SCRA Techology Ventures Presents Investments
February 18, 2015
GWIG and Wave Sciences Receive Start-up Capital
SUMMERVILLE, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch program presented two “big checks” to Charleston-area companies GWIG and Wave Sciences during the Harbor Entrepreneur Center’s Harbor Happy Hour last night. These are the first rounds of SC Launch investments for both companies.
GWIG joined the SC Launch program in April. The company uses a streamlined digital referral application that provides the ability for users to refer friends to their favorite businesses as well as providing businesses with analytics on their referrals. The company has over 4,000 application downloads, 1,085 unique businesses have been referred and over 4,500 referrals have been passed from coast to coast.
Wave Sciences, an SC Launch company since 2009, is a pioneer of hearing assistive technologies and digital audio noise reduction software, which grew out of the law enforcement and safety portion of its business. Wave Sciences is now expanding its product portfolio to address the hearing aid and consumer electronics markets. Their wearable hearing technology represents an innovative and disruptive approach to addressing the needs of juveniles, adults and seniors with hearing impairments, and their new collaboration with Clemson University’s Materials Science and Engineering department in apparel research has the potential to make using its technology as simple as getting dressed.
“These investments show our continued commitment to supporting promising technology-based companies that are creating jobs and building a brighter future for our state,” said SCRA CEO Bill Mahoney. “It is an honor to assist these companies and promote their development as a part of the high-tech industry in South Carolina.”
SCRA Technology Ventures enables research commercialization, promotes development of high tech industries and enhances South Carolina’s technology-based economy. This SCRA business sector provides resources to early stage, start-up technology companies through its flagship SC Launch program.
Multiple economic impact studies show SCRA’s cumulative output on South Carolina’s economy to be over $18.1 billion, and that the company has helped create approximately 15,000 technology-related jobs in the state, with annual wages averaging between $55,000 and $77,000.
About GWIG
GWIG is the first platform to digitize and track word-of-mouth referrals. Developed to offer a simple and convenient way for users to exchange a business’ contact information, GWIG also traces these referrals and provides subscribers a real-time analytics dashboard showing which GWIG users are referring their business, which users are receiving referrals and the ability to contact the people who accept GWIG referrals. For more information about GWIG, visithttp://gwig.com.
About Wave Sciences
Wave Sciences has a three-fold mission built on restoring, enhancing, and protecting. Its innovative products restore directional hearing, enhance communication, and protect people around the world. For more information about Wave Sciences, visitwww.wavesciencescorp.com.
