Cincy Inno readers cast nearly 3,700 votes in this year's Tech Madness tournament (almost twice as many as last year), and ultimately selected Navistone as the new champion.
The Cincinnati marketing startup received 259 votes in the final round, beating ConnXus, which had 161. Navistone and ConnXus entered Tech Madness as the No. 6 seed and No. 2 seed, respectively. On its way to victory, Navistone beat out companies in industries ranging from agriculture to funeral home management.
Founded in 2016, Navistone works with direct and digital marketers to help them acquire and reactivate more customers. It was a finalist for the Cincinnati Business Courier's Innovation & Technology awards in both 2018 and 2019.
We started this competition with a bracket of 32 teams and one question: Which startups would you invest in? Through Tech Madness we hoped to create a friendly competition that highlighted some of the exciting tech companies that made up Minnesota’s startup scene.
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Congratulations to all 16 companies that participated! Thank you to everyone for another great year of Tech Madness!
