South Carolina Research Authority, a public, nonprofit corporation that works to fuel the state’s innovation economy, announced Nov. 1 it welcomed four Upstate-based startups as member companies.
The new member companies include:
- Elevate Therapeutics Inc. – Greenville
- MacB IT Solutions LLC – Piedmont
- Sojourn MedTech LLC – Clemson University
- 3Key Digital Marketing LLC, doing business as WAVS Custom – Greenville
Elevate Therapeutics developed a digital application that works to help palliative care patients better manage pain and medications while offering education and empowerment messages at their fingertips.
MacB IT Solutions LLC offers businesses a wide array of technology services, including:
- Website development
- E-commerce solutions
- Customized app development
- Telecom solutions
Sojourn MedTech LLC developed CanSim, a smart simulator equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software for assessing and training clinic personnel to improve dialysis procedures.
3Key Digital Marketing LLC developed an app that allows users to scan their ears remotely and then create a digital mold that is 3D printed into a usable earpiece.
Lexington-based startup Breadwinner Inc., which does business as Copyt, was also named as a member company.
As SCRA member companies, the businesses will receive:
- Coaching
- Access to experts in SCRA’s Resource Partner Network
- Eligibility to apply for grant funding
- Consideration for an investment from SCRA’s investment affiliate, SC Launch
SCRA also awarded $100,000 in grants to two of its new member companies:
- Breadwinner Inc. – $50,000 grant
- 3Key Digital Marketing LLC – $50,000 grant
For more information, visit scra.org.
