# South Carolina Research Authority: portfolio, investments and team

> South Carolina Research Authority is a corporate vc based in United States. 51 investments on record, 8 in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-carolina-research-authority (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# South Carolina Research Authority

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 51 cheques on record.

Deploying now Corporate VC

Pre-seed Seed Series A Technology

Deploying now

**62%** of best year **8** **cheques in 12 months**, 51 on record

Since the last cheque **239** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$250K** Rounds led **0 of 51** Sole investor **20 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

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## South Carolina Research Authority highlights

- 01 8 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Grant and Venture: 73% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $128K
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> SC Launch Inc. is an independent, nonprofit organization affiliated with SCRA, which provides loans and investments to selected South Carolina-based companies participating in the SC Launch program. From their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Technology
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **51 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Chipp](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipp)** Grant · US **$50K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Sharpen DTX](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharpen-dtx)** Grant · US **$25K** With 1 other
- **2025** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[SiteMarker](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitemarker)** Venture · US **$250K** With 1 other
- **Dec** **[Heirloom Cloud Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/heirloom-cloud-corporation)** Grant · US **$5K** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[ThreatCaptain](https://millionrounds.com/company/threatcaptain)** Grant · US **$50K** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[SiteLabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitelabs)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[ElectroWire](https://millionrounds.com/company/electrowire)** Seed · US **$300K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[VirtueRN](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtuern)** Grant · US **$50K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Pensievision](https://millionrounds.com/company/pensievision)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Rainwalk Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/rainwalk-technology)** Venture · US **$300K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Viatec](https://millionrounds.com/company/viatec)** Series B · US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Agricarbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/agricarbon)** Grant · GB **$50K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[GreenCape Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/greencape-health)** Grant · US **$25K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Incora Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/incora-health)** Seed · US **$540K** With 1 other
- **2024** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Storybutton](https://millionrounds.com/company/storybutton)** US **$250K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[LifeTagger](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifetagger)** Venture · US **$250K** With 2 others
- **May** **[Pixlmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixlmob)** Seed · US **$500K** With 2 others
- **2023** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[GoodUnited](https://millionrounds.com/company/goodunited)** Venture · US **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[WAVS Custom](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavs-custom)** Grant · US **$200K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Reporting Xpress](https://millionrounds.com/company/reporting-xpress)** Venture · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Glossifi](https://millionrounds.com/company/glossifi)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[ScopeStack](https://millionrounds.com/company/scopestack)** Series A · US **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[TestedHQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/testedhq)** Grant · US **$300K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[New Forge](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-forge)** Pre-seed · US **$250K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Blue Eye Soft Corp](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-eye-soft-corp)** Grant · US **$135K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Copyt](https://millionrounds.com/company/copyt)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2022** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[ProTrustee](https://millionrounds.com/company/protrustee)** Grant · US **$50K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Land Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/land-intelligence)** Seed · US **$3.3M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[BILDIT](https://millionrounds.com/company/bildit)** Seed · US **$750K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[MitoChem Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/mitochem-therapeutics)** Venture · US **$200K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Bricolage Dynamics Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/bricolage-dynamics-inc)** Grant · US **$50K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrated-micro-chromatography-systems)** Grant · US **$50K** Sole investor
- **2021** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Van Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/van-robotics)** Crowdfunding · US **$1.1M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Van Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/van-robotics)** Crowdfunding · US **$343K** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Validide](https://millionrounds.com/company/validide)** Grant **$25K** Sole investor
- **2013** 1 round
- **May** **[Zipit Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipit-wireless)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$1.2M** Sole investor
- **2012** 4 rounds
- **Jun** **[Terressentia](https://millionrounds.com/company/terressentia)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[GreenWizard](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenwizard)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Zipit Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipit-wireless)** US **$2.6M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[ISI Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/isi-technology)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$200K** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **5** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**25** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[6amcity](https://millionrounds.com/company/6am-city)[AICG](https://millionrounds.com/company/aicg)[Bildit](https://millionrounds.com/company/bildit)[Bubble Paper](https://millionrounds.com/company/bubble-paper)[Case Status](https://millionrounds.com/company/case-status)[Elastrin Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/elastrin-therapeutics)[GoodUnited](https://millionrounds.com/company/goodunited)[Hooksecurity](https://millionrounds.com/company/hook-security)[Kiyatec](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiyatec)[Modjoul](https://millionrounds.com/company/modjoul)[Pixlmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixlmob)[Pulmanage](https://millionrounds.com/company/pulmanage)[Qwerky AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/qwerky-ai)[Reportingxpress](https://millionrounds.com/company/reporting-xpress)[Ruffian Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruffian-software)[Scopestack](https://millionrounds.com/company/scopestack)[SiteLabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitelabs)[SiteMarker](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitemarker)[Sprockets](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprockets)[Storybutton](https://millionrounds.com/company/storybutton)[TestedHQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/testedhq)[ThreatCaptain](https://millionrounds.com/company/threatcaptain)[Viatec](https://millionrounds.com/company/viatec)[WAVS Custom](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavs-custom)[Zipitwireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipit-wireless) ActivEd, Inc. (Walkabouts) Atticuspharma Avancen Bandwagonfanclub Boyd Cycling CADchat CarbonCents Carbonconversions Citibot ElectroWire Medical Extremiti3D, LLC Fatsack Gobeep Hank Hoowaki, LLC Horse Spot Human Presence (Ellipsis Technologies) Integrated Biometrics, LLC Leukogene Therapeutics Lifetaggerapp MOONDOG Animation Studio, LLC Members HQ Mitochem Therapeutics, Inc NeuroQuest Newforgetech PEC360 Precisiongenetics PursuitAlert, LLC Rainwalk Technology Resimplifi Senexbio Servosity Smartrobottutor Uasidekick VayuClear and 8 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[Digitalsmiths](https://millionrounds.com/company/digitalsmiths)** Bought by [TiVo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tivo) **$135M** Jan 2014

