Our Seattle Inno Madness competition is in full swing, and only two local startups remain to vie for the coveted title of 2022 Inno Madness champion.
Inno Madness is our friendly, bracket-style challenge where readers vote to advance companies based on one question: Who would you invest in?
Whether you believe in one mission or product over the other, or would prefer to back a more established company over an early-stage startup, how you answer is entirely up to you.
The bracket is assembled based on reader nominations, as well as editorial input from the Seattle Inno team. Seeding was determined by a variety of factors, including company size, funding and business focus. Meet the participants below and read the contest rules here. Consider the bracket a fun look into local tech companies you need to know in 2022. You can see a longer list here of startups to watch in the Puget Sound region.
Please note that the third round featured some irregular voting patterns, and the Inno editorial team had to manually remove duplicate votes. With that said, the results differ from what is shown online.
The third round saw top-seeded Flyhomes defeat fifth-seeded Bttn. Flyhomes will face Uplevel, the 11th seed, which pulled off the upset against second-seeded Helion Energy.
Final-round voting begins now and continues through Friday, April 1, at 2 p.m. Readers can cast one vote per round. We will crown the Inno Madness champion in early April.
Let's get into the final round ...
Meet the companies in the final round:
Flyhomes: A real estate tech startup that helps homebuyers present all-cash offers to sellers
Uplevel: A platform for managers overseeing product development goals
Meet the other companies that competed:
Helion Energy: A fusion energy company focused on zero-carbon electricity
Esper: An intelligent device startup that helps manage and update internet-connected devices
Logixboard: A startup that makes customer experience software for freight forwarders
Bttn: A digital marketplace for medical supplies
Proxi: An online map-building platform
Modern Electron: A startup that offers an attachment for heaters to make them more sustainable
Cloud Paper: A startup that makes tree-free toilet paper and paper towels from bamboo
Picnic Works: A company that makes a pizza-assembling robot
Clearbrief: A startup that uses AI to check legal briefs against source documents
Boundless Immigration: A startup that connects users with an immigration lawyer and lets them file paperwork online
Coding Dojo: A coding bootcamp that doesn't require experience
Novel Effect: An app that creates sound effects and music when reading to children
Proprio: A medical imaging company that combines human and computer vision
Lyn Health: A medical platform that brings together multiple types of care in a single place
Read contest rules here.
