Author: Digital-Vines

SCRA Announces SC Launch, Inc. Investment in Phi Life Sciences

Charleston-based Life Science Company Receives $200,000 Summerville, S.C. – SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC Launch, Inc. recently finalized a $200,000 investment in Charleston-based Phi Life Sciences, a molecular diagnostic and laboratory service company that aims to help patients by reducing disease mortality and adverse drug reactions through affordable, state-of-the-art screening and diagnostic technologies. Phi Life Science’s solutions […]

SCRA’s Economic Ouput Within South Carolina Exceeds $718 Million

Economic Impact Results Announced Summerville, S.C. – SCRA announced today that its impact on the South Carolina economy in Fiscal Year 2017 totaled $718.6 million. The economic analysis also reported that more than 4,250 South Carolina-based jobs are supported by SCRA programs, yielding higher than average wages and supply chain effects. With an employment multiplier of […]

SC Launch, Inc. Finalizes Investment in Sovi

Charleston-based IT Company Receives $200,000 Summerville, S.C. – SCRA’s SC Launch Program recently finalized a $200,000 investment in Charleston-based Sovi, an online marketplace built for concert tickets. This is the second tranche of SC Launch funding for the company that was accepted into the entrepreneurial program in 2016. Sovi curates concert tickets based on a user’s interests […]

SCRA Announces Academic Grant Matches

Academic Programs Awards Two Matching Grants Summerville, S.C. – Today, SCRA announces recipients of the Academic Programs Grant Matching Awards. Columbia-based Senex Biotechnology and Charleston-based Engineered Marine Coatings both received a matching grant from SCRA’s Academic Programs for their Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Awards. SCRA awards matching funds to client companies that have […]

SCRA Celebrates Pilot Year for Acceleration Grants

Summerville, S.C. –SCRA announces a successful pilot year for the SC Launch Acceleration Grant program. The pilot year for Acceleration Grants was announced in November 2016 and kicked off in January 2017. Throughout the year, ten companies have received an Acceleration Grant from SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC Launch. High-tech startups in South Carolina were encouraged to apply […]

SC Launch Program Welcomes Seven New Client Companies

Summerville, S.C. – SCRA announced the recent acceptance of seven 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. Coastal Companies Blinktbi, INC Blinktbi’s patented Reflexometer uses light puffs of air delivered to the eye lashes to objectively diagnose […]

SC Launch Announces New Board Member

Summerville, S.C. – SC Launch, Inc. announces the appointment of Andrea Marshall to the SC Launch Board of Directors. The SC Launch program is SCRA’s entrepreneurial platform that provides mentoring, grants and investments to qualified, South Carolina companies in the Advanced Materials/Manufacturing, Information Technology and Life Sciences industries. Andrea H. Marshall, JD is currently the Innovation […]

SCRA Announces SC Launch, Inc. Investment in TerraStride – Midlands Company Receives $200,000

Summerville, S.C. – SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC Launch, Inc., recently finalized a $200,000 investment for TerraStride, a software technology company based in Columbia, SC. TerraStride has two product lines: HuntStand, the number one hunting and land management app on the market, and TerraStride Pro, a market-leading land brokerage software. The company recently announced milestone growth for the […]

SCRA Announces SC Launch, Inc. Investment in Modjoul – Upstate Company Receives $250,000

Summerville, S.C. – SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC Launch, Inc., recently finalized an investment for Modjoul, based in Clemson, SC. The company was accepted into the SC Launch program as a Client Company in December 2016. Modjoul’s wearable technology, a low-profile SmartBelt, is used to provide insight into employee safety and how employees perform at work. The […]

SCRA Announces New Client Companies – SC Launch Program Welcomes Seven New Client Companies

Summerville, S.C. – SCRA announced the recent acceptance of seven 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. Coastal Companies Cliently is a lead generation and retention platform that helps companies of all sizes engage with potential prospects. The […]