Pacific Business News is now in round three of its inaugural Inno Madness competition with just four Hawaii-based startups still in the running to be the 2022 Inno Madness champion.
As a refresher: Inno Madness is PBN's bracket-style challenge where readers vote to advance companies that they think are doing the most to advance innovation in Hawaii. Reasons for voting could be tied to one's connection with any given startup's mission, cause, or tenure — among numerous other factors to be considered.
Either way, the bracket is designed to shine a spotlight on innovative, fast-growing local businesses in the Islands.
Third-round voting begins Friday, March 18, and continues through Wednesday, March 23.
Readers can cast one vote per round. We'll open up voting round by round, ultimately namely PBN's Inno Madness 2022 winner on March 31.
Let the round three voting begin!
Meet the Players:
AI.Fish -— Electronic monitoring powered by the latest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision.
Goodman Technologies LLC — Goodman Technologies LLC is a small business that performs professional, scientific, system engineering, and technical services.
Hawaii Innovation Laboratory -— A University of Hawaii at Manoa startup that researches and develops solar and biomedical technologies.
LifeDNA — A company that uses customers' DNA samples to generate personalized nutrition, health, fitness, and wellness reports.
Malama Solar - A residential photovoltaic panel and battery storage business that was awarded the distinction of being PBN's Fastest Growing Company in Hawaii last year.
Nalu Scientific — A software company that specializes in advanced mixed signal integrated circuits with applications in particle tracking and time of flight measurements.
Nimbus AI LLC — A team that uses a data-driven approach and machine learning to forecast cloud cover for the solar industry.
Parklinq — A public parking app that seeks to reduce carbon emissions while finding spaces for parkers, and generating income for those with extra parking spots.
Pear Suite — A cloud-based platform that enables volunteers, healthcare workers, and students to identify and address the health and social service needs of older adults in a scalable and cost-effective way.
Piko Provisions — A baby food company that sources sustainable, locally grown ingredients with no additives, preservatives, or artificial flavors.
Polu Energy — A company that is developing a "containerized clean energy generator" powered by the salt ions in ocean water, groundwater, and seawater desalination brine.
Shaka Guide — A tourist information travel app that offers location-based tours using storytelling and music by local artists.
Shaka Shoots LLC — A photography service that offers unlimited sessions with unlimited photos that are then uploaded to an online gallery, with customers' favorite pics selected for professional editing.
Shifted Energy — A software company that utilizes advanced machine learning to provide utilities and distributed energy providers a path to rapidly deploy and easily manage thousands of demand response and thermal energy storage assets.
Smart Yields — A Honolulu-based agricultural technology firm that uses data to advice farmers.
TurnoverBnB — A cleaning service app that helps customers schedule, pay, and find Airbnb vacation rental cleaners and Airbnb cleaning services.
