The 2023 Dayton Inno Madness competition is entering its finals round in the voting contest.
What started with 32 local startups vying for this year's title of Inno Madness champion has been narrowed down to two finalists.
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 finalists are Infinity Labs, a technology defense startup, and Lunnie, a brand focused on postpartum products.
The final voting round begins at 10:30 a.m. March 22 and continues until 9:00 a.m. March 27. Finalists in the Inno Madness contest will be honored in the March 31 print edition of Dayton Business Journal.
Let's get into the final matchup ...
The bracket is designed to shine a spotlight on 32 innovative, fast-growing local businesses.
The bracket is assembled based on reader nominations, as well as editorial input from the Dayton Inno team. Seeding was determined randomly. Meet the participants below and read the contest rules here.
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The two remaining finalists are:
Infinity Labs
Dayton-based technology company Infinity Labs is a growing defense startup. Their work centers around modeling and simulation, cybersecurity and advanced research and development. The company has a significant amount of intellectual property through Internal Research and Development (IRAD) investment since their founding in July of 2020. The company has received multiple millions of dollars in Small Business Innovation Research grants from the federal government to develop and transition transformational concepts into commercial capabilities. The company is developing new products now.
Website: i-labs.tech
Lunnie
A brand focused on postpartum products to make moms feel pretty and powerful, specifically through the production of a nursing bra which launched in March 2022. Lunnie is now prepped to grow its product line and launched a nursing bra in local store Shoppe Smitten in Oakwood. Founded by Sarah Kallile, Lunnie's nursing bra is meant to be a chic, everyday bra for comfort, made from high quality, sustainable fabrics with a leak proof component, manufactured by Columbus Apparel Studio.
Website: lunnie.com
