Throughout the past 12 months, a variety of entrepreneurs have received alternative funding options through grants, crowdfunding or angel investors.
Two South Carolina businesses, VentureSouth and SC Launch are among various companies and groups investing capital.
With the help of both organizations, the Upstate Business Journal has compiled a combined list of their 10 largest investments over the past year.
| Business name | Headquarters | Industry | Investment amount | When money was disbursed | Venture Capital provider |
| Seal the Seasons | Durham, North Carolina | Consumer packaged goods | $1-1.5 million | Late 2020-Winter 2021 | VentureSouth |
| Pass It Down | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Software | $500,000-$1 million | Spring-Summer 2021 | VentureSouth |
| KIYATEC | Greenville | Health care | $500,000-$1 million | Late 2020-Spring 2021 | VentureSouth |
| Trio Labs | Durham, North Carolina | Manufacturing | $500,000-$1 million | Spring-Fall 2021 | VentureSouth |
| Redbud Labs | Research Triangle Park, North Carolina | Biotechnology | $500,000-$1 million | Fall 2021 | VentureSouth |
| Zylo Therapeutics Inc. | Greenville | Life Sciences | $300,000 | November 2021 | SC Launch |
| BandwagonFanClub Inc. | Greenville | Information Technology
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$300,000 | March 2021 | SC Launch |
| ScopeStack Inc. | Greenville | Information Technology | $ 250,000 | March 2021 | SC Launch |
| Hook Security Inc. | Greenville | Information Technology | $ 250,000 | June 2021 | SC Launch |
| UASidekick Inc. | Greenville | Information Technology | $ 200,000 | January 2021 | SC Launch |
