KYOCERA AVX invests in VC firm Good Growth Capital

KYOCERA AVX, a manufacturer of advanced electronic components, announced Nov. 29 it invested in Good Growth Capital (GGC), a venture capital firm with offices in Charleston and Boston.

GGC has invested in the medtech, data science, green tech and hard science industries. Its portfolio includes:

• Home-based and AI-enabled diagnostics
• Orthopedic device, genetics and small molecules markets
• FinTech
• Big data
• SaaS
• Analytics
• Energy efficiency
• Renewables

“KYOCERA AVX is excited to announce our investment in Good Growth Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm operating here in our home state of South Carolina and renowned for its proven expertise in finding, assessing, and cultivating complex local science and technology start-ups that aim to have a positive effect on humanity,” said KYOCERA AVX CEO Johnny Sarvis. “This investment provides KYOCERA AVX with abundant opportunities to further support the flourishing tech industry both here in the Carolinas and nationwide by investing through GGC and exploring co-investments, especially within segments of the MedTech industry that complement our existing R&D programs within the KYOCERA Group globally.”

For more information, visit goodgrowthvc.com