**[Immunologix](https://millionrounds.com/company/immunologix)** Bought by Intrexon Corporation **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

**[Sabal Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/sabal-medical)** Bought by Swisslog Group. **Undisclosed** Jan 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$250K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$128K**

Led 0 of 51 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 20 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2026
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *15*
- Venture *14*
- Seed said *6*
- Series A said *3*
- Crowdfunding *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [SC Launch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sc-launch) 14
- [Meritus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritus-ventures) 6
- [Sunbridge Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunbridge-partners) 6
- [Upstate Carolina Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upstate-carolina-angel-network) 6
- [Windspeed Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/windspeed-ventures) 6
- [Nexus Medical Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-medical-partners) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as South Carolina Research Authority. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**SC Launch** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sc-launch)[**Meritus Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritus-ventures)[**Sunbridge Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunbridge-partners)[**Upstate Carolina Angel Network** Angel network **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upstate-carolina-angel-network)[**Windspeed Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/windspeed-ventures)[**Nexus Medical Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-medical-partners)[**Techstars** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Charleston Angel Partners** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charleston-angel-partners)[**National Science Foundation** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**Reach** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach)[**Right Side Capital Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management)

## Recently backed

The latest companies South Carolina Research Authority put money into.

[**Chipp** $50K · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipp)[**Sharpen DTX** $25K · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharpen-dtx)[**SiteMarker** $250K · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitemarker)[**Heirloom Cloud Corporation** $5K · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/heirloom-cloud-corporation)[**VirtueRN** $50K · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtuern)[**Pensievision** $1.0M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/pensievision)

## Quick answers about South Carolina Research Authority

### What does South Carolina Research Authority invest in?

South Carolina Research Authority invests most often at Grant and Venture (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

### How active is South Carolina Research Authority?

51 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

### What has South Carolina Research Authority invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Chipp (Grant, Mar 2026), Sharpen DTX (Grant, Jan 2026) and SiteMarker (Venture, Dec 2025).

### How big are South Carolina Research Authority's cheques?

The median round it joins is $250K.

### Does South Carolina Research Authority lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 51 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does South Carolina Research Authority invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

### Is South Carolina Research Authority investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does South Carolina Research Authority invest alongside?

Most often SC Launch (14 rounds together), Meritus Ventures (6 rounds together) and Sunbridge Partners (6 rounds together).

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