SwampFox

InnoVenture Success #2: PinPoint GeoTech and SC Launch! Announce an Investment to Strengthen the Knowledge Economy in SC

Submitted by: John Warner on Jul 01, 2008 at 6:05 am Tagged with: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investment, Venture Capital Source: SC Launch!

Swamp Fox note: Jim Oswald, founder of PinPoint GeoTech, presented at InnoVenture 2008, where he met SC Launch! Congratulations to everyone involved. You can see a video of PinPoint GeoTech's presentation at InnoVenture 2008 here. (You'll need to Join the Community by putting a profile online.)

When: Monday, July 7, 6:00 p.m.

Where: Clemson City Hall, 1250 Tiger Boulevard, Clemson, SC 29631

RSVP: Click here to RSVP to Jill Hirsekorn or call 843-760-3329

Click here for “Driving Directions” to create a map to Clemson City Hall from your starting point:

Jim Oswald, PinPoint GeoTech CEO, and Bill Mahoney, SCRA CEO, invite you to attend a special
announcement between PinPoint GeoTech and SC Launch!

SC Launch! has identified PinPoint GeoTech as a promising South Carolina start-up company, and hopes to accelerate their entrepreneurial growth with a seed-capital investment, ongoing mentoring and Resource Network Services.

PinPoint GeoTech delivers cities, counties and other governmental agencies with the simple, effective and affordable PinPoint GeoWorks product suite that saves time and taxpayer money while it simultane­ously enhances the environment through multiple-green initiatives.

PinPoint GeoTech is a stable company with GPS technology that was spun off from OA Technology Group, a 20-year-old technology company recognized for innovation and emerging models.

SCRA is a global leader in applied research and commercialization ser­vices with offices in Anderson, Charleston and Columbia. SCRA col­laborates to advance technology. SCRA provides technology-based solutions with assured outcomes on behalf of industry, government, and research universities like Clemson University, the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina. Learn more at www.scra.org

SC Launch! accelerates entrepreneurial growth for technology startups by delivering key tools for success. We help build equity in the future by generating Knowledge Economy jobs, enhancing the state’s quality of life, and providing strong prospects for all South Carolinians in the new economy. SC Launch! is a collaboration between SCRA and South Carolina’s research universities — Clemson University, The University of South Carolina and The Medical University of South Carolina. Learn more at www.sclaunch.org.