Sezzle and Dispatch, both new to Tech Madness in 2019, will battle it out for the tournament's top prize.
Dispatch is looking strong headed into the championship. After a tight faceoff in round three, the Bloomington-based transportation startup came back strong, receiving the most votes in the Final Four.
Meanwhile, scrappy fin-tech startup Sezzle fought its way into the finals by beating out Upsie, the Techstars alum that made it to last year's championship, by just 25 votes. Sezzle has had some tough faceoffs in Tech Madness. Most recently, it beat fan favorites Foodsby and Recovree to advance.
You know the drill by now. To determine the outcome of each matchup we want you to ask yourselves this question: Who would you invest in? This can be interpreted a number of different ways. Is this about which startup could deliver the highest return? Who you think is the safest bet? Or is it about supporting a project or mission you’re passionate about? However you want to interpret that question is up to you.
Voting for the championship round closes Monday, April 1 at 11:59 p.m.
Read more about Sezzle and Dispatch below the bracket.
Sezzle: Sezzle, a startup that makes it easier for consumers to pay for online purchases in installments, closed on more than $100 million in financing in 2018. More than 500,000 users have signed up for Sezzle’s service since it launched 18 months ago.
Dispatch: High-tech delivery service Dispatch raised $7.8 million in late 2018. Dispatch targets companies that need to deliver products like auto parts, construction materials, paint and HVAC components to customer sites. The company’s tech lets suppliers orchestrate deliveries without owning their own fleet of vehicles or employing drivers.
