VentureSouth

VentureSouth is an early stage investment firm that operates angel groups and committed capital funds in the Carolinas. It consists of Asheville Angels and VentureSouth Charlotte in North Carolina, and ten angel groups that are part of the South Carolina Angel Network in South Carolina.

Paul Clark

MD

Past deals in South Carolina

Punch List

Funding Round in 2020
PunchList was founded by a contractor and a real estate agent to solve a consistent pain point in the real estate transaction: completing inspection repairs fast, with quality, and with consistency from job to job. Building from their early success in their home base of Charleston, SC, their growing team of licensed contractors and support specialists now help thousands of agents and their clients across the US.

Babylon Micro-Farms

Venture Round in 2021
Babylon Micro-Farms Inc. operates farms for farmers to grow their own produce. The company offers indoor farming services for leafy greens, herbs & micro's, and edible flowers. Babylon Micro-Farms Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

TipHive

Seed Round in 2019
Friyay.io is the next-generation collaboration platform for remote and flexible teams. Friyay turns remote working into an engaging social experience, with flexible, customizable tools, integrated information management, and real-time collaboration - all in one platform.

Avadim Health

Series C in 2014
Avadim Technologies is a life sciences company that offers a portfolio of solutions and a strong pipeline across health and wellness areas. It sells topical products to improve immune health, neuromuscular health, and skin barrier health. Using its proprietary platform called the Bionome Engineered Platform, Avadim Health develops products that target the institutional care and self-care markets. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.

Aperiomics, Inc.

Series A in 2019
Aperiomics, Inc., a biotechnology company, provides pathogens detection services to animal screening, agricultural testing, and human diagnostics industry through a combination of genomics and informatics. The company detects viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasite pathogens in a single test. It uses sequencing technologies and advanced Bayesian statistics to provide results. The company allows its customers’ to send blood, tissue, and stool samples to be sequenced, which then is analyzed through a laboratory using a proprietary informatics pipeline. Aperiomics, Inc. was formerly known as NextGen Diagnostics, Inc. and changed its name to Aperiomics, Inc. in July 2014. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Sterling, Virginia.

OneDigitalTrust

Seed Round in 2021
A B2B company offering their SaaS estate and legacy planning & optimization platform to financial institutions who may brand it and offer it in turn to their customers and employees.

Zipit Wireless

Series A in 2010
Zipit Wireless is a Greenville, SC based company that focuses on delivering fully connected, wireless IP devices that use the company's unique strengths in wireless connectivity, user-friendly device software, and server infrastructure to enable administration, and access to Internet services.

Babylon Micro-Farms

Series A in 2023
Babylon Micro-Farms Inc. operates farms for farmers to grow their own produce. The company offers indoor farming services for leafy greens, herbs & micro's, and edible flowers. Babylon Micro-Farms Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Live Furnish

Venture Round in 2021
Beautiful home textile photographs for $10 and in 60 seconds!

Emrgy

Series A in 2023
Founded in 2014, Emrgy Inc. is a transformational technology company that is redefining hydropower to remain the world’s most reliable, continuous, and cost-effective renewable energy resource in an energy economy shifting to distributed, intermittent renewables.

Avadim Health

Series D in 2019
Avadim Technologies is a life sciences company that offers a portfolio of solutions and a strong pipeline across health and wellness areas. It sells topical products to improve immune health, neuromuscular health, and skin barrier health. Using its proprietary platform called the Bionome Engineered Platform, Avadim Health develops products that target the institutional care and self-care markets. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.

Soelect

Venture Round in 2021
Soelect Inc. manufactures SiO-C-Li composition material using solid state process. The company develops commercially viable solutions for solid-state batteries. Its batteries use solid electrodes and a solid electrolyte. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Punch List

Series A in 2022
PunchList was founded by a contractor and a real estate agent to solve a consistent pain point in the real estate transaction: completing inspection repairs fast, with quality, and with consistency from job to job. Building from their early success in their home base of Charleston, SC, their growing team of licensed contractors and support specialists now help thousands of agents and their clients across the US.

Virtual Race Bags

Series A in 2012
Online goody bags for your event

Punch List

Series A in 2022
PunchList was founded by a contractor and a real estate agent to solve a consistent pain point in the real estate transaction: completing inspection repairs fast, with quality, and with consistency from job to job. Building from their early success in their home base of Charleston, SC, their growing team of licensed contractors and support specialists now help thousands of agents and their clients across the US.

Zylö Therapeutics

Series B in 2022
Zylö Therapeutics offers an innovative sustained-release drug-delivery system that was developed by Joel Friedman MD PhD, Adam Friedman MD FAAD, and Andrew Draganski PhD. The delivery system uses patented hydrogel-derived nanoparticles, called Nanopods™, to deliver—in a sustained and controlled manner—notoriously hard-to-deliver therapeutic agents through topical administration. The company was founded in 2017 and based in Greenville, South Carolina.

PharmRight Corporation

Convertible Note in 2016
PharmRight's mission is to provide products and services that maximize medication adherence at home. The Company offers prescribed and non-prescribed medicines and other drugs. They created Livi, a smart home medication dispenser designed for both patients and their caregivers. It simplifies managing multiple medications for patients while giving caregivers much needed support.

Selah Genomics

Seed Round in 2013
Selah Genomics is a clinical diagnostic specialist supporting healthcare providers and the pharmaceutical industry with advanced molecular and genomic diagnostic services. Selah's services add value to early stage drug development, clinical trials and regulatory processes in the pharmaceutical industry and helps clinicians and healthcare providers treat and monitor patients, thereby improving patient outcomes.

Sensory Analytics

Series A in 2016
SpecMetrix systems deliver unmatched measurement data of coating and film layer thickness. Sensory Analytics suppliers award-winning SpecMetrix systems that deliver a transformative technology for real-time coating thickness and film layer measurement. The company's measurement systems measures in-process or offline, providing continuous data with nanometric precision down to sub-micron levels. These systems accurately measure the absolute thickness of any coating on any substrate and reduce costs by optimizing coating process control and product quality,.

Coworks

Venture Round in 2022
Coworks is a coworking management software. They at Coworks believe that Coworking and flexible office space is the Future of Work. Their goal as a team has always been to create intuitive experiences for both the manager and the member of these spaces. Their mission at Coworks is to empower coworking space owners and operators, through automation, analytics, and communication to optimize their business and enhance the community experience, so they see growth in their space. They intend to make coworking more accessible and more efficient for all and to be the driving force and brand for the future of work. Coworks is not just a software, it is the engine behind a shift in the workplace, a shift in culture. They are building a community and redefining the workplace and employee of tomorrow with an attention to detail and a focus on innovation.

Proterra

Convertible Note in 2011
Proterra designs and manufactures zero-emission buses that enable fleet operators to eliminate dependency on fossil fuels and reduce costs. The company has sold more than 375 vehicles to municipal, university and commercial transit agencies throughout the U.S. Proterra’s configurable EV platform make its buses well suited for all transit routes. With unmatched durability and energy efficiency, Proterra products are proudly made in America, with offices in Silicon Valley, South Carolina, and Los Angeles.

