South Carolina Research Authority, a public, nonprofit corporation that works to fuel the state’s innovation economy, announced Dec. 10 it awarded $75,000 in grants to Go Fig AI LLC of Greenville and Sojourn MedTech LLC of Clemson University.
Go Fig AI received a $25,000 project development fund grant. The information technology startup’s software works to enable business owners to access their data in a single platform by using AI-powered data management to provide answers to business questions, run analytics and tasks on their behalf and automate recurring reporting.
Sojourn MedTech received a $50,000 federal matching grant. The startup developed a smart simulator, CanSim, equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software for assessing and training clinic personnel to improve dialysis procedures.
SCRA also awarded a $30,000 demonstration grant to Advent Innovations LLC of Columbia, a $50,000 acceleration grant to Imagine Home Digital Inc. of Johns Island and a $25,000 project development fund grant to Qatalyst Health Corp. of Charleston.
SCRA welcomed Bio Streamline LLC of Clemson University and Brokerbase LLC and Ducklinks Inc. of Greenville as member companies.
Bio Streamline developed a process for measuring and assessing meniscus allografts to match donors faster and more accurately.
Brokerbase uses its technology to empower boutique real estate brokers to manage leads, market listings and close deals efficiently.
Ducklinks developed a subscription-based platform that offers personalized event recommendations and exclusive deals for cost-effective, family-friendly activities.
SCRA also welcomed Graphio Corp. of Indian Land, Marine Diagnostic Tools LLC of Irmo, Politexts LLC of Columbia and VayuClear Inc. of Mount Pleasant as member companies.
As SCRA member companies, the businesses will receive coaching, access to experts, grant eligibility and consideration for an investment from SCRA’s investment affiliate, SC Launch.
For more information, visit scra.org.
