The second round of Triangle Business Journal's 2022 Inno Madness bracket challenge saw the 16-seed company advance to the semifinals.
Semifinal voting is now underway and will run through Tuesday, March 22. The updated bracket is below.
Inno Madness launched March 1. It's a 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 slightly over the other or would prefer to back a more established company versus an early-stage startup, how you answer that question is entirely up to you. The bracket, which started with 16 Triangle startups, is designed to shine a spotlight on innovative, fast-growing local businesses. Read the contest rules here.
Nearly 700 votes were cast in round 2, which saw 16-seed Connect Cause top 8-seed Green Places with 53.5 percent of the vote. Seeding was determined based on the amount of money the companies have raised from various sources.
Other round 2 results:
- HomeCloud, with 55.8 percent of the vote, topped Gemelli Biotech.
- BlueRecruit, with 52 percent of the vote, beat Snthesis Inc.
- Tellus Therapeutic beat Without A Trace Foods by scoring more than 58 percent of the vote.
Round 3 voting is underway through March 22. Here's the updated bracket.
To learn more about each company, click on the name in the bracket above or the list below.
Meet the remaining players:
Tellus Therapeutics: Tellus Therapeutics is using technology licensed from Duke University to develop a treatment for babies born at risk of brain injury.
BlueRecruit: BlueRecruit is a staffing firm created as a "better way for tradespeople to find work," without them having to craft a resume or fill out a complicated application.
HomeCloud: HomeCloud is looking to rethink "a neglected piece of the homebuying process" by creating a certified record of a home’s condition and making it available to homeowners through an app.
Connect Cause: Connect Cause works with nonprofits to improve their technologies.