What other startups besides Zipit Wireless received a second round of funding from SC Launch?
Of six companies selected to receive a second round of funding from S.C. Launch, a state-sponsored program, five are located in the Greenville area. The sixth is in Charleston. “I think we’ve created the soil conditions here that really do support entrepreneurism,” said Ben Haskew, president of the Greenville Chamber. For two-year-old SensorTech Corp., one of the Greenville companies, the $200,000 will help pay for an equipment upgrade as well as a researcher and sales director, said David Myers, chief executive officer. An earlier infusion of $200,000 from S.C. Launch and a $600,000 contract from the Department of Naval Research kept SensorTech alive in a tough economy where investors have been reticent to open their wallets. Myers said he considers the fledgling firm blessed. “In this economy anybody who’s doing well and going to the next step is very, very fortunate indeed,” he said. The six-employee SensorTech is scheduled to take its “smart plastic” load cell product to market for
Five local startup companies have gotten a fresh infusion of cash from a mix of public and private sources in a show of strength for technology entrepreneurship in Greenville compared to other places in South Carolina. Of six companies selected to receive a second round of funding from S.C. Launch, a state-sponsored program, five are located in the Greenville area. The sixth is in Charleston. “I think we’ve created the soil conditions here that really do support entrepreneurism,” said Ben Haskew, president of the Greenville Chamber. For two-year-old SensorTech Corp., one of the Greenville companies, the $200,000 will help pay for an equipment upgrade as well as a researcher and sales director, said David Myers, chief executive officer. Sources: http://www.greenvilleonline.
Of six companies selected to receive a second round of funding from S.C. Launch, a state-sponsored program, five are located in the Greenville area. The sixth is in Charleston. “I think we’ve created the soil conditions here that really do support entrepreneurism,” said Ben Haskew, president of the Greenville Chamber. For two-year-old SensorTech Corp., one of the Greenville companies, the $200,000 will help pay for an equipment upgrade as well as a researcher and sales director, said David Myers, chief executive officer. An earlier infusion of $200,000 from S.C. Launch and a $600,000 contract from the Department of Naval Research kept SensorTech alive in a tough economy where investors have been reticent to open their wallets. Myers said he considers the fledgling firm blessed. “In this economy anybody who’s doing well and going to the next step is very, very fortunate indeed,” he said. The six-employee SensorTech is scheduled to take its “smart plastic” load cell product to market for
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