Mapping the Myrtle Beach
Startup Ecosystem

Myrtle Beach, SC

Archetype SC is a full-service digital consulting agency headquartered in Myrtle Beach, SC, founded in 2014 and serving clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. The firm specializes in cybersecurity, managed IT, digital experience, data analytics, systems integration, and digital marketing, positioning itself as one of the fastest-growing technology companies on South Carolina's Grand Strand.

Myrtle Beach, SC

AuthAppeals is an AI-powered software tool that generates professional medical appeal letters for denied prior authorizations in minutes. The platform is designed to help healthcare providers and patients save time and increase approval rates when challenging insurance denials.

North Myrtle Beach, SC

BuildUp Bookings is a North Myrtle Beach-based digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, paid ads, social media, and email marketing exclusively for vacation rental managers and travel brands. Founded in 2016, the agency operates under the parent brand 91 Digital and has worked with more than 300 vacation rental companies to grow direct bookings and reduce OTA dependence.

Greenville, SC

Checkeeper is a Greenville, SC-based FinTech SaaS company that provides online check printing and mailing services to businesses, bookkeepers, and individuals. The platform allows users to print professional checks on any paper or check stock and offers automated check mailing services for refunds, rebates, and regular payments, serving over 115,000 customers.

North Myrtle Beach / Little River, SC

Choice Technology Solutions, LLC (CTS) is a technology consulting firm based in North Myrtle Beach, SC, offering networking, web and application design, managed services, and IT support for businesses of all sizes. Founded in 2010 as 'The NMB Geek' and restructured as an LLC in 2018, CTS helps SMBs with digital transformation, process automation, and systems integration both locally and globally.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Civic Dollars is a community currency platform that rewards users with digital dollars for time spent in geo-fenced outdoor spaces such as parks and beaches, incentivizing active and healthy lifestyles. Founded in Northern Ireland and now operating in Myrtle Beach as part of the city's Smart Cities Living Lab program, the platform allows users to redeem rewards at local businesses or donate credits to community groups and charities.

Vancouver, BC (active Myrtle Beach, SC market presence)

Cocoflo Innovations is a Vancouver-based GovTech SaaS company founded in 2019 that modernizes government services through cloud-based digital platforms for parks and recreation, business licensing, and civic engagement. Their flagship product, Rec+, helps local governments, schools, and recreation departments manage registrations, rentals, memberships, and payments through one mobile-first platform, with active deployments across the U.S. and Canada including Myrtle Beach, SC.

Myrtle Beach, SC (HQ: Atlanta, GA)

DC BLOX is a vertically integrated digital infrastructure provider that designs, builds, and operates AI-ready, Tier III-rated data centers and dark fiber network solutions across the Southeastern United States. Founded in 2014, the company owns and operates edge-market colocation facilities, hyperscale campuses, and critical cable landing stations—including one in Myrtle Beach, SC—serving enterprises, hyperscalers, carriers, and government clients.

EcoActivators (dba Waste Lens™) is an agentic AI-native platform headquartered in Myrtle Beach, SC that provides turnkey last-mile waste diversion infrastructure for cities, routing household trash — including food waste, textiles, and hard-to-recycle materials — into circular and commerce markets. The platform uses AI agents, vision technology, and a partner network to automate resident behavior and help municipalities achieve zero-waste goals without adding SaaS management burden.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Electro-Media Design, Ltd. (EMD) is an independent audiovisual consulting and design firm founded in 1990, specializing in AV systems design, acoustical consultation, and AV operational management for hotels, conference centers, resorts, and entertainment venues globally. As independent consultants who do not sell equipment, EMD has completed over 1,100 projects worldwide and is recognized as an industry leader in hospitality AV and acoustics.

Myrtle Beach, SC

eMYRge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entrepreneur support organization operating the HTC Aspire Hub coworking space in downtown Myrtle Beach's Arts & Innovation District. Founded in 2019, it provides coworking memberships, mentorship, networking events, and resources designed to build a thriving startup and innovation ecosystem on the Grand Strand.

Myrtle Beach, SC

EZ Home Search is a Myrtle Beach-based real estate technology platform that connects home buyers and sellers with vetted local agents and mortgage professionals through privacy-first lead generation and county-exclusive partnerships. Founded in 2021, the platform covers hundreds of markets across North America, offering real-time listings, property values, local housing data, and a companion CRM product called Sure Send.

