After the first week of voting, our Inno Madness field has been halved to four companies.
In the first round, cryptocurrency investment platform RoundlyX moved past site-selection platform EDai, while discussion group platform Bookclubs claimed victory in its head-to-head matchup with bedwetting solution Gogo Band.
On the other side of the bracket, knee-brace maker Icarus Medical edged grant-writing platform Grantable by a single vote, while retail inventory management platform bloomRetail topped hydroponic farming system maker Babylon Micro-Farms.
RoundlyX won its first-round matchup by the widest margin in the field. Will that hold up in Round 2? We’ll just have to see. Thanks to all who participated.
The rulebook
Who’s ready for the next round? Each reader can cast one vote per round. Feel free to share the bracket with your networks and mark your calendars so you can join us for the ride. And you can follow it all in our weekly newsletter, The Beat.
There was a snafu related to the initial voting for Round 2, so we're extending it for another week.
Here’s the updated schedule:
- Round 2 voting March 22-28
- Round 3 voting March 29-April 4. We’ll announce the winner April 5.
Get to know the remaining competitors below and read the contest rules here.
Game time
Ready, set, vote!
The remaining roster
Matchup 1
- RoundlyX — Operates a platform that allows users to round up their daily purchases to the nearest dollar and then apply that amount to cryptocurrency investments.
- Bookclubs — This company offers an online platform that helps discussion groups get started and stay organized. Membership is free, and groups can customize the structure and frequency of meetings while streamlining their communications.
Matchup 2
- Icarus Medical — A Charlottesville company the has developed a knee brace designed to be a lightweight, external muscle tendon system that takes up to 40 pounds of body weight off a knee, allowing for greater mobility and significantly reducing pain.
- bloomRail — Provides retailers inventory forecasting and management solutions to reduce costs, optimize logistics and track sustainability.
