The results are in for Round 2 of Pacific Business News’ second annual Inno Madness challenge.
The bracket-style competition puts businesses in the tech and innovation space head-to-head to compete for the title of Inno Madness champion.
A total of eight Hawaii companies participated this year. Four companies emerged as the winners of the initial bracket and moved on to Round 2, where they competed in two matchups.
The real goal of Inno Madness is to generate awareness for companies making waves in the Hawaii tech and innovation scene. So before we announce the winners of this round, we wanted to again highlight the incredible work that these companies are doing. Here’s a bit about the four companies that participated in Round 2:
Ai.Fish - a software startup dedicated to creating a more sustainable world for marine life and fisheries using cutting-edge artificial intelligence and computer vision technology
Shaka Guide - a startup that creates self-guided audio tours that play stories automatically as visitors drive and is now expanding to all National Parks
Pawniolo Pets - an agricultural company that creates healthy, nutritional pet food and treats made from Hawaii-grown livestock
Parklinq – a Hawaii-based parking company that specializes in “rates for residents,” offering locals preferential rates or complimentary parking through smartphone-based ID verification
For more, you can read brief Q&As with the founders here.
Here are the results of Round 2:
- In the first matchup, Parklinq beat Shaka Guide with 62% of the votes.
- In the second matchup, Ai.Fish took the round over Pawniolo Pets with 57% of the votes.
Now, Parklinq and Ai.Fish will go head-to-head in the final round.
Check back later this week for the launch of the final round.
Thanks to all of the participants and voters.
