[May 19, 2015] |
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SCRA Technology Ventures Announces New Companies
SCRA Technology Ventures today announced the acceptance of four new
companies into its SC Launch Program and two companies into the Resource
Partner Network. Charleston-area company Questis, Upstate-based
companies Precision Genetics and Boyd Cycling and Midlands-area company
Clean Water Solutions were recently accepted as client companies.
Columbia-area Mad Monkey, Inc. and Performance Resource Partners, based
in the Upstate, are now members of the Resource Partner Network.
Client companies are companies that are accepted into the SC Launch
economic development program to receive mentoring and other support
services. These companies may be eligible to receive matching funds or
larger investment funds. Members of the Resource Partner Network offer
their services to SC Launch companies and include: legal advice,
banking, consulting, training and human resources support.
Questis
is a financial technology company that provides guidance to employers
and employees using unique online data collection and credentialed
advisors. Questis streamlines financial wellness by measuring behaviors,
setting goals and automating investing. SCRA's Human Resources
Department recently hired the company to offer financial guidance to its
associates.
Precision
Genetics enables healthcare organizations to implement genetic
testing capabilities as they evolve toward precision and personalized
medicine. They provide a turnkey solution, allowing for replication of
their model across many healthcare organizations and settings.
Boyd
Cycling is a high performance,
high-tech bicycle wheel manufacturer that designs and engineers products
in the United States and is beginning to bring all manufacturing to the
Upstate of South Carolina.
Clean Water Solutions has a proprietary, patented process technology
with direct application for the clean-up of polluted water. Their
technology is more efficient, less expensive, chemical free and has a
very low environmental impact compared to any other water pollution
clean-up processes currently in commercial use. Clean Water solutions
has built a pilot plant that has shown the effective commercial
applications of its technology.
Mad
Monkey, Inc. is a high-end production
company that creates, produces and edits broadcast commercial campaigns,
product-launch videos, brand movies and digital content. Their messages
are designed to increase brand awareness across all screens; whether
they are TV, tablet, laptop or mobile. Mad Monkey has an in-house team
that also specializes in design and programming for websites and mobile
applications, as well as special effects (VFX) and
animation. Their passion is uncovering what is authentic about a product
or service - and then delivering this message in a way that resonates
with the intended audience.
Performance
Resource Partners specializes in manufacturing strategy, new product
development, technology commercialization and business assessment for
small to midsize manufacturing organizations. They are experts in the
design and implementation of continuous improvement strategies, coaching
and mentoring of business teams and project management.
"We are delighted to welcome these new companies to the SC Launch
program and our Resource Partner Network," said SCRA CEO Bill Mahoney.
"We look forward to working with these innovative businesses and their
technologies and helping them as they make important contributions to
South Carolina's high-tech economy."
About SCRA Technology Ventures
http://www.scra.org/
SCRA Technology Ventures enables research commercialization and promotes
the development of high tech industries, enhancing South Carolina's
technology-based economy. Through its flagship SC Launch program, this
SCRA business sector makes investments in and offers support services to
South Carolina's early stage, start-up technology companies.
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.
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