Who We Are

SC Launch Inc. is the investment affiliate of SCRA. SC Launch Inc. supports advanced technology and technology-based businesses with seed and follow-on capital to supplement funding from other sources, such as venture capital firms, strategic investors, angel investment groups, individual investors, and private equity firms.

Returns from SC Launch Inc. investments contribute to its financial sustainability and fund future investments to continue to achieve its mission of fueling the state’s economy.

SC LAUNCH INC. BOARD

The SC Launch Inc. board of directors approves convertible loans and equity investments made to companies admitted to the SC Launch program. The board, consisting of nine members, represents South Carolina’s academic institutions and industry and they have experience with startup companies.

Andrea Marshall, J.D.

SC Launch Inc. Board Chair, Member, SCRA Board of Trustees, Vice President, General Counsel, and Administrative Officer for MedTrust Holdings, Inc.
Bob Crutchfield

SC Launch Inc. Board Vice Chair, Operating Partner at Good Growth Capital
Jon-Michial Carter

Founder and Chief Growth Officer, ChartSpan Medical Technologies, Inc.
Timothy Davis

CEO, Advanced Care Management, LLC
Clifford Holekamp

Cofounder and Managing Director Cultivation Capital
Julie Iarossi, DBA

USC, Clinical Assist Professor; VentureSouth Investments, Board Chair; Coalesce Capital, Managing Member
Patti Leahy

Strategic Advisor and Business Consultant

W. Patrick Springhart, MD

Chief Value Officer, Prisma Health System
Stephen K. Wiggins

Executive Vice President and CIO, BCBSSC (retired); Chairman of the Board of Directors, IT-oLogy

SCRA is a public, non-profit corporation chartered in 1983 by the State of South Carolina.

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