Alabama Inno Madness BBJ's friendly, bracket-style challenge, enters the third round with only four companies left.
A tight second round saw some notable names fall off the list, and participation has boosted. More have 900 votes have been cast since launching earlier in March, and the competition continues.
In last week's matchups, Birmingham-based restaurant startup Feast Bham and a mainstay of the Birmingham startup scene, fleet management company Fleetio, went head to head. Feast picked up a narrow win at 54% to 46%.
The second match saw Birmingham financial wellness startup Immediate against hiring company GoodJob. Birmingham-based GoodJob scored a convincing win with 57% of the vote to Immediate’s 43%.
Feast Bham and GoodJob will now face each other in the third round.
For matchup three, a close battle between fintech company University Fancards and safety startup WaveLink came down to the wire, but WaveLink managed to pull out an upset win over University Fancards 52% to 48%.
Matchup four had babysitting startup Wyndy and electrical startup Con.doit going head-to-head. Con.doit pulled out a win by securing 56% of the vote to Wyndy’s 44%.
The next round will see WaveLink and Con.doit battling for a place in the final.
Voting in round three kicks off at 11 a.m. today and will continue until March 28 at 9 a.m.
Meet the participants below and read the contest rules here.
Check out the bracket below to see the next round of matchups and click the link to cast your vote. If you're not familiar with the players, see our brief descriptions before starting to vote.
Here are the remaining competitors:
• WaveLink
CEO Arnar Thors
Birmingham
The public safety company produces a product they have developed to save lives by alerting swimmers to potentially dangerous electricity in freshwater.
• Feast
CEO Brett Ables Birmingham Feast connects local restaurants to customers who order catering frequently. It created a new way for restaurants to keep their doors open during heightened pandemic times, during economic crunches and during normalcy.
• GoodJob
CEO Stephen Johnston
Birmingham
The company aims to simplify the hiring process. It provides customers qualified job-seekers using an algorithm to best pair candidates with companies.
• Con.doit
CEO Ian Hoppe
Birmingham
Con.doit has created a software application to map, monitor performance and predict potential failures within commercial building electrical systems. Electrical systems are typically mapped out on paper, and Con.doit is offering a solution to make mapping easier and simpler for electrical companies.
