After some barely-there wins, underdog upsets and thousands of votes, we're down to the final two in the last round for Tampa Bay Tech Madness.
First, let's check out what went down in the third round.
• It brought in the most votes yet, with 1,087 votes cast
• 8 seed Atmos Home once again became the underdog victor, taking a massive 76 percent of the votes against 2 seed Peerfit
• 3 seed Perch Security received the most votes in the round overall
• Perch Security also had a surprise knockout of 1 seed A-LIGN, gaining 69 percent of the votes
Now, we're onto the championship. We've got 8 seed Atmos Home against 3 seed Perch Security. Atmos Home is a maker of a smart home hub that allows users to manage and control all of its connected devices, while Perch Security provides everything needed to mount a cyber defense with curated community intelligence and participate with your sharing community.
Perch Security had an early lead this morning with 67 percent of the votes, but Atmos Home has proven it can pull through in the past. It's still anyone's game.
Voting will last until midnight on Monday, April 1 and the big winner will be revealed on Tuesday, April 2.
As a reminder, this is a friendly competition intended to put a spotlight on some of the region’s most interesting and promising startups. The startups in the bracket were nominated by the community, and readers vote to advance the winner by picking the companies they’d most want to invest in.
The answer to that question – who would you invest in? – can be based on whatever metrics you find important. It could be the ones you expect to have the best return — or maybe it’s those you’re most passionate about and want to see succeed.