CureMint, Inc.

Seed Round in 2021
CureMint, Inc. develops a procurement software for the dental industry. It offers CureMint, a dental procurement software that helps dental organizations by providing an ordering experience, spend visibility, and office management features. The company’s software is also used to create and manage various formularies that populate the users’ custom catalog and store with the products and prices they want their employees to purchase; prioritize the products they need; and build automated reviews and approval workflows for each user, office, and group. CureMint, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Verdeeco

Series A in 2011
Data Analytics Platform for Electric, Gas, Water Utilities - Verdeeco offers a software platform that takes the upcoming flood of smart grid energy data and provides it to the electric, gas and water utilities in an actionable way, so they can make better decisions to drive operational as well as energy efficiency. Utilities can now bypass the traditional and legacy MDMS to take immediate advantage of their existing and new granular meter, scada, da and other data.

SENTIO

Series A in 2022
Sentio, Inc. develops software solutions for franchises that offers hiring assessments to evaluate each applicant, before reviewing the resume. It also provides applicant matching system technology that discovers the shared mental makeup characteristics of employees in a given position and allows HR and hiring managers to compare all candidates to that profile. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

ThreatSwitch

Convertible Note in 2019
ThreatSwitch is Software as a Service (SaaS) for any company subject to strict security regulations. The result for their customers is the lower cost of compliance, increased employee participation in the security program, and reduced overall risk. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Punch List

Seed Round in 2019
PunchList was founded by a contractor and a real estate agent to solve a consistent pain point in the real estate transaction: completing inspection repairs fast, with quality, and with consistency from job to job. Building from their early success in their home base of Charleston, SC, their growing team of licensed contractors and support specialists now help thousands of agents and their clients across the US.

Proterra

Series E in 2017
Proterra designs and manufactures zero-emission buses that enable fleet operators to eliminate dependency on fossil fuels and reduce costs. The company has sold more than 375 vehicles to municipal, university and commercial transit agencies throughout the U.S. Proterra’s configurable EV platform make its buses well suited for all transit routes. With unmatched durability and energy efficiency, Proterra products are proudly made in America, with offices in Silicon Valley, South Carolina, and Los Angeles.

CharlestonPharma,LLC

Seed Round in 2013
CharlestonPharma, LLC focuses on developing therapeutic products for cancer patients and healthcare providers. It is developing human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to the cell surface receptor, nucleolin. The company has worldwide license for the method of production of the mAbs and use of the anti-nucleolin antibodies to treat cancer patients. CharlestonPharma was incorporated in 2010 is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

Outdoor Access, Inc.

Series A in 2019
Outdoor Access is dedicated to making the outdoors more accessible and affordable for all outdoor enthusiasts, and in the process, create a great new way for private landowners to monetize their land. Whether you hunt, fish, camp, hike, or bird watch, we are committed to helping you experience the outdoors in a unique way through exclusive arrangement with private landowners. We are also committed to passing along outdoor traditions to the next generation – that’s why kids under 18 are always free! Outdoor Access members are expected to set the standard for ethical outdoor usage and are expected to respect and strictly adhere to all rules set by the landowner.

6AM City

Seed Round in 2020
6AM is developing a scalable network of hyper local media properties driven by a core daily newsletter product. 6AM is built to engage local communities by creating new ways to consume, participate, and share local content. Through our conversational tone, editorial filter, and participatory approach, we aim to build communities driven by conversation, designed for maximum engagement.

Booster TV, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
Booster TV is a free mobile app that combines live video with transactions. It helps e-commerce sellers establish better relationships and sell more products.

Case Status, Inc.

Series A in 2022
Case Status, Inc. designs and develops a cloud-based client engagement tool for the legal services industry. It develops an application that provides solutions, including track and measure client happiness, send updates to clients, and communicate with clients. Case Status, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama with additional offices in Charleston, South Carolina.

ProAxion, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2018
ProAxion, Inc. manufactures cloud-connected sensors that facilitate predictive maintenance to industrial machinery operations. The company develops TACTIX to remotely monitor the health of rotating machines. It offers low-power sensors and cloud computing technologies that help industrial facilities improve uptime and reliability, and optimize the total cost of operations and maintenance. ProAxion, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.

Aperiomics, Inc.

Series A in 2020
Aperiomics, Inc., a biotechnology company, provides pathogens detection services to animal screening, agricultural testing, and human diagnostics industry through a combination of genomics and informatics. The company detects viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasite pathogens in a single test. It uses sequencing technologies and advanced Bayesian statistics to provide results. The company allows its customers’ to send blood, tissue, and stool samples to be sequenced, which then is analyzed through a laboratory using a proprietary informatics pipeline. Aperiomics, Inc. was formerly known as NextGen Diagnostics, Inc. and changed its name to Aperiomics, Inc. in July 2014. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Sterling, Virginia.

6AM City

Series A in 2021
6AM is developing a scalable network of hyper local media properties driven by a core daily newsletter product. 6AM is built to engage local communities by creating new ways to consume, participate, and share local content. Through our conversational tone, editorial filter, and participatory approach, we aim to build communities driven by conversation, designed for maximum engagement.

Pass It Down

Seed Round in 2021
Pass It Down is a web and mobile app that allows users to record, share, and preserve family stories in video, audio, text, and photos. It is a digital storytelling platform that allows users to capture their life stories and share those with friends, family, and the world. Using their phone, tablet, or computer, the user can ask and answer questions provided by oral historians to capture family stories. Stories can be captured in video, audio, text, and photos and then shared publicly, with friends and family, or kept privately like a journal.

KWIPPED, Inc.

Series A in 2018
KWIPPED, Inc. operates a B2B online equipment rental marketplace that enables businesses to locate, discover, and rent equipment from a global network of suppliers. Its marketplace streamlines sourcing from a global network of equipment rental suppliers for specialized equipment for commercial applications. KWIPPED, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Seurat Technologies, Inc.

Series A in 2018
SEURAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. offers printing services. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Mountain View, California.

Proterra

Series B in 2012
Proterra designs and manufactures zero-emission buses that enable fleet operators to eliminate dependency on fossil fuels and reduce costs. The company has sold more than 375 vehicles to municipal, university and commercial transit agencies throughout the U.S. Proterra’s configurable EV platform make its buses well suited for all transit routes. With unmatched durability and energy efficiency, Proterra products are proudly made in America, with offices in Silicon Valley, South Carolina, and Los Angeles.

Physcient

Convertible Note in 2018
Physcient, Inc. manufactures Differential Dissector, a surgical instrument for blunt dissection. Its surgical device is used in plastic surgery and open general surgical procedures, such as thoracic, gastrointestinal, gynecological, urological, peripheral vascular, and orthopedic. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Zipit Wireless

Convertible Note in 2014
Zipit Wireless is a Greenville, SC based company that focuses on delivering fully connected, wireless IP devices that use the company's unique strengths in wireless connectivity, user-friendly device software, and server infrastructure to enable administration, and access to Internet services.

