The Connecticut Technology Council has named the CT Tech Companies to Watch, Class of 2011. Emerging Companies to be presented and honored for their potential and innovation on October 27, 2011
October 27, 2011 Event Recap, click here
Includes videos, links to pictures & award winner's list
The Connecticut Technology Council has selected approx. 65 companies as the 2011 class of “CT Tech Companies to Watch.” These start-up technology companies are from all technology verticals and represent an especially wide variety of software companies, some promising new green tech ideas and an impressive list of software and new media companies.
Read the event recap, including the list of award winners, click here.
Preview the event program, click here for .pdf
The CT Tech Companies to Watch will exhibit at the The Omni Hotel in New Haven as part of the fifth Innovation Pipeline Awards, a celebration of the most promising early stage technology companies in the state. The Innovation Pipeline Awards are part of a larger event being held that day called the Cantor Colburn / CCAT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit and includes a northeast angel investor summit. The October 27th event will honor emerging technology companies that are considered to have the best potential for future business success. A key aspect of the evening’s program is a technology showcase, a poster fair where all the “Companies to Watch” will participate in a mini-trade show.
View the submissions for our Video Elevator Pitch Competition, the top 3 pitches were chosen from these to compete for a $10,000 web design prize provided by Digital Surgeons - the companies presenting will be: Small Talk, Sir Groovy and My Luck Club.
More info about the 2011 Cantor Colburn / CCAT Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summit, which includes the Northeast ACA Angel Summit, can be found here.
The 2011 Innovation Pipeline Awards to be presented the evening of October 27, 2011 are:
- The Deal of The Year
- The Most Promising Technology Product or Service of the Year
- The Most Promising Software Product of the Year
- The Most Promising New Internet/New Media Company of the Year
- The Most Promising Life Sciences Company of the Year
- The Most Promising New Green Tech Industries Company of the Year
The 2011 CT Tech Companies to watch are:
Company Name Website |
CEO Name |
Location |
Industry Category |
David Weinberg |
Glastonbury, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Paul Hoar |
East Hartford, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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David Blake |
Elmsford, NY |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Uday Khire |
Farmington, CT |
Life Sciences |
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Mark Van Allen |
Farmington, CT |
Advanced Manufacturing |
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Ewa Kirkor |
Branford, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Aquatic Safety Concepts, LLC |
Paul Taylor |
Redding, CT |
Other |
John Hanson |
Groton, CT |
Other |
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Sege Martinod |
Groton, CT |
Life Sciences |
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Anthony Viggiano |
Chester, CT |
Other |
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Chett Rubenstein |
Shelton, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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John Cunningham |
West Hartford, CT |
Software |
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Edward Telmany |
New York, NY |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Ioannis Tomazos |
Storrs, CT |
Life Sciences |
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Mike Brookman |
Branford, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Neil Livingston |
E. Hartford, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Peter Pappas |
Groton, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Douglas Rode |
East Hartford, CT |
Advanced Manufacturing |
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Mark Van Allen |
Farmington, CT |
Life Sciences |
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Joseph Audie |
New Haven, CT |
Life Sciences |
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Seth Feuerstein |
Orange, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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David Moldavsky |
West Simsbury, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Andy Greenawalt |
New Haven, CT |
Software |
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Orville Bailey |
East Hartford, CT |
Advanced Manufacturing |
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Robert Molloy |
Branford, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Timothy Potts |
Orange, CT |
Advanced Manufacturing |
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Thomas Love |
East Hartford, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Rich Mavrogeanes |
Wallingford, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Willard Neeley |
Greenwich, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Tim Dolan |
Trumbull, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Pam Bunes |
New Haven, CT |
Life Sciences |
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Rob Grant |
Simsbury, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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R. David L. Campbell |
Norwalk, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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David Lamoureux |
West Yarmouth, MA |
Other |
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Richard Shultz |
Woodbridge, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Doug McPheters |
Stamford, CT |
Other |
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Todd Kleperis |
Columbia, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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John Bethune |
Hinesberg, VT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Stephen Bollinger |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Life Sciences |
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Bruce Seymour |
New Haven, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Marek Maryanski |
Madison, CT |
Other |
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Danny Briere |
Mansfield Center, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Phyllis Pierce |
New Canaan, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Joel Douglas |
Groton, CT |
Advanced Manufacturing |
|
Mark Van Allen |
Farmington, CT |
Life Sciences |
|
Manuel Duval |
New London, CT |
