The time has come to vote in the final round of Boston’s Inno Madness 2022 bracket. The winning company gets bragging rights, honor and of course, the title.
A total of 5,153 votes were cast in the semifinals — the most of any round yet. Realtime Robotics made it into the finals by 47 votes, beating out Breakout Fun!, and DocFox edged out Allego by fewer than 100 votes.
The final matchup will be Realtime Robotics vs. DocFox.
Before we get to voting, let’s learn a little bit more about the two companies competing for your attention.
Remember: You cast votes based on the company you would invest in. This can be because you think they’d give you the best return on your investment, or you just believe in the company’s mission.
Realtime Robotics says its unique approach to robot motion planning sets it apart from other automation companies. Realtime’s specialized software enables machines to evaluate millions of alternative motion paths to avoid a collision and choose the optimal route before making a move — all in milliseconds.
The Boston-based company completed a $31.4 million Series A round in June 2021.
DocFox is a SaaS business that helps financial institutions manage their security requirements and document processing. Banks can use DocFox for processing remote account opening for business banking, managing transactions across state lines and streamlining business lending. The company operates out of Miami and Boston.
What is Inno Madness?
Inno Madness is our friendly, bracket-style challenge where readers vote to advance companies based on one question: Who would you invest in? Whether you believe in one mission or product slightly over the other or would prefer to back a more established company versus an early-stage startup, how you answer that question is entirely up to you. The bracket is designed to shine a spotlight on 64 innovative, fast-growing local businesses.
The bracket, which BostInno’s editorial team assembled based on nominations submitted by readers in recent weeks, encompasses a broad range of private, venture capital-backed or bootstrapped firms. In some cases, startups in their earliest stages will compete against some established favorites.
Take a look at the participating companies in our bracket and read the contest rules here.
The bracket is meant to represent the full breadth and diversity of the ecosystem. In the end, think of the bracket as just a fun look into tech local companies you need to know in 2022. Last year, MineralTree took home the trophy. Other past winners include Berkshire Grey (2020), Toast (2019) and Botkeeper (2018).
Take a look at our voting guide below. Then, scroll down to cast your vote.
When can I vote?
Boston’s Inno Madness includes several stages, as the competition gets narrowed down over the course of several weeks. Here’s the voting schedule to keep track of each move as voters decide who’s advancing to the next level. Voting will close at 9 a.m. on the final day of each round to give us time to tally the votes before the next round starts.
Round 1: March 3 to 8
Round 2: March 9 to 14
Round 3: March 15 to 18
Round 4: March 18 to 23
Round 5: March 24 to 28
Round 6: March 29 to April 1
2022 Inno Madness Champion announced: April 5
Now, it’s time to get to the voting. Once each round of voting closes, we’ll advance the winners.