Target PharmaSolutions

Series A in 2016
TARGET PharmaSolutions, Inc. offers real-world data (RWD) solutions for drug development and commercialization. The company designs custom datasets, analyses, and evidence to address the complexities of healthcare evidence questions and quality initiatives. It designs data solutions, offers bio specimen samples, provides a turnkey health evidence solution which aggregates RWD from a network of participating sites, and offers related consulting services. TARGET PharmaSolutions, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Verdeeco

Convertible Note in 2012
Data Analytics Platform for Electric, Gas, Water Utilities - Verdeeco offers a software platform that takes the upcoming flood of smart grid energy data and provides it to the electric, gas and water utilities in an actionable way, so they can make better decisions to drive operational as well as energy efficiency. Utilities can now bypass the traditional and legacy MDMS to take immediate advantage of their existing and new granular meter, scada, da and other data.

NIRvana Sciences, Inc.

Series A in 2015
NIRvana Sciences, Inc. develops synthetic bacteriochlorin and fluorescent dyes. Its products include UV laser excitable dyes, violet laser excitable dyes, and synthetic dyes. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

KIYATEC, LLC

Series B in 2015
KIYATEC is a life sciences company enabling better in vitro models of complex human biology through perfused 3D cell‐based assays and enabling products. Its 3DKUBE technology platform conveniently and cost-effectively incorporates perfusion flow, accommodates all scaffold materials, allows in situ imaging, models complex human biology using segregated cell co‐culture, and is a single-use disposable. 3DKUBE cell‐based assays leverage these features to create better in vitro prediction of complex biochemical responses in humans, with a focus on the evaluation of drug toxicity and efficacy prior to use in human clinical trials.

KWIPPED, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2017
KWIPPED, Inc. operates a B2B online equipment rental marketplace that enables businesses to locate, discover, and rent equipment from a global network of suppliers. Its marketplace streamlines sourcing from a global network of equipment rental suppliers for specialized equipment for commercial applications. KWIPPED, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Wilmington, North Carolina.

FarmShots LLC

Seed Round in 2016
FarmShots LLC develops online platform for pest, disease detection, and poor plant nutrition on farms. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. As of February 14, 2018, FarmShots LLC operates as a subsidiary of Syngenta Corporation.

CharlestonPharma,LLC

Seed Round in 2015
CharlestonPharma, LLC focuses on developing therapeutic products for cancer patients and healthcare providers. It is developing human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to the cell surface receptor, nucleolin. The company has worldwide license for the method of production of the mAbs and use of the anti-nucleolin antibodies to treat cancer patients. CharlestonPharma was incorporated in 2010 is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

MemberHub

Series A in 2020
MemberHub offers a family and community engagement software that connects socially conscious business with parents through schools. Schools utilize the platform to send parent communications, manage memberships, events, school calendars, and volunteers. Schools also utilize MemberHub's MarketPlace e-stores to sell memberships, event tickets, and other items. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

UVision 360, Inc.

Series A in 2017
UVision 360, Inc. develops and offers Luminelle DTx Hysteroscopy System, an integrated hysteroscopy and cystoscopy system for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the modern office. Its device allows gynecologists to perform global hysteroscopic procedures within the office and with limited anesthesia. The company’s device is used to diagnose or treat problems of the uterus. UVision 360, Inc. was formerly known as UVision, Inc. incorporated in 2016 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

OBMedical Company

Convertible Note in 2016
OBMedical Company develops, manufactures, and sells external maternal-fetal monitoring systems for laboring women. It offers LaborView sensor system, a wireless electrode-based system for labor and delivery departments that externally measures labor contractions and the heart rates of the mother and child. The company’s device also provides signal capture and digital signal processing that allows the mother mobility during labor process; and improves the health and safety of mothers and babies during pregnancy and labor. It serves medical professionals and patients worldwide. OBMedical Company was founded in 2012 and is based in Newberry, Florida with additional office in Norcross, Georgia. As of September 30, 2018, OBMedical Company operates as a subsidiary of Philips Medical Systems International B.V.

Avadim Health

Series B in 2013
Avadim Technologies is a life sciences company that offers a portfolio of solutions and a strong pipeline across health and wellness areas. It sells topical products to improve immune health, neuromuscular health, and skin barrier health. Using its proprietary platform called the Bionome Engineered Platform, Avadim Health develops products that target the institutional care and self-care markets. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.

PharmRight Corporation

Seed Round in 2014
PharmRight's mission is to provide products and services that maximize medication adherence at home. The Company offers prescribed and non-prescribed medicines and other drugs. They created Livi, a smart home medication dispenser designed for both patients and their caregivers. It simplifies managing multiple medications for patients while giving caregivers much needed support.

Altis Biosystems, LLC

Seed Round in 2019
Altis Biosystems is a biotechnology company developing research tools for the pharma and biotech industries. The company has developed a patent-pending stem cell technology recreating the human intestinal epithelium for compound screening and microbiome research. Their organ on a chip product produces a layer of human or animal intestinal stem and differentiated cells, either of the small or large intestine. These cells can be used for disease modeling, precision medicine, microbiome research, and compound screening.

KIYATEC, LLC

Convertible Note in 2017
KIYATEC is a life sciences company enabling better in vitro models of complex human biology through perfused 3D cell‐based assays and enabling products. Its 3DKUBE technology platform conveniently and cost-effectively incorporates perfusion flow, accommodates all scaffold materials, allows in situ imaging, models complex human biology using segregated cell co‐culture, and is a single-use disposable. 3DKUBE cell‐based assays leverage these features to create better in vitro prediction of complex biochemical responses in humans, with a focus on the evaluation of drug toxicity and efficacy prior to use in human clinical trials.

Emrgy

Convertible Note in 2017
Founded in 2014, Emrgy Inc. is a transformational technology company that is redefining hydropower to remain the world’s most reliable, continuous, and cost-effective renewable energy resource in an energy economy shifting to distributed, intermittent renewables.

PharmRight Corporation

Convertible Note in 2016
PharmRight's mission is to provide products and services that maximize medication adherence at home. The Company offers prescribed and non-prescribed medicines and other drugs. They created Livi, a smart home medication dispenser designed for both patients and their caregivers. It simplifies managing multiple medications for patients while giving caregivers much needed support.

ProAxion, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
ProAxion, Inc. manufactures cloud-connected sensors that facilitate predictive maintenance to industrial machinery operations. The company develops TACTIX to remotely monitor the health of rotating machines. It offers low-power sensors and cloud computing technologies that help industrial facilities improve uptime and reliability, and optimize the total cost of operations and maintenance. ProAxion, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.

PharmRight Corporation

Series A in 2015
PharmRight's mission is to provide products and services that maximize medication adherence at home. The Company offers prescribed and non-prescribed medicines and other drugs. They created Livi, a smart home medication dispenser designed for both patients and their caregivers. It simplifies managing multiple medications for patients while giving caregivers much needed support.

