Upstate Carolina Angel Network
VC Fund
Greenville, United States
Upstate Carolina Angel Network is a VC fund in Greenville focused on Software and Biotechnology. The Upstate Carolina Angel Network, LLC (UCAN) is a group of accredited investors located in Upstate South Carolina who invest in and support start-up and early-stage, high-growth businesses in the Southeastern United States. It was founded in 2008 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
- Total investments:
- 31
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 6%
- Fund size:
- $1.4M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Upstate Carolina Angel Network invests in
SoftwareBiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingMedical
Stages Upstate Carolina Angel Network invests in
Series ASeedSeries CFunding RoundConvertible Note
Countries Upstate Carolina Angel Network invests in
United States
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (23%)
- Biotechnology 6 (19%)
- Health Care 5 (16%)
- Manufacturing 5 (16%)
- Medical 3 (10%)
Stage
- Series A 9 (29%)
- Seed 6 (19%)
- Series C 3 (10%)
- Funding Round 3 (10%)
- Convertible Note 2 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Dunbar
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Matthew Dunbar
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Seed / Oct 14, 2019 | ||
| Founded in 2009, MapAnything is a location services company for your Salesforce data. Its mission is to become the world’s leading business platform for “Where” software. MapAnything provides a suite of “Where” apps and platform services to drive productivity and planning across multiple use cases.With more than 1,400 customers globally,ranging in all sizes and industries from small businesses to international enterprises, MapAnything is a Gold Salesforce App Innovation Partner. It is the recipient of Ventana Research’s 2016 Technology Innovation Award for Location Analytics and has been named a Customer’s Choice – Highly Reviewed App by users of Salesforce. | $42.5M / Series C / Nov 17, 2017 | ||
| Proterra designs and manufactures zero-emission, heavy-duty electric vehicles, enabling bus fleet operators to significantly reduce operating costs while delivering clean, quiet transportation to local communities across North America. The company’s configurable Catalyst platform is designed to serve the daily mileage needs of a wide range oftransit routes on a single charge. With industry-leading durability and energy efficiency based on rigorous U.S. independent testing, Proterra products are proudly designed, engineered, and manufactured in America, with offices in Silicon Valley, South Carolina, and Los Angeles.Proterra's revolutionary battery-electric transit vehicles help fleet operators abandon fossil fuels, improve environmental quality, and reduce operating costs. Together with their customers, they have prevented more than 55 million pounds of greenhouse gases from escaping into the atmosphere and avoided burning some 2 million gallons of fuel.The company was established in 2004 and is based in Burlingame, California, USA. | $55M / Series F / Jun 13, 2017 | ||
| KWIPPED develops a B2B online equipment rental and leasing marketplace. Its technology streamlines sourcing from a global network of equipment suppliers reduces risk, assures quality, and facilitates trusted relationships between renters and suppliers. | $900K / Seed / Jan 05, 2017 | ||
| Proterra designs and manufactures zero-emission, heavy-duty electric vehicles, enabling bus fleet operators to significantly reduce operating costs while delivering clean, quiet transportation to local communities across North America. The company’s configurable Catalyst platform is designed to serve the daily mileage needs of a wide range oftransit routes on a single charge. With industry-leading durability and energy efficiency based on rigorous U.S. independent testing, Proterra products are proudly designed, engineered, and manufactured in America, with offices in Silicon Valley, South Carolina, and Los Angeles.Proterra's revolutionary battery-electric transit vehicles help fleet operators abandon fossil fuels, improve environmental quality, and reduce operating costs. Together with their customers, they have prevented more than 55 million pounds of greenhouse gases from escaping into the atmosphere and avoided burning some 2 million gallons of fuel.The company was established in 2004 and is based in Burlingame, California, USA. | Series E / Jan 03, 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 restaurantsin 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. | $527K / Seed / Nov 22, 2015 | ||
| Baebies was founded in 2014 by Richard West and Vamsee Pamula, following the successful development of digital microfluidics technology, the development and launch of multiple products, and the eventual sale of Advanced Liquid Logic to Illumina, Inc. Baebies has now licensed its core technology, acquired product and manufacturing assets, and builtseasoned management and technical teams to pursue opportunities in newborn screening and near-patient diagnostic testing. Baebies newborn screening platform, SEEKER, is FDA authorized and CE marked. The FINDER and FINDER 1.5 platforms are CE marked and the FINDER 1.5 SARS-CoV-2 test received emergency use notification from the FDA. Baebies’ digital microfluidics technology is a recipient of multiple awards, including the coveted Disruptive Technology Award from AACC in their ‘search for the next innovative testing solution that will transform patient careBaebies' mission is to save lives and make lives better by bringing new technologies, new tests, and new hope to newborns, patients, and healthcare professionals worldwide. | $13M / Series A / Jun 17, 2015 | ||
| ActivEd is an ed-tech company that offers online adventures transforming math and literacy fundamentals into standards-based lessons. It features Walkabouts, on-demand adventures that transform math and language content into short, movement-rich activities for Pre-K through Second Grade students. This research-based online tool makes it easy forteachers and parents to create lessons that bring key concepts to life through physical activity. It even correlates to the state standards teachers already use to develop and manage their lesson planning. | $1.5M / Seed / May 11, 2015 | ||
| 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'vealso developed proprietary algorithms that help auditors identify potential fraud.It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. | $3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 13, 2014 | ||
| OBMedical is a digital health company with an FDA cleared fetal monitoring system now on the market for hospital use. The company is planning to launch a wearable fetal monitor and contraction monitor for use up to six weeks prior to delivery in 2017.OBMedical Company, a Delaware corporation, is a medical device company commercializing technologyjointly developed by the University of Florida and Convergent Engineering, a biomedical engineering firm. The LaborView sensor system their initial product is a wireless, electrode-based, electronic maternal-fetal monitor sensor replacement system that measures labor contractions and the heart rates of both mother and child. The LaborView sensor system will replace current outdated sensors with more accurate, reliable, and comfortable sensors, enabling a safer and more cost-effective obstetric monitoring system with greater patient satisfaction. It is compatible with legacy electronic fetal monitors. | $2.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 29, 2014 | ||
| See all 31 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
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General Motors Ventures
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South Carolina Research Authority
5 deals together
Kleiner Perkins
4 deals together
Asheville Angels
3 deals together
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FAQ
What does Upstate Carolina Angel Network invest in?
Upstate Carolina Angel Network invests primarily in Software, Biotechnology and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Upstate Carolina Angel Network?
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