WAVS Custom became an SCRA Member Company in October of 2022 and received a $50,000 Acceleration Grant. The company became an SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company with SC Launch Inc.’s $200,000 investment in October of 2023.

WAVS Custom is a Greenville-based startup that manufactures custom-fit ear audio products. It developed a 3D scanning and manufacturing platform that makes custom-fitted in-ear monitors (IEMs) that provide a higher degree of noise isolation for better sound. Visit company website.

New Forge became an SCRA Member Company in 2021 and has received Demonstration Grants totaling over $37,000. In February of 2023, New Forge received a 250,000 investment from SC Launch Inc. to help the Rock Hill-based startup continue transforming the manufacturing and healthcare industries with its augmented reality software and hardware.

New Forge offers customized AR solutions that enhance an organization’s frontline productivity. Their solutions make manufacturing operations safer, more efficient, and less costly. Functions that benefit from this service include order picking, maintenance, inspections, part assembly, remote assistance, training, and communication. Visit company website.

Listen as Jack Neil, CEO and founder of Hank AI, an SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company, discusses the history, challenges, and future of Hank AI.

HANK (hank.ai) became an SCRA Member Company in 2019 and received a $50,000 Acceleration Grant from SCRA in 2020.

Later that year, they became an SC Launch, Inc. Portfolio Company by receiving their first $200,000 investment. In November of 2021, Hank received another $200,000 investment to help the artificial intelligence company continue its strong growth track of helping health care providers streamline their medical billing processes.

Recognizing the need to simplify and improve efficiencies in medical billing, Hank AI built a cognitive automation platform that combines traditional machine learning with crowdsourced knowledge to automate repetitive decision-making tasks. This helps medical coders increase their productivity and accuracy by providing an easy-to-use interface for manual keyword searches against a database of medical codes. The platform also allows coders to transform free-text medical records into a list of the most probable codes. Visit company website.

Ruffian Software, became an SCRA Member Company in 2021 and received a $25,000 Project Development Fund Grant. They also became an SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company with a $250,000 investment in May of 2023.

As a solution to the problems businesses have managing multiple secure networks and maintaining privacy and security, Ruffian Software created an application, TechIDManager. This application automatically makes and manages individual accounts with appropriate rights for every MSP technician on every domain, with automatic passwords. Visit company website.

Humimic Medical, an SCRA Member Company, is an industry leader in high-grade medical products. Their first invention, the ballistic gel, is best known for setting the standard for durability, quality, and reusability in synthetic medical gelatins. Medical professionals worldwide use Humimic’s gelatins for simulations, phantom imaging, and to train with realism. Healthcare innovators also rely on their reusable gelatins for their products. Visit company website.

ScopeStack has developed a web-based platform to automate the IT Services Scoping and Pricing process for Service Providers. The ScopeStack Services CPQ standardizes the presales process for engineers so that each project is scoped accurately and priced consistently. Visit company website.

Rainwalk is a Columbia-based startup that provides pet health insurance. Their online platform offers easy and quick claims processing, covers most veterinary bills, and provides end-to-end pet insurance support online. Visit company website.

Borealis Global Advisory, a Blythewood-based fintech startup, is a SaaS platform that saves significant time and money for money managers. The platform allows managers to invest globally by leveraging advanced algorithms and visualization tools that provide world-leading, real-time, and actionable country-level insights. Visit company website.

Founded at the Medical University of South Carolina, MitoChem Therapeutics was started by two scientists who saw an opportunity to focus on developing treatments to address the effects of cellular and metabolic dysfunction in neurodegenerative conditions, specifically eye diseases.

MitoChem Therapeutics became an SCRA Member Company in 2019 and received a $25,000 Academic Startup Grant. The company became an SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company with a $200,000 investment in August of 2022. MitoChem has also been a long-term tenant at SCRA’s Innovation Center in Charleston. Visit company website.