After nearly a month of voting, the time has come to vote for your favorite Houston startup in this year's Inno Madness competition.
Inno Madness is our friendly, bracket-style challenge where readers vote to advance companies based on one question: Which would you invest in? Whether you believe in one mission or product 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.
Vote in the final round by clicking here!
Round 3 once again saw incredibly close voting, with fewer than 50 votes separating each matchup. Farlite Solutions LLC took one finalist spot over Aeromine with 51.2% of the vote to 48.8% by the time polls closed. Meanwhile, GigaDAC opened an early lead over Molecule in the other matchup, but Molecule almost made the comeback happen in the last few days of voting. The vote split in that matchup went GigaDAC's way with 54.2% of the vote to 45.8%.
Final-round voting begins April 11 and continues through April 17 at 11:59 p.m. Readers can cast one vote in the final round, and we'll crown an Inno Madness winner on April 18. Subscribe to The Beat newsletter to follow along.
Let's get into the finals …
Meet the Houston Inno Madness 2024 Finalists...
- Farlite Solutions LLC: Farlite Solutions neutralizes aerosol pathogens, such as measles, influenza and Covid-19, in indoor spaces with a customized UV light solution to reduce the probability of becoming infected while visiting a protected space.
- GigaDAC: GigaDAC is pioneering a method to build carbon dioxide direct air capture systems at a gigaton scale.
And make sure to read about all 16 contestants that have been featured in this year's Madness competition!