Target PharmaSolutions

Seed Round in 2016
TARGET PharmaSolutions, Inc. offers real-world data (RWD) solutions for drug development and commercialization. The company designs custom datasets, analyses, and evidence to address the complexities of healthcare evidence questions and quality initiatives. It designs data solutions, offers bio specimen samples, provides a turnkey health evidence solution which aggregates RWD from a network of participating sites, and offers related consulting services. TARGET PharmaSolutions, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Altis Biosystems, LLC

Seed Round in 2020
Altis Biosystems is a biotechnology company developing research tools for the pharma and biotech industries. The company has developed a patent-pending stem cell technology recreating the human intestinal epithelium for compound screening and microbiome research. Their organ on a chip product produces a layer of human or animal intestinal stem and differentiated cells, either of the small or large intestine. These cells can be used for disease modeling, precision medicine, microbiome research, and compound screening.

The Iron Yard LLC

Convertible Note in 2014
We are committed to training the highest-quality developers and startups in the world, both in skill and in character. Our mission is to find people who want to pursue the craft and life-long adventure of technology, teach them the tools of the trade, and then release them into the world with the drive and capability to make a difference. We believe that passionate, talented people who love what they do will create great families, jobs, companies and solutions to the world’s problems. The Iron Yard Academy teaches intensive, three-month courses on 10 different campuses that mentor you into a professional junior-level programmer. Our program goes far beyond tactical skills and teaches you to think like a software engineer. Programming is a lifelong study, and our process shows you to learn how to learn so you remain highly valuable for the rest of your career.

Emrgy

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2014, Emrgy Inc. is a transformational technology company that is redefining hydropower to remain the world’s most reliable, continuous, and cost-effective renewable energy resource in an energy economy shifting to distributed, intermittent renewables.

NIRvana Sciences, Inc.

Series B in 2018
NIRvana Sciences, Inc. develops synthetic bacteriochlorin and fluorescent dyes. Its products include UV laser excitable dyes, violet laser excitable dyes, and synthetic dyes. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Brightfield Transportation Solutions

Convertible Note in 2018
Brightfield Transportation Solutions, Inc. manufactures and sells electric vehicle charging stations. It serves various markets, including electric utility, workplace, retail, university, and municipality. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Asheville, North Carolina.

Zylö Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2019
Zylö Therapeutics offers an innovative sustained-release drug-delivery system that was developed by Joel Friedman MD PhD, Adam Friedman MD FAAD, and Andrew Draganski PhD. The delivery system uses patented hydrogel-derived nanoparticles, called Nanopods™, to deliver—in a sustained and controlled manner—notoriously hard-to-deliver therapeutic agents through topical administration. The company was founded in 2017 and based in Greenville, South Carolina.

OBMedical Company

Convertible Note in 2015
OBMedical Company develops, manufactures, and sells external maternal-fetal monitoring systems for laboring women. It offers LaborView sensor system, a wireless electrode-based system for labor and delivery departments that externally measures labor contractions and the heart rates of the mother and child. The company’s device also provides signal capture and digital signal processing that allows the mother mobility during labor process; and improves the health and safety of mothers and babies during pregnancy and labor. It serves medical professionals and patients worldwide. OBMedical Company was founded in 2012 and is based in Newberry, Florida with additional office in Norcross, Georgia. As of September 30, 2018, OBMedical Company operates as a subsidiary of Philips Medical Systems International B.V.

WorkAmerica

Convertible Note in 2015
WorkAmerica develops and implements company-specific workforce retraining programs for students, employers, community colleges, and training institutions. The company offers in-house and external training courses and programs. It serves call centers, warehouses, and individual hotels; and trucking, hospitality service, and manufacturing markets. The company is based in Washington, District Of Columbia. As per the transaction announced on October 13, 2018, WorkAmerica operates as a subsidiary of Climb.Jobs.

ThreatSwitch

Seed Round in 2018
ThreatSwitch is Software as a Service (SaaS) for any company subject to strict security regulations. The result for their customers is the lower cost of compliance, increased employee participation in the security program, and reduced overall risk. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Oculis Labs Inc.

Convertible Note in 2013
Oculis Labs Inc. provides a security software that protects computer screens. It offers PrivateEye, a software that protects information against exposure, as well as produces an audit trail showing proof-of-compliance. The company serves governments, enterprises, OEMs, and consumers worldwide. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland. As of April 8, 2015, Oculis Labs Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Optio Labs, LLC.

Reveal Mobile, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2017
Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates a platform that provides location-based advertising and analytics across multiple industries. It offers VISIT Local that provides foot traffic attribution, location-based analytics, and audience building for agencies, media companies, and brands. The company also provides VISIT Match that provides instant audience scale for locations, analytics, and products. In addition, it offers VISIT Data, a customizable location-data solution for enterprise products and analytics platforms. The company provides solutions in the areas of agencies, brands, digital out of home, media companies, and data driven companies. Reveal Mobile, Inc. was formerly known as StepLeader, Inc. and changed its name to Reveal Mobile, Inc. in March 2015. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CBC New Media Group, LLC.

Atlas Organics Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
Atlas Organics collects and recycles food and yard waste and turning it into organic garden products for use in agricultural, landscaping, and home gardening applications. This is done through public-private partnerships with municipalities. By collecting food waste from grocery stores, large companies, school districts, hospitals, and restaurants in the Upstate and Midlands of SC, Western NC, and Chattanooga TN Atlas is advancing the “table to farm” movement and helping their customers meet sustainability goals. The company was founded in 2013 by Joseph McMillin and Gary Nihart and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Actived

Seed Round in 2015
ActivEd, Inc. provides Walkabouts, which are online lessons that help teachers, school systems, and parents bring educational standards to life in fun and interactive ways to customers in the United States. Its Walkabouts transform math, language, and literacy concepts into short and movement-rich educational activities for before school and afterschool programs, as well as elementary classes. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

CharlestonPharma,LLC

Seed Round in 2017
CharlestonPharma, LLC focuses on developing therapeutic products for cancer patients and healthcare providers. It is developing human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to the cell surface receptor, nucleolin. The company has worldwide license for the method of production of the mAbs and use of the anti-nucleolin antibodies to treat cancer patients. CharlestonPharma was incorporated in 2010 is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

SENTIO

Seed Round in 2021
Sentio, Inc. develops software solutions for franchises that offers hiring assessments to evaluate each applicant, before reviewing the resume. It also provides applicant matching system technology that discovers the shared mental makeup characteristics of employees in a given position and allows HR and hiring managers to compare all candidates to that profile. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Emergo Therapeutics

Series A in 2018
Emergo Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical startup that develops treatment options for flu-like illnesses. It is focused on developing drugs to modulate inflammatory cytokines and improve the functioning of the immune system in various potential indications, starting with infectious diseases. Emergo’s therapeutic interventions are focused on reducing the production of inflammatory cytokines from mast cells. Emergo is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Baebies, Inc.

