Our head-to-head bracket challenge is rolling into the quarterfinals, and it's proving to still be anyone's game.
We whittled down eight local startups to a remaining four, with all the matchups bringing near ties — and almost all of them hailing from the same city.
The biggest upset: Bedrock upset two-time Inno Madness champ Paragon Cyber Solutions with a 2% win. Bedrock, a St. Petersburg startup, finds itself in a nearly entirely St. Pete quarterfinals. Spontivly beat out Tampa-based Red Rover with a 52% win, with LunaJoy Health, also a St. Pete startup, beating out Tampa-based Sensie. Tampa-based Signature Athletics bucked the trend, taking over St. Pete-based Blue Innovations Group with a 53% win.
You can cast your vote for the final two startups by March 28. Get the lineup of the remaining four companies below.
Matchup 1
Bedrock: A St. Pete-based company that helps procurement and finance teams recover lost revenue, simplifies payments, minimizes risk and reduces onboarding time.
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Spontivly: A St. Pete startup that moved to the region in January 2022 with its community-focused SaaS technology. It has been on a funding streak since, racking up investors like Mark Cuban and TampaBay.Ventures.
Matchup 2
Signature Athletics: The Tampa-based company launched a patent-pending technology that allows parents to directly order their uniforms — as well as team merchandise and some sports equipment — that lets the apparel be made on-demand and entirely in the U.S. In 2022, it closed a $2 million "seed plus" round.
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LunaJoy Health: A St. Pete-based startup backed by Y-Combinator and offers a digital care clinic for women throughout their life span, from puberty to perimenopause.
