SCRA Presents Company, Founder, and Researcher of the Year Awards at Annual Summit

Hundreds gathered at the SCRA’s annual summit in Columbia yesterday, where Williamston-based Bubble Paper was awarded Company of the Year, Scott Pancoast of Zylö Therapeutics was awarded Founder of the Year, and Dr. Joe Carson of the College of Charleston was awarded Applied Researcher of the Year. Read more.

SC Launch Inc. Announces Second Investment in GoodUnited

SCRA's investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc., has invested $300,000 in GoodUnited. The Charleston-based company is a worldwide leader in one-to-one conversational messaging between nonprofits and donors.

Pictured: Jeremy Berman, co-founder and president of GoodUnited, Nick Black, co-founder and CEO of GoodUniited, Derek Willis, SCRA senior investment manager.

GoodUnited became an SCRA Member Company in 2019 and successfully matured through the SC Launch program, receiving a $50,000 Acceleration Grant and becoming an SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company when they received their first investment of $200,000. Read more.

SC Launch Inc. Announces Third Investment in Viatec

SCRA announces its affiliate, SC Launch Inc.’s, third investment in Viatec. The Piedmont-based company provides ‘plug-and-play’ electronic power take-off systems that optimize energy efficiency and reduce diesel emissions and noise pollution for utility and other fleets.

Viatec became an SCRA Member Company in 2017 and received a $25,000 Project Development Fund Grant and a $46,000 Demonstration Grant. It became an SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company in 2018 when it received its first investment of $250,000. Viatec received a second investment of $200,000 in 2020. This third investment equals $300,000. Read more.