Series B in 2016
Baebies, Inc. manufactures screening and pediatric testing equipment for newborn babies. The company manufactures SEEKER, a newborn screening laboratory solution that performs multiple assays at the same time and quantitatively measures the activity of lysosomal enzymes using one punch from a newborn dried blood spot specimen. It also manufactures FINDER, a near-patient testing equipment that allows pediatric testing. The company serves hospitals and public health labs. Baebies, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Cirtemo

Venture Round in 2018
CIRTEMO primarily partners with Optical Filter Manufacturers (OFMs) and Optical Component and System Manufacturers (OCSMs). Their Multivariate Optical Element platform allows OFMs and OCSMs the ability to differentiate their offerings with a well-protected IP position to enable their customers to tackle new applications that are not possible with traditional optical filters and coatings.

Vendor Registry, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
They are a small company, but big on passion and drive. They founded Vendor Registry with the simple purpose of making it easier to do business with your state and local governments and institutions. Too much time is spent filling out repetitive paperwork and too little time is spent taking advantage of new revenue opportunities. Businesses, especially local small businesses, need to generate more sales. Governments are forced to do more with less, which means they need more competitive bids. The vendors' and governments' problems are like a hand in glove. By just eliminating repetition (and automating the rest) and replacing paper with a single web-based tool used by both buyers and suppliers, they've created a win win solution. Vendor Registry is focused on creating this win win solution that generates new revenues for vendors and suppliers, saves time for everyone, and decreases costs for government and institutional purchasing departments. After all, they are spending their taxpayer dollars.

Zipit Wireless

Convertible Note in 2012
Zipit Wireless is a Greenville, SC based company that focuses on delivering fully connected, wireless IP devices that use the company's unique strengths in wireless connectivity, user-friendly device software, and server infrastructure to enable administration, and access to Internet services.

Pandoodle Corp

Series A in 2014
Pandoodle makes brand messaging and branded media more valuable. The company offers software as a service for proprietary technologies, designed to deliver visual in-content recognition and dynamic customization to revolutionize photo & video brand advertising. The branded enterprise cloud-based SaaS platform for premium media and content publishers and under the media technology name DOLO launches in market Q1-2015. Pandoodle has corporate offices in Silicon Valley, Columbia, SC, Hollywood, and New York, as well as development and production facilities worldwide.

AuditFile

Convertible Note in 2013
AuditFile is an information technology company that offers cloud-based auditing solutions for CPA firms. AuditFile's cloud-based solution for CPA firms that enables unparalleled management of the audit process. AuditFile automates key parts of the audit process, from uploading the trial balance to generating financial statements. They've also developed proprietary algorithms that help auditors identify potential fraud. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.

Cirtemo

Series A in 2012
CIRTEMO primarily partners with Optical Filter Manufacturers (OFMs) and Optical Component and System Manufacturers (OCSMs). Their Multivariate Optical Element platform allows OFMs and OCSMs the ability to differentiate their offerings with a well-protected IP position to enable their customers to tackle new applications that are not possible with traditional optical filters and coatings.

Lien Nation

Convertible Note in 2015
Provider of an online platform intended to identify and purchase real property at tax lien auctions. The company's platform transform raw data into meaningful information by leveraging the taxable value, discovering property zoning insights, compare property square footage and more, enabling companies to recover unpaid taxes while providing attractive returns for investors.

Avadim Health

Series A in 2013
Avadim Technologies is a life sciences company that offers a portfolio of solutions and a strong pipeline across health and wellness areas. It sells topical products to improve immune health, neuromuscular health, and skin barrier health. Using its proprietary platform called the Bionome Engineered Platform, Avadim Health develops products that target the institutional care and self-care markets. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.

The Iron Yard LLC

Series A in 2014
We are committed to training the highest-quality developers and startups in the world, both in skill and in character. Our mission is to find people who want to pursue the craft and life-long adventure of technology, teach them the tools of the trade, and then release them into the world with the drive and capability to make a difference. We believe that passionate, talented people who love what they do will create great families, jobs, companies and solutions to the world’s problems. The Iron Yard Academy teaches intensive, three-month courses on 10 different campuses that mentor you into a professional junior-level programmer. Our program goes far beyond tactical skills and teaches you to think like a software engineer. Programming is a lifelong study, and our process shows you to learn how to learn so you remain highly valuable for the rest of your career.

TipHive

Seed Round in 2019
Friyay.io is the next-generation collaboration platform for remote and flexible teams. Friyay turns remote working into an engaging social experience, with flexible, customizable tools, integrated information management, and real-time collaboration - all in one platform.

Pandoodle Corp

Series A in 2013
Pandoodle makes brand messaging and branded media more valuable. The company offers software as a service for proprietary technologies, designed to deliver visual in-content recognition and dynamic customization to revolutionize photo & video brand advertising. The branded enterprise cloud-based SaaS platform for premium media and content publishers and under the media technology name DOLO launches in market Q1-2015. Pandoodle has corporate offices in Silicon Valley, Columbia, SC, Hollywood, and New York, as well as development and production facilities worldwide.

Servosity

Convertible Note in 2015
Servosity, Inc. provides IT backup and disaster recovery services for MSPs and IT resellers. It offers VMware disaster recovery, Hyper-V disaster recovery, officially supported platforms, Web portal and open API, infrastructure and security, and 24 x 7 x 365 support services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

Vendor Registry, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2017
They are a small company, but big on passion and drive. They founded Vendor Registry with the simple purpose of making it easier to do business with your state and local governments and institutions. Too much time is spent filling out repetitive paperwork and too little time is spent taking advantage of new revenue opportunities. Businesses, especially local small businesses, need to generate more sales. Governments are forced to do more with less, which means they need more competitive bids. The vendors' and governments' problems are like a hand in glove. By just eliminating repetition (and automating the rest) and replacing paper with a single web-based tool used by both buyers and suppliers, they've created a win win solution. Vendor Registry is focused on creating this win win solution that generates new revenues for vendors and suppliers, saves time for everyone, and decreases costs for government and institutional purchasing departments. After all, they are spending their taxpayer dollars.

PlumPrint

Seed Round in 2015
PlumPrint takes the overwhelming piles of paper-plate flower pots and sweet scribbles sent home from school and transform it into a beautiful book and organized e-file. All you’ve got to do is ping us for a Plum Parcel , ship us some of the best stuff, and we’ll get it all sorted and properly showcased. The final product? An elegant, one-of-a-kind coffee table book and an easy-to-access digital archive that will commemorate your kids’ creativity forever.

Reveal Mobile, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2018
Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates a platform that provides location-based advertising and analytics across multiple industries. It offers VISIT Local that provides foot traffic attribution, location-based analytics, and audience building for agencies, media companies, and brands. The company also provides VISIT Match that provides instant audience scale for locations, analytics, and products. In addition, it offers VISIT Data, a customizable location-data solution for enterprise products and analytics platforms. The company provides solutions in the areas of agencies, brands, digital out of home, media companies, and data driven companies. Reveal Mobile, Inc. was formerly known as StepLeader, Inc. and changed its name to Reveal Mobile, Inc. in March 2015. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CBC New Media Group, LLC.

