We're already into the third round of KY Inno Madness.
Hundreds of votes have narrowed the field down to just eight competitors. We had some close matchups in the second round, including No. 1 seed Climavision versus No. 4 seed VividCharts and No. 1 FreshFry versus No. 5 seed Moolathon. Only one of those No. 1 seeds made it through to the third round — check out the bracket below to see who's still in.
There are five Louisville companies still vying for the title of KY Inno Madness champion, plus a company each from Lexington, Paducah and Stanford, Kentucky.
Third round voting will be open until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 20. Then, starting on Tuesday next week, we'll have back-to-back voting rounds for the last four competitors and KY Inno Madness championship.
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Meet the players in round three:
FreshFry (Louisville) — A food-tech company that developed an all-natural, plant-based pod that extends the life of frying oil by collecting and dissolving impurities, ultimately saving restaurant operators time, labor and cost.
VividCharts (Lexington) — A data visualization platform that allows ServiceNow customers to generate and distribute real-time reports that make data-focused decisions easy and efficient.
Wall Eye Solutions (Stanford, Kentucky) — An additive manufacturing company that offers a large variety of fully tubed wall ports, creating a fully sealed opening through a wall or barrier and leaving an aesthetically pleasing pass-through for the running of cables, cords and wires.
JoBé Products (Louisville) — A company that invented the “Besk” — a combination backpack and desk.
PreventScripts (Paducah, Kentucky) — A health tech company looking to solve the “blind spot of health care” — the time between primary care visits — with a remote monitoring app where providers can track patient’s progress.
Pascal Tags (Louisville) — A hard-tech company building a data-driven supply chain through smart, chip-less tags that allow businesses to track inventory.
Symba (Louisville) — A real estate tech company that’s built a mobile-first, customer relationship management platform that enables agents to upload their contacts, track deals, organize their tasks and monitor their sales and commissions.
Black Business Boxes (Louisville) — An e-commerce company that is working to build a Black-owned marketplace makes it easier for dollars to circulate within the Black community, and curate subscription boxes from different Black-owned businesses to introduce consumers to new brands.
