STARTUP SUCCESS STORIES
Innovators across the state are solving diverse challenges every day. Our goal is to provide support to help them overcome obstacles, create collaborations and locate resources. We’ve made over 200 investments in 112 companies. See a few highlights below.
FEATURED STORY
HEATWORKS
Advanced Manufacturing Company based in Mt. Pleasant, SC
Heatworks has a new technology for tankless water heaters. Rather than coils or traditional heating elements that scale and rust over time, their water heaters use patented Ohmic Array Technology to heat the water, endlessly and on-demand. The minerals in the water are used as the heating element. Therefore, the water is free from sediment.
SUCCESS STORIES FROM COMPANIES IN OUR PROGRAMS
Academia, Entrepreneurship, Industry and Facilities
South Carolina Research Authority has four key programs to enhance the research capacity of the state and promote the growth of the innovation economy. These company stories showcase the innovation occurring across the state and illustrate the support that SCRA provides to startups for growth and success.
Boyd Cycling
Boyd Cycling, is a wheel manufacturing company, based in Greenville, SC, which was borne out of a passion for cycling and 10 years of cycling design engineering.
Evotion Design (previous dba SOVI)
SOVI is an app that curates concert tickets based on a user’s interests and location. The app consolidates multiple ticket sources from large and small venues and uses predictive analytics to gauge demand.
FirstString Research
Founded in 2007 based on research from MUSC, FirstString Research is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering breakthrough solutions for inflammation and injury based medical conditions.
Global Transplant Solutions
Global Transplant Solutions is developing products for the human organ procurement and transplant marketplace.
Healthy Hands Cooking
Healthy Hands Cooking, is an information technology company, based in Irmo, SC. The company certifies independent cooking instructors to teach healthy cooking classes, camps, events, and after school programs for students of any age.
McNAIR Digital Manufacturing Center
The SCRA-USC Innovation Center in Columbia houses the University of South Carolina’s McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research. Over the past year, the Center has nearly doubled in size.