6AM City

Convertible Note in 2019
6AM is developing a scalable network of hyper local media properties driven by a core daily newsletter product. 6AM is built to engage local communities by creating new ways to consume, participate, and share local content. Through our conversational tone, editorial filter, and participatory approach, we aim to build communities driven by conversation, designed for maximum engagement.

Atlas Organics Inc.

Series A in 2018
Atlas Organics collects and recycles food and yard waste and turning it into organic garden products for use in agricultural, landscaping, and home gardening applications. This is done through public-private partnerships with municipalities. By collecting food waste from grocery stores, large companies, school districts, hospitals, and restaurants in the Upstate and Midlands of SC, Western NC, and Chattanooga TN Atlas is advancing the “table to farm” movement and helping their customers meet sustainability goals. The company was founded in 2013 by Joseph McMillin and Gary Nihart and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Brightfield Transportation Solutions, Inc. manufactures and sells electric vehicle charging stations. It serves various markets, including electric utility, workplace, retail, university, and municipality. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Asheville, North Carolina.

Offsite

Seed Round in 2019
A marketplace and ad placement tool that allows audience owners to monetize the value they’ve created

Virtual Event Bags

Convertible Note in 2014
Virtual Event Bags is an online platform for event directors to efficiently deliver sponsor messages to event participants. It helps its users create and manage digital content, invite participants, and report on the performance of each sponsor message. Virtual Event Bags was launched in 2010 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

6AM City

Debt Financing in 2018
6AM is developing a scalable network of hyper local media properties driven by a core daily newsletter product. 6AM is built to engage local communities by creating new ways to consume, participate, and share local content. Through our conversational tone, editorial filter, and participatory approach, we aim to build communities driven by conversation, designed for maximum engagement.

Ecomdash

Convertible Note in 2018
Ecomdash is a software-as-a-service that automates backend operations for ecommerce sellers. Ecomdash streamlines and integrates omni-channel retailers’ inventory, sales orders, product listings and shipping processes across marketplaces like Amazon and eBay as well as ecommerce-ready website platforms like Shopify. Ecomdash gives merchants the ability to grow sales, save time, and increase customer satisfaction.

Baebies, Inc.

Series A in 2015
Baebies, Inc. manufactures screening and pediatric testing equipment for newborn babies. The company manufactures SEEKER, a newborn screening laboratory solution that performs multiple assays at the same time and quantitatively measures the activity of lysosomal enzymes using one punch from a newborn dried blood spot specimen. It also manufactures FINDER, a near-patient testing equipment that allows pediatric testing. The company serves hospitals and public health labs. Baebies, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

PharmRight Corporation

Convertible Note in 2017
PharmRight's mission is to provide products and services that maximize medication adherence at home. The Company offers prescribed and non-prescribed medicines and other drugs. They created Livi, a smart home medication dispenser designed for both patients and their caregivers. It simplifies managing multiple medications for patients while giving caregivers much needed support.

Treis Blockchain

Convertible Note in 2019
Treis Blockchain, providing distributed blockchain verification services and solutions consulting. The company processes digital currency and other blockchain transactions. It data mines cryptocurrency, preventing cyberattacks in the financial and retail industries. Michael Bolick established the company in Greer, South Carolina in 2017.

UVision 360, Inc.

Series B in 2017
UVision 360, Inc. develops and offers Luminelle DTx Hysteroscopy System, an integrated hysteroscopy and cystoscopy system for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the modern office. Its device allows gynecologists to perform global hysteroscopic procedures within the office and with limited anesthesia. The company’s device is used to diagnose or treat problems of the uterus. UVision 360, Inc. was formerly known as UVision, Inc. incorporated in 2016 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Emrgy

Convertible Note in 2018
Founded in 2014, Emrgy Inc. is a transformational technology company that is redefining hydropower to remain the world’s most reliable, continuous, and cost-effective renewable energy resource in an energy economy shifting to distributed, intermittent renewables.

Zipit Wireless

Convertible Note in 2011
Zipit Wireless is a Greenville, SC based company that focuses on delivering fully connected, wireless IP devices that use the company's unique strengths in wireless connectivity, user-friendly device software, and server infrastructure to enable administration, and access to Internet services.

6AM City

Debt Financing in 2017
6AM is developing a scalable network of hyper local media properties driven by a core daily newsletter product. 6AM is built to engage local communities by creating new ways to consume, participate, and share local content. Through our conversational tone, editorial filter, and participatory approach, we aim to build communities driven by conversation, designed for maximum engagement.

KIYATEC, LLC

Convertible Note in 2013
KIYATEC is a life sciences company enabling better in vitro models of complex human biology through perfused 3D cell‐based assays and enabling products. Its 3DKUBE technology platform conveniently and cost-effectively incorporates perfusion flow, accommodates all scaffold materials, allows in situ imaging, models complex human biology using segregated cell co‐culture, and is a single-use disposable. 3DKUBE cell‐based assays leverage these features to create better in vitro prediction of complex biochemical responses in humans, with a focus on the evaluation of drug toxicity and efficacy prior to use in human clinical trials.

KIYATEC, LLC

Series B in 2019
KIYATEC is a life sciences company enabling better in vitro models of complex human biology through perfused 3D cell‐based assays and enabling products. Its 3DKUBE technology platform conveniently and cost-effectively incorporates perfusion flow, accommodates all scaffold materials, allows in situ imaging, models complex human biology using segregated cell co‐culture, and is a single-use disposable. 3DKUBE cell‐based assays leverage these features to create better in vitro prediction of complex biochemical responses in humans, with a focus on the evaluation of drug toxicity and efficacy prior to use in human clinical trials.

ProctorFree, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
ProctorFree, Inc. provides an on-demand automated online proctoring service that deters cheating in an online testing environment. The company’s solution authenticates the student using facial recognition and maintains continuous identity verification throughout the exam. It provides technology solutions to the higher education and business markets in the form of automated exam proctoring for students taking online assessments. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Huntersville, North Carolina.

Proterra

Series D in 2015
Proterra designs and manufactures zero-emission buses that enable fleet operators to eliminate dependency on fossil fuels and reduce costs. The company has sold more than 375 vehicles to municipal, university and commercial transit agencies throughout the U.S. Proterra’s configurable EV platform make its buses well suited for all transit routes. With unmatched durability and energy efficiency, Proterra products are proudly made in America, with offices in Silicon Valley, South Carolina, and Los Angeles.

Sabal Medical

Convertible Note in 2010
Sabal Medical is a healthcare platform that connects nurses and pharmacists together. Sabal Medical was founded in 2006 by William Park and David Duranceau and is based in Scranton. It was acquired by Swisslog in 2011.

Vendor Registry, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2018
They are a small company, but big on passion and drive. They founded Vendor Registry with the simple purpose of making it easier to do business with your state and local governments and institutions. Too much time is spent filling out repetitive paperwork and too little time is spent taking advantage of new revenue opportunities. Businesses, especially local small businesses, need to generate more sales. Governments are forced to do more with less, which means they need more competitive bids. The vendors' and governments' problems are like a hand in glove. By just eliminating repetition (and automating the rest) and replacing paper with a single web-based tool used by both buyers and suppliers, they've created a win win solution. Vendor Registry is focused on creating this win win solution that generates new revenues for vendors and suppliers, saves time for everyone, and decreases costs for government and institutional purchasing departments. After all, they are spending their taxpayer dollars.

