South Carolina Research Authority, a public, nonprofit corporation that works to fuel the state’s innovation economy, announced May 2 it awarded $50,000 in grants to Builder Rocket of Spartanburg and Drobot of Greenville.
Builder Rocket received a $25,000 project development fund grant. The information technology company provides construction estimating software that builds a comprehensive customer product storyboard and estimating template that shares information among:
- Builders
- Clients
- Distributors
- Contractors
Drobot received a $25,000 demonstration grant. The information technology company’s patent-pending approach works to enable innovative capabilities and behaviors, and make autonomous mobile robots more capable, affordable and scalable.
SCRA also awarded $50,000 in project development fund grants to two other South Carolina companies:
- CloseWise of Lexington – $25,000
- PeriopHealth of Charleston – $25,000
In addition to awarding $100,000 in grants, SCRA welcomed SiteLabs of Seneca and Glossifi of West Columbia as member companies.
SiteLabs is a life science company that offers an automated testing process, access to testing supplies and pricing to help independent pharmacies serve the healthcare needs of the community.
As SCRA member companies, SiteLabs and Glossifi 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
For more information, visit scra.org.
