platform for professionals in high-stress and trauma-exposed roles (such as first responders, military, and public safety) to build mental endurance before incidents and support sustainable recovery after.
LouLou AI received a $25,000 startup grant. The Charleston-based startup is a hospitality-focused AI company offering a 24/7 guest-facing voice & messaging assistant tailored for hotels, resorts, restaurants, spas, and private clubs. It trains each brand’s unique voice and integrates with reservation systems to handle inquiries, bookings, and routine guest interactions—freeing staff to focus on high-touch experiences.
CAMA Security was accepted as an SCRA member company. The Sullivans Island-based company provides advanced cybersecurity solutions that protect embedded systems and IoT devices at the hardware level, using proprietary lightweight cryptographic attestation to detect threats and ensure continuous device integrity in critical infrastructure environments. Their technology helps safeguard industrial operations from cyberattacks, firmware tampering, and environmental disruptions, delivering resilient and scalable security across diverse connected systems.
Creek Tides Energy and Power was accepted as an SCRA member company. The Charleston-based company has designed a simple, low-cost turbine that contains a series of reactive rotating blades, to minimize friction forces in flowing water, and enable highly efficient harnessing of hydro-kinetic energy for powering a generator.
Sentec was accepted as an SCRA member company. The Greenville-based company manufactures highly configurable sensors, pressure transducers, and strain gauges engineered for precise measurement in demanding industrial and high-temperature environments. Sentec’s advanced wide-bandgap semiconductor solutions deliver reliable performance across sectors such as oil and gas, automotive, aerospace and defense, and chemical processing.
Tada AI was accepted as an SCRA member company. The Rock Hill-based company has developed an intelligent automation platform that uses AI to eliminate manual data entry and streamline payroll, HR, and back-office tasks by extracting and validating information from emails, documents, and spreadsheets.
Grant funding is made possible, in part, by SCRA’s tax credit program, the Industry Partnership Fund, and its contributions that fuel the state’s innovation economy. Contributors to the IPF receive a dollar-for-dollar state tax credit, making it an easy and effective way to help one of the fastest-growing segments of the South Carolina economy. Grant funding for member companies creates a direct, positive economic effect and job creation.
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Chartered in 1983 by the State of South Carolina as a public, nonprofit corporation, South Carolina Research Authority fuels the state’s innovation economy through the impact of its comprehensive services to technology-based startups, academia, and industry. SCRA provides funding and support to accelerate the growth of academic startups; high-quality lab and administrative workspaces; facilitation and funding for partnerships between and among industry, startups, and academic institutions; assistance and funding for the relocation of technology-based companies to South Carolina; and coaching and funding for startups that may also receive investments from its affiliate, SC Launch Inc.
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