SCRA announces new member companies and grant funding

Go Fig, Little Beeings, Sphere, Strata Platforms, RFIDKNOW, and Tabbi were accepted as South Carolina Research Authority Member Companies. Imagine Home Digital, MyUI, MyVoluntier Operations, SafeMedWaste, and Virtual Business 360 received new grant funding.

All SCRA Member Companies receive coaching and access to SCRA’s Member Benefits, Startup Resources, can apply for grant funding, and have the potential to be considered for investment from SCRA’s investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc.

Go Fig LLC has been accepted as an SCRA Member Company. The Greenville-based information technology startup’s software enables business owners to access their data in a single platform. It uses AI-powered data management to provide answers to business questions, run analytics and tasks on their behalf, and automate recurring reporting.

Imagine Home Digital Inc. received a $25,000 Project Development Fund Grant. The Johns Island-based information technology startup is a digital home interior design solution that uses light detection and ranging (LIDAR) and AI-powered mobile experience to unlock remote design services. Their technology allows customers to make better choices and fewer mistakes and eliminates the waste in the current marketplace.

Little Beeings LLC has been accepted as an SCRA Member Company. The Charleston-based life science startup has developed a subscription-based social-emotional intelligence box for children. Their product, the Beeing You Box, is a highly interactive learning product that gives parents and caregivers resources to foster social-emotional development using emotional intelligence-focused games, activities, and toys, tailored to stages of social-emotional development.

MyUI LLC received a $25,000 Academic Startup Grant. The Simpsonville-based information technology startup enables people with disabilities to interact with customized, as opposed to default and potentially inaccessible, digital interfaces . Their cloud-based system leverages AI to adapt the digital interfaces of consumer appliances, kiosks, and nearly any compatible system-to-system or cloud-based device to the specific interaction needs of people with disabilities.

MyVoluntier Operations Inc. received a $25,000 Project Development Fund Grant. The Indian Land-based information technology startup is a web application used to find, track, and mobilize individuals to better impact their communities. Through their state-of-the-art reporting and tracking tools, MyVoluntier Operations provides a suite of powerful assets that allow individuals, groups, and organizations to measure the impact of their service across their community.

RFIDKNOW LLC has been accepted as an SCRA Member Company. The Greenville-based information technology startup is providing quality radio frequency identification (RFID) and internet-of-things products to enable best-in-class systems across industries and geographies. RFIDKNOW’s products enable organizations to best apply digital applications.

SafeMedWaste Inc. received a $50,000 Demonstration Grant. The Johns Island-based life science startup provides a patented drug disposal system that destroys highly addictive substances, such as opioids. SafeMedWaste’s system 100% denatures drugs and renders them safe to be placed in non-hazardous landfills.

Sphere LLC has been accepted as an SCRA Member Company. The Charleston-based information technology startup has developed a platform aimed to enhance the NIL landscape by utilizing the collective efforts of the student body. It seeks to increase the NIL value for athletes and offer credit-earning opportunities for students. This model addresses current challenges in NIL management and integrates academic learning with practical, real-world applications.

Strata Platforms Corporation has been accepted as an SCRA Member Company. The Greenville-based information technology startup mines and maps contextualized data to provide big-picture empowerment to site selectors, economic developers, and their stakeholders. Using Strata’s suite of software platforms, site selectors, real estate professionals, and economic developers collaborate to narrow into a targeted search region, identify specific sites and buildings, and find off-market property options.

Tabbi Corporation has been accepted as an SCRA Member Company. The Greenville-based information technology startup has developed a mobile app that empowers users to discover venues, connect to others nearby, receive promotions, and pay their tab with ease.

Virtual Business 360 LLC received a $50,000 Acceleration Grant. The Lake Wylie-based information technology startup provides an all-in-one virtual platform solution designed to simplify business operations, offering a comprehensive suite of tools for website management, customer acquisition, communications, revenue generation, automation, and more to help businesses grow and manage their operations more efficiently.

SCRA welcomes these new Member Companies and congratulates those that received funding.

Grant funding is made possible, in part, by SCRA’s tax credit program, the Industry Partnership Fund, and its contributions that fuel the state’s innovation economy. Contributors to the IPF receive a dollar-for-dollar state tax credit, making it an easy and effective way to help one of the fastest-growing segments of the South Carolina economy. Grant funding for Member Companies creates a direct, positive economic effect and job creation.

About SCRA

Chartered in 1983 by the State of South Carolina as a public, nonprofit corporation, South Carolina Research Authority fuels the state’s innovation economy through the impact of its comprehensive services to technology-based startups, academia, and industry. SCRA provides funding and support to accelerate the growth of academic startups; high-quality lab and administrative workspaces; facilitation and funding for partnerships between and among industry, startups, and academic institutions; assistance and funding for the relocation of technology-based companies to South Carolina; and coaching and funding for startups that may also receive investments from its affiliate, SC Launch Inc.