Life Sciences |
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Edward Heath |
Madison, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Eleanor L. Tandler |
New Haven, CT |
Life Sciences |
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Daniel Nadis |
New Haven, CT |
Software |
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Keshia Robinson |
Bridgeport, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Michael Queralt |
North Haven, CT |
IT Services |
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Tom Brophy |
South Glastonbury, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Joe Zein |
Trumbull, CT |
Software |
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Jenny Freeman |
Waltham, MA |
Life Sciences |
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Louis Parks |
Westport, CT |
Software |
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Ben Berkowitz |
New Haven, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Maximilian Lekhtman |
Brookfield, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Vic Sarjoo |
Mamaroneck, NY |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Ellen Eide Kislal |
Vahalla, NY |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Ryan Rose |
Hartford, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Mort Wallach |
Groton, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Chad Hollingsworth |
Norwalk, CT |
Life Sciences |
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Marc Riccio |
East Haven, CT |
Software |
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Cindy McLaughlin |
Brooklyn, NY |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Brett Goldberg |
Stamford, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
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Teresa Piliouras |
Weston, CT |
IT Services/ Consulting |
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Christopher Miles |
New York, NY |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
|
Mike Morris |
New Haven, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
|
John Boyd |
Ridgefield, CT |
Software |
|
Mike Norwood |
Norwood, MA |
Other |
|
Jeremy Hamel |
East Hartford, CT |
Life Sciences |
|
Scott Robins |
Fairfield, CT |
Software |
|
Hemal Shah |
Avon, CT |
Energy/Environ/Green Tech |
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Steve Moses |
Mansfield Center, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
|
Dr. Yvonne Akpalu |
New Haven, CT |
New Media/Internet/ Telecom |
Ken Coleman |
New Haven, CT |
Life Sciences |
Register to attend the event on October 27, 2011, click here
Thursday, October 27, 2011
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM (open to all registrants, $45)
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Full Details for the Summit, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM:
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM - Northeast ACA Angel Summit
($45 for full day, invited accredited investors only, visit www.angelinvestorforum.com )
Early Stage Company Presentations - Reviewing four companies with the aim of deal syndication, open to the selected presenters and accredited investors only.
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Innovation Pipeline Awards & Technology Showcase
($45., General registration - open to all registrants)
3:00 PM -3:30 PM - Registration & Networking
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Innovation Pipeline Awards, final round of elevator pitches, presentations
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Poster Fair and Networking
Location: New Haven
Ballrooms and Meeting Rooms at the
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
155 Temple Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Parking for a fee - We suggest you park either in the parking garage below the Omni Hotel or just across the street in the Temple St. Garage (which is slightly less expensive).
We are accepting applications from companies until 9/12/2011 at: http://cvg.org/funding-application/
More information about the Program:
The Connecticut Technology Council is interested in attracting investors and technology companies from the Northeast to participate in the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summit & Northeast Angel Summit
Program Highlights:
- Northeast ACA Angel Summit
- Tech Companies to Watch Showcase
We are accepting applications from companies until 9/12/2011 at: http://cvg.org/funding-application/ - Elevator Pitches and 5th Annual Innovation Pipeline Awards
This juried event is designed to showcase the products and services from approximately 60 exciting early stage companies. Each year the event draws several hundred angels, VCs, corporate business development executives, prospective customers and partners and the media.
This multifaceted event will include a technology showcase of the award-winning Companies to Watch. Network with and learn about the best of up-and-coming tech companies. This event focuses primarily on young, emerging technology companies who have:
- under $5 million in sales,
- an innovative product or service,
- and, the potential to grow quickly.
In attendance the evening of October 27th will be angel investors from the Northeast United States -- from Maine to Virginia, as earlier in the day, members of the Angel Capital Association (ACA) will be meeting for the Northeast ACA Angel Summit in New Haven.This event provides exhibiting “Companies to Watch” a unique opportunity to meet with investors. The event will include a technology showcase of the award-winning Companies to Watch.
Network with and learn about the best of up-and-coming tech companies in Connecticut.
Any questions, please contact:
Registration: Ramon Alvero - [email protected] - 860.657.3331
Event Questions: Paige Rasid - [email protected] - 860-289-0878 ext. 335
Program presented by:
Connecticut Technology Council, Angel Investor Forum, Crossroads Venture Group
Ambrose Employer Group, LLC, Cantor Colburn LLP, CNA, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., Connecticut Innovations, Inc., Economic Development Corporation of New Haven, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, DsignDigital LLP, Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP, Launch Capital LLC, Microsoft, Open Solutions, Inc., TriNet Group, Inc., Wellstone Insurance
Collaborating Organizations include:
Angel Capital Association (ACA), Active Angel Investor Network, BEACON, Boston Harbor Angels, CERC, Common Angels, CT SBIR Office, Golden Seeds, Hub Angels, Landmark Angels, New York Angels,River Valley Angels, Rose Tech Angels, Tech Valley Angels, Virginia Active Angel Network