Myrtle Beach, SC

FieldBin is a cloud-based Field Service Management (FSM) software platform designed to help small-to-medium sized field service trade companies — including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and landscaping businesses — manage their operations in one easy-to-use platform. Its features include work order scheduling, dispatching, invoicing, inventory management, estimating, payments processing, and customer management, all accessible from any device.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Fuel Travel is a Myrtle Beach, SC-based hospitality technology company founded in 1994 that provides software solutions and digital marketing services to independent hotels, resorts, condotels, and management groups worldwide. Its product suite includes a hotel booking engine, AI-powered CRM and marketing automation, a white-label mobile app with digital key, and a customized analytics dashboard (Fuel Gauge), helping properties drive direct bookings and improve the guest experience.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Golf Trek is Myrtle Beach's longest-running golf vacation package company, operating since 1979 and having booked over 10 million tee times across the Grand Strand. The company offers custom golf and lodging packages, a proprietary Myrtle Beach Golf App, vacation rental management, and a marketing database of over 300,000 golf customers.

Myrtle Beach, SC

The HCS Technology Fair is an annual student technology competition produced by Horry County Schools, held each spring at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Now in its 17th year, the event features over 700 projects from 1,300+ students in grades PreK–12, competing in categories such as robotics, app design, digital game design, VR/AR, and cybersecurity.

Myrtle Beach, SC

iTATU is the world's first automated temporary airbrush tattoo and face-painting kiosk, designed for live events, resorts, and destinations, delivering body art in under 30 seconds with no staff required. Based in Myrtle Beach, SC, the company blends fan engagement, sponsorship activation, and data capture into a scalable platform it calls TAT-Vertising™, targeting venues across the U.S. and beyond.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Legiit is an AI-powered all-in-one freelance marketplace and marketing outsourcing platform headquartered in Myrtle Beach, SC, connecting businesses with skilled freelancers across SEO, content creation, digital marketing, design, and software development. Founded in 2017 by Chris M. Walker, it has grown into a multi-million dollar platform recognized as a top-ranked global freelance marketplace, with a strong community and quality-first ethos distinguishing it from competitors like Fiverr and Upwork.

North Myrtle Beach, SC

LyfeLoop is a decentralized social media and networking platform founded in Myrtle Beach, SC, designed to give users freedom of speech without censorship, fact-checking, or data selling. The platform offers features including photo/video sharing, live streaming, messaging, blogging, community groups, and a built-in crypto wallet, with users retaining full ownership of their data.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Pawfinity is a cloud-based pet business management software platform offering scheduling, point-of-sale, online booking, automated notifications, and kennel management tools for grooming salons, mobile groomers, kennels, and dog daycares. Founded in Myrtle Beach, SC, the platform operates in 12 countries and is recognized as one of the most widely used pet service software solutions globally.

Myrtle Beach, SC

PC Matic is an American cybersecurity company headquartered in Myrtle Beach, SC, specializing in antivirus software, endpoint protection, and application allowlisting (whitelisting) to defend homes, businesses, and government agencies against ransomware and malware. Founded in 1999, the company is 100% American-made, bootstrapped by its sole founder-investor, and has achieved FedRAMP authorization for its federal cybersecurity solution.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Physicians First Bancorp (PFBI) is a physician-owned bank holding company that applies the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) ownership model to financial institution ownership, enabling physicians to collectively own and benefit from a bank tailored to their professional needs. The company offers practice banking, private banking, treasury services, loans, insurance products, and investment services specifically designed for orthopedic and MSK physicians nationwide.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Skyline Photography (operating via schedulemyphotoshoot.com) is a Myrtle Beach-based real estate photography and visual marketing company serving the Grand Strand and surrounding areas. The company offers high-end photography, drone aerial photography, Matterport 3D virtual tours, videography, and advanced photo editing services including sky replacement and item removal for residential, commercial, and vacation rental listings.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Startup MB is a podcast and ecosystem-mapping platform dedicated to discovering and showcasing the startups and innovators building companies in the Myrtle Beach, SC, area. Founded by Will McCaffrey, the platform combines an AI-powered company directory with a podcast featuring the founders and community builders driving the Grand Strand startup scene forward.

North Charleston, SC

Stasmayer, Inc. is a managed IT services and IT security company headquartered in North Charleston, SC, providing outsourced IT support, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and compliance services to businesses across the Carolinas and beyond. Founded in 2003, the company has earned over 23 national awards including repeated recognition on CRN's MSP 500 list and multiple appearances on the Inc. 5000.

Myrtle Beach, SC

SureSend (suresend.ai) is an AI-powered CRM platform built for growing companies, combining contact management, a built-in dialer with live call coaching, AI lead scoring, pre-call summaries, email delivery infrastructure, and a native gamification engine called 'Win the Day.' The platform targets real estate teams, lending companies, and sales-driven organizations seeking an all-in-one alternative to traditional CRMs, with an open API and unlimited native integrations.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Surfworks is a surf and adventure park resort developed by American Surf Parks, planned for a 28-acre site at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The park will feature a Wavegarden Cove surf lagoon capable of generating high-quality waves every eight seconds, along with an amphitheater, cabanas, a surf academy, retail, and dining, with a projected 2027 opening.