Proterra

Series G in 2018
Proterra designs and manufactures zero-emission buses that enable fleet operators to eliminate dependency on fossil fuels and reduce costs. The company has sold more than 375 vehicles to municipal, university and commercial transit agencies throughout the U.S. Proterra’s configurable EV platform make its buses well suited for all transit routes. With unmatched durability and energy efficiency, Proterra products are proudly made in America, with offices in Silicon Valley, South Carolina, and Los Angeles.

Zylö Therapeutics

Series A in 2019
Zylö Therapeutics offers an innovative sustained-release drug-delivery system that was developed by Joel Friedman MD PhD, Adam Friedman MD FAAD, and Andrew Draganski PhD. The delivery system uses patented hydrogel-derived nanoparticles, called Nanopods™, to deliver—in a sustained and controlled manner—notoriously hard-to-deliver therapeutic agents through topical administration. The company was founded in 2017 and based in Greenville, South Carolina.

Proterra

Series F in 2017
Proterra designs and manufactures zero-emission buses that enable fleet operators to eliminate dependency on fossil fuels and reduce costs. The company has sold more than 375 vehicles to municipal, university and commercial transit agencies throughout the U.S. Proterra’s configurable EV platform make its buses well suited for all transit routes. With unmatched durability and energy efficiency, Proterra products are proudly made in America, with offices in Silicon Valley, South Carolina, and Los Angeles.

Physcient

Series A in 2013
Physcient, Inc. manufactures Differential Dissector, a surgical instrument for blunt dissection. Its surgical device is used in plastic surgery and open general surgical procedures, such as thoracic, gastrointestinal, gynecological, urological, peripheral vascular, and orthopedic. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

KWIPPED, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
KWIPPED, Inc. operates a B2B online equipment rental marketplace that enables businesses to locate, discover, and rent equipment from a global network of suppliers. Its marketplace streamlines sourcing from a global network of equipment rental suppliers for specialized equipment for commercial applications. KWIPPED, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Wilmington, North Carolina.

RivalHealth

Series A in 2015
RivalHealth is a fitness-based wellness platform that engages employees with daily exercise and nutrition activities and sustains engagement through social interaction, challenges, incentives, and outcomes. It engages employees with daily exercise and nutrition activities and sustains engagement through social interaction, challenges, incentives, and outcomes for corporations, schools, and organizations searching for effective and sustainable wellness services.

Get Spiffy, Inc.

Series C in 2019
A team of experienced Triangle, NC entrepreneurs are building the World's first on-demand smartphone-powered technology-enabled mobile car wash and detailing service. Schedule your wash in under a minute using our app or website and we come to you! All payment and communication is handled via the app so that it is super-convenient. Also at Spiffy we care deeply about the environment and all of our washes are 100% eco-friendly. We recycle 100% of the water and leave zero run-off.

TiO

Series C in 2017
TiO is the fully customizable smart home solution created with builders in mind

Get Spiffy, Inc.

Series B in 2018
A team of experienced Triangle, NC entrepreneurs are building the World's first on-demand smartphone-powered technology-enabled mobile car wash and detailing service. Schedule your wash in under a minute using our app or website and we come to you! All payment and communication is handled via the app so that it is super-convenient. Also at Spiffy we care deeply about the environment and all of our washes are 100% eco-friendly. We recycle 100% of the water and leave zero run-off.

SENTIO

Seed Round in 2018
Sentio, Inc. develops software solutions for franchises that offers hiring assessments to evaluate each applicant, before reviewing the resume. It also provides applicant matching system technology that discovers the shared mental makeup characteristics of employees in a given position and allows HR and hiring managers to compare all candidates to that profile. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Reveal Mobile, Inc.

Series A in 2020
Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates a platform that provides location-based advertising and analytics across multiple industries. It offers VISIT Local that provides foot traffic attribution, location-based analytics, and audience building for agencies, media companies, and brands. The company also provides VISIT Match that provides instant audience scale for locations, analytics, and products. In addition, it offers VISIT Data, a customizable location-data solution for enterprise products and analytics platforms. The company provides solutions in the areas of agencies, brands, digital out of home, media companies, and data driven companies. Reveal Mobile, Inc. was formerly known as StepLeader, Inc. and changed its name to Reveal Mobile, Inc. in March 2015. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CBC New Media Group, LLC.

OBMedical Company

Seed Round in 2016
OBMedical Company develops, manufactures, and sells external maternal-fetal monitoring systems for laboring women. It offers LaborView sensor system, a wireless electrode-based system for labor and delivery departments that externally measures labor contractions and the heart rates of the mother and child. The company’s device also provides signal capture and digital signal processing that allows the mother mobility during labor process; and improves the health and safety of mothers and babies during pregnancy and labor. It serves medical professionals and patients worldwide. OBMedical Company was founded in 2012 and is based in Newberry, Florida with additional office in Norcross, Georgia. As of September 30, 2018, OBMedical Company operates as a subsidiary of Philips Medical Systems International B.V.

KIYATEC, LLC

Convertible Note in 2014
KIYATEC is a life sciences company enabling better in vitro models of complex human biology through perfused 3D cell‐based assays and enabling products. Its 3DKUBE technology platform conveniently and cost-effectively incorporates perfusion flow, accommodates all scaffold materials, allows in situ imaging, models complex human biology using segregated cell co‐culture, and is a single-use disposable. 3DKUBE cell‐based assays leverage these features to create better in vitro prediction of complex biochemical responses in humans, with a focus on the evaluation of drug toxicity and efficacy prior to use in human clinical trials.

Resiliency Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Resiliency Technologies, Inc. develops Sharpen, a technology and analytics platform that tracks the behavior of individual users and groups to create targeted recommendations using real time analytics. The company's platform provides educational resources that addresses the root causes of stress, depression, obesity, and other mental health disorders. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

GrowJourney, LLC

Convertible Note in 2015
GrowJourney, LLC sells organic seeds online. It also offers organic gardening educational resources online. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

Verdeeco

Series A in 2012
Data Analytics Platform for Electric, Gas, Water Utilities - Verdeeco offers a software platform that takes the upcoming flood of smart grid energy data and provides it to the electric, gas and water utilities in an actionable way, so they can make better decisions to drive operational as well as energy efficiency. Utilities can now bypass the traditional and legacy MDMS to take immediate advantage of their existing and new granular meter, scada, da and other data.

Atlas Organics Inc.

