St. Louis Inno will soon debut a new contest designed to showcase the region’s innovation economy and your startup can be a part of it.
We are currently accepting nominations for our Inno Madness bracket challenge, which will launch next month. Inno Madness is designed to generate awareness and excitement for the city’s startup ecosystem, and those that are driving it forward.
How does it work? Nominate a local startup and we will assemble a bracket of private, fast-growing, tech-enabled local businesses, based on your nominations.
In March, we’ll reveal the bracket, with companies going head-to-head throughout six rounds. St. Louis Inno readers will be asked to vote on which startups they think are most attractive for investment. Every week, we’ll post the updated bracket and voting will begin again. At the end, we’ll announce our Inno Madness winner.
We’re hoping to include upward of 32 startups in our bracket and we need your help filling it out. You can assist us by nominating your own startup or a company you think is on the cutting-edge of innovation.
Nominations, which can be filled out here, are due Feb. 6. It only takes a few minutes to submit a nomination, which asks you to answer three key questions about the startup you are suggesting:
- How much funding has the company raised? (We also accept nominees that are bootstrapped)
- In one sentence, why would you invest in this company? (For example: a fast return, they are developing a new concept or interesting product, the long game (they will be a powerhouse in the future), social impact, because you are routing for them to succeed, etc.)
- Is there anything else you want to share about the company you are nominating?
Enter your company today to take a shot at winning Inno Madness bragging rights. While the contest will offer one company a chance to flex its muscle with a victory, this bracket challenge isn’t just about determining a winner. Overall, we hope it provides a chance to raise awareness of St. Louis’ entrepreneurial economy and the innovative companies that define it.
If you have any questions about the Inno Madness nomination process, please reach out to Nathan Rubbelke at nrubbelke@bizjournals.com.