Surfside Beach / Myrtle Beach, SC

TeamLogic IT of Myrtle Beach is a locally owned and operated franchise of the national TeamLogic IT managed IT services network, serving businesses of all sizes in the greater Myrtle Beach and Grand Strand area. The office provides proactive cybersecurity protection, cloud computing, backup and disaster recovery, IT consulting, and fully outsourced or co-managed IT support from its Surfside Beach, SC location.

Myrtle Beach, SC

The 516 Collaborative is a Myrtle Beach-based consultancy led by Founder and CEO Kiva Slade that provides strategic operations and data-driven decision-making services for B2B service providers and small business CEOs. The firm specializes in business intelligence, Google Analytics, KPI development, fractional COO services, and practical AI workshops to help clients grow their businesses confidently.

Myrtle Beach, SC

TheStaffer is a cloud-based recruitment and temporary staffing agency management platform headquartered in Myrtle Beach, SC, offering end-to-end tools for hiring, onboarding, scheduling, billing, invoicing, and back-office automation. It is a product of Linentech Inc., a Myrtle Beach software company, and is designed to serve staffing agencies and hospitality-sector employers seeking to digitize and streamline their workforce operations.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Tkacz Engineering LLC, operating as Deploy360, is an SBA HUBZone certified small business headquartered in Myrtle Beach, SC, providing user-centered DevSecOps software engineering services primarily to the U.S. Department of Defense. Founded in 2009, the company delivers custom software solutions, AI-driven security tooling (D360-Sentinel AI), and a DevSecOps software factory platform to high-profile DoD customers including SOCOM, JSOC, MARFORCYBER, and NAVSUP.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Traffic Control Solutions is a Myrtle Beach, SC-based traffic control services company specializing in flagging operations, lane closures, and traffic management for construction projects. Founded in July 2021 by Peggy Carr, the company serves prime contractors such as asphalt and sitework companies, offering customizable, cost-effective traffic control solutions and equipment rental.

Myrtle Beach, SC

TransPerfect is the world's largest provider of language and AI solutions for global business, offering translation, localization, eDiscovery, and multilingual content management services across 200+ languages from offices in over 150 cities worldwide. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in New York City, the company serves more than 6,000 global organizations and reported $1.32 billion in 2025 revenues, its 33rd consecutive year of growth.

Myrtle Beach, SC

TRXN (gettrxn.com) is an early-stage technology company building platforms at the intersection of payments, retail, and business management. The company's stated focus is on transaction processing, POS systems, digital marketing, and blockchain-ready infrastructure designed to power commerce for businesses of all sizes.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Validus Business Solutions is a Myrtle Beach, SC-based IT solutions firm specializing in custom software development, AI/ML solutions, mobile app development, and IT management consulting. The company helps businesses leverage technology to improve operational efficiency, enhance security, and scale with confidence.

Myrtle Beach, SC

Value Systems is a family-owned, full-service point-of-sale solutions provider headquartered in Myrtle Beach, SC, founded in 1999. The company serves restaurants and retail businesses across the Southeast, offering POS system sales and support, merchant processing, VoIP phone systems, online ordering, and 24/7 technical support.

Columbia, SC

VC3 is a managed IT services and cybersecurity provider founded in 1994 and headquartered in Columbia, SC, serving over 1,100 municipalities and 700 commercial businesses across North America. The company offers managed IT, cloud hosting, cybersecurity, custom application development, and business intelligence services with a specialized focus on local government clients.

Brno, Czech Republic

VisionCraft (VisionCraft s.r.o.) is an AI-driven technology company headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic, specializing in non-invasive computer vision solutions for intelligent transportation systems, smart cities, and healthcare. The company's edge-based IoT sensors use AI object detection algorithms to deliver real-time, privacy-compliant data on object category, size, speed, direction, and trajectory for municipalities, enterprises, and healthcare providers.

Myrtle Beach, SC

WhiteFlag App Inc. is a free, anonymous peer-to-peer mental health app that instantly connects users with others who have faced similar mental health struggles, offering 24/7 customized support without requiring professional credentials. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Myrtle Beach, SC, the platform has surpassed 200,000 users, 150,000 downloads, and facilitates over 100,000 messages of support monthly.

Myrtle Beach, SC

YOUnifiedAI is an AI-native software platform that connects disconnected business tools and data into a single unified intelligence layer for small and medium-sized enterprises. The platform serves industries including healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and startups by correlating data across existing apps to surface operational insights, risks, and trends without requiring complex IT integrations.