Convertible Note in 2017
Atlas Organics collects and recycles food and yard waste and turning it into organic garden products for use in agricultural, landscaping, and home gardening applications. This is done through public-private partnerships with municipalities. By collecting food waste from grocery stores, large companies, school districts, hospitals, and restaurants in the Upstate and Midlands of SC, Western NC, and Chattanooga TN Atlas is advancing the “table to farm” movement and helping their customers meet sustainability goals. The company was founded in 2013 by Joseph McMillin and Gary Nihart and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

KIYATEC, LLC

Series A in 2014
KIYATEC is a life sciences company enabling better in vitro models of complex human biology through perfused 3D cell‐based assays and enabling products. Its 3DKUBE technology platform conveniently and cost-effectively incorporates perfusion flow, accommodates all scaffold materials, allows in situ imaging, models complex human biology using segregated cell co‐culture, and is a single-use disposable. 3DKUBE cell‐based assays leverage these features to create better in vitro prediction of complex biochemical responses in humans, with a focus on the evaluation of drug toxicity and efficacy prior to use in human clinical trials.

OBMedical Company

Convertible Note in 2018
OBMedical Company develops, manufactures, and sells external maternal-fetal monitoring systems for laboring women. It offers LaborView sensor system, a wireless electrode-based system for labor and delivery departments that externally measures labor contractions and the heart rates of the mother and child. The company’s device also provides signal capture and digital signal processing that allows the mother mobility during labor process; and improves the health and safety of mothers and babies during pregnancy and labor. It serves medical professionals and patients worldwide. OBMedical Company was founded in 2012 and is based in Newberry, Florida with additional office in Norcross, Georgia. As of September 30, 2018, OBMedical Company operates as a subsidiary of Philips Medical Systems International B.V.

UVision 360, Inc.

Series C in 2019
UVision 360, Inc. develops and offers Luminelle DTx Hysteroscopy System, an integrated hysteroscopy and cystoscopy system for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the modern office. Its device allows gynecologists to perform global hysteroscopic procedures within the office and with limited anesthesia. The company’s device is used to diagnose or treat problems of the uterus. UVision 360, Inc. was formerly known as UVision, Inc. incorporated in 2016 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Proterra

Series C in 2013
Proterra designs and manufactures zero-emission buses that enable fleet operators to eliminate dependency on fossil fuels and reduce costs. The company has sold more than 375 vehicles to municipal, university and commercial transit agencies throughout the U.S. Proterra’s configurable EV platform make its buses well suited for all transit routes. With unmatched durability and energy efficiency, Proterra products are proudly made in America, with offices in Silicon Valley, South Carolina, and Los Angeles.

CharlestonPharma,LLC

Seed Round in 2018
CharlestonPharma, LLC focuses on developing therapeutic products for cancer patients and healthcare providers. It is developing human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to the cell surface receptor, nucleolin. The company has worldwide license for the method of production of the mAbs and use of the anti-nucleolin antibodies to treat cancer patients. CharlestonPharma was incorporated in 2010 is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

Vendor Registry, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2019
They are a small company, but big on passion and drive. They founded Vendor Registry with the simple purpose of making it easier to do business with your state and local governments and institutions. Too much time is spent filling out repetitive paperwork and too little time is spent taking advantage of new revenue opportunities. Businesses, especially local small businesses, need to generate more sales. Governments are forced to do more with less, which means they need more competitive bids. The vendors' and governments' problems are like a hand in glove. By just eliminating repetition (and automating the rest) and replacing paper with a single web-based tool used by both buyers and suppliers, they've created a win win solution. Vendor Registry is focused on creating this win win solution that generates new revenues for vendors and suppliers, saves time for everyone, and decreases costs for government and institutional purchasing departments. After all, they are spending their taxpayer dollars.

Southeast TechInventures

Series A in 2014
STI's mission is to build an effective and profitable technology accelerator for rapid conversion of scientific breakthroughs into products, services and new technology companies. STI partners with inventors to accelerate the commercialization of technologies and intellectual property (IP). Our current focus areas include medical devices, diagnostics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials, electronics, and agriculture including agricultural biotechnology. STI has pioneered a commercialization process powered by their proprietary TechInventures Accelerator Process℠. Using this process STI partners with universities and other research organizations, government funding agencies, private investors, and corporate entities to provide the structure, processes and funding needed to successfully bring new technologies to market. For any given STI portfolio technology, STI's operating model and experience guides and supports the new entity quickly along the path to commercialization. Activities provided by STI may include the following: Obtaining an intellectual property license from the applicable university/research organization Assisting in further developing the technology in partnership with the inventors Establishing the entity as a spin-off company Providing financing contacts Providing experienced business guidance and mentorship
Business Description: Package Solutions, Inc. (PS) first product HelloPackage (HPkg) is the world’s most advanced package management system for high-density environments. Our first market is the 75k apartment communities in the U.S. HPkg is a software-based platform integrating carriers, apartment communities, retailers, and residents to greatly enhance efficiency in last mile logistics. In addition to apartment communities, HPkg may be used by student housing, office, retail, condo communities, hotels, and convention centers.

KIYATEC, LLC

Series A in 2012
KIYATEC is a life sciences company enabling better in vitro models of complex human biology through perfused 3D cell‐based assays and enabling products. Its 3DKUBE technology platform conveniently and cost-effectively incorporates perfusion flow, accommodates all scaffold materials, allows in situ imaging, models complex human biology using segregated cell co‐culture, and is a single-use disposable. 3DKUBE cell‐based assays leverage these features to create better in vitro prediction of complex biochemical responses in humans, with a focus on the evaluation of drug toxicity and efficacy prior to use in human clinical trials.

OBMedical Company

Convertible Note in 2017
OBMedical Company develops, manufactures, and sells external maternal-fetal monitoring systems for laboring women. It offers LaborView sensor system, a wireless electrode-based system for labor and delivery departments that externally measures labor contractions and the heart rates of the mother and child. The company’s device also provides signal capture and digital signal processing that allows the mother mobility during labor process; and improves the health and safety of mothers and babies during pregnancy and labor. It serves medical professionals and patients worldwide. OBMedical Company was founded in 2012 and is based in Newberry, Florida with additional office in Norcross, Georgia. As of September 30, 2018, OBMedical Company operates as a subsidiary of Philips Medical Systems International B.V.

RidePost, Inc.

Convertible Note in 2012
RidePost was built by, with and for universities. RidePostU is a private network built to help manage transportation needs for universities of all sizes. Our private network and commuter solutions add value while reducing the administrative burden required by other options. RidePost is a powerful way to reduce the cost of travel while increasing access to transportation for your faculty, staff and student population.

OBMedical Company

Convertible Note in 2014
OBMedical Company develops, manufactures, and sells external maternal-fetal monitoring systems for laboring women. It offers LaborView sensor system, a wireless electrode-based system for labor and delivery departments that externally measures labor contractions and the heart rates of the mother and child. The company’s device also provides signal capture and digital signal processing that allows the mother mobility during labor process; and improves the health and safety of mothers and babies during pregnancy and labor. It serves medical professionals and patients worldwide. OBMedical Company was founded in 2012 and is based in Newberry, Florida with additional office in Norcross, Georgia. As of September 30, 2018, OBMedical Company operates as a subsidiary of Philips Medical Systems International B.V.