Introducing Rhode Island Inno's Tech Madness 2020 Bracket

Rhode Island innovators, it's time. The 2020 edition of Rhode Island Inno's Tech Madness competition is officially open.

The contestants: a fast-moving batch of 32 Ocean State startups. The voters: the entire Rhody innovation community—including you.

The bracket, which Rhode Island Inno's editorial team assembled based on nominations you sent in over the last several months, encompasses a broad range of Rhode Island's private, venture capital-backed or bootstrapped companies.

Now, Round 1 of voting is officially open. Take a look at our voting guide below. Then, scroll down to cast your vote. Join us on social with the hashtag #TechMadnessRI.

Let's start with a quick primer:

What Tech Madness Is About

This contest asks the Rhode Island innovation community to vote for the startups they would invest in. Ask yourself: Which company am I ready to support with my own money? Keep in mind that this isn’t a ‘versus’ thing. Just identify who you’re bullish on and pick away! A vote for one company is not a vote against another—but Tech Madness is a friendly competition, and one must move on.

How Does Rhode Island Inno Assemble the Bracket?

Since funding is the most accessible and universal metric available, that’s what we used as our primary metric for determining which startups made the bracket and where they were placed.

You’ll see a few interesting matchups in the very first steps of the competition. Find, for example, Perkies and BedJet going against each other during Round 1; on the other side of the bracket, keep an eye on the match between TextUp and Aquanis. Last year, Aquanis took home the Tech Madness crown, beating out Feast & Fettle by just under 400 votes.

We can’t wait to see who’s going to pile up more votes this year.

The Voting Schedule

Remember: Rhode Island Inno's Tech Madness includes several stages, as the competition gets narrowed to the Last Sixteen, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and The Champ. We’ll keep you posted on who’s advancing (and who’s not going to make it) via our very own website. Each step will be announced here on Rhode Island Inno and in our Rhode Island Inno Beat newsletter (subscribe here).

Here’s the voting schedule to keep track of each move as voters decide who’s advancing to the next level:

Now, it’s time to get to the voting. Once each round of voting closes, we’ll advance the winners.

How to Vote

You can vote in the bracket here. Below is the private bracket, so you can get a sense of the entire competition at a glance.