Tech Companies to Watch

Grilled Cheese to Go LLC

Grilled Cheese To Go is a fast-food grilled cheese franchise concept offering delicious grilled cheese sandwiches and soups in high traffic locations. The company plans to open 5-10 small-format grilled cheese stores within two years of receiving funding and then quickly move to a high-growth franchising model in order to expand nationally.

Grilled Cheese to Go LLC
New Haven, CT
President/CEO:  Michael Inwald

Green Earth Technologies, Inc.

Green Earth Technologies (GET) produces and sells bio-based motor oil and other bio-based automotive products made from American produced bio stock. A number of advantages are provided by animal fat-based motor oil. GET uses proprietary technology processes and other technologies to transform animal and plant fats and oils into a biodegradable material that form the bio-bases of all the company’s products. These bio-bases replace traditional petroleum-derived bases typically used to make competitive performance products.

Green Earth Technologies, Inc.
Stamford, CT
President/CEO: Jeff Marshall
www.getg.com

GraphLogic, Inc.

GraphLogic's proprietary PointDragon development platform provides robust, custom laboratory software applications which are offered in a monthly subscription Software-As-A-Service (SAAS) model and are economically priced for small and medium size life science clients. PointDragon’s ease of use also allows novice software developers and scientific staff lacking in formal engineering training to create complex, fully-functional, custom applications.

GraphLogic, Inc.
Branford, CT
President/CEO: Fred Geyer
www.graphlogic.com

Global Blood Resources

Global Blood Resources is a company that is making advances in whole blood recovery, salvaging, and transfusions. Its main product is the Hemobag, which is a device that returns a patient’s own blood to their body during invasive surgery. This product is an affordable alternative to risky transfusions.

Global Blood Resources
Somers, CT
President/CEO: Keith Samolyk
www.mybloodfirst.com

 

Genomas, Inc.

Genomas has created the PhyzioType™ Systems, which correlate gene variation information to clinical outcomes providing information designed to improve drug prescribing decisions by physicians when there are multiple drugs in a therapeutic class. The use of these systems will change the current course of treatment by promoting safer use of prescription drugs, provide more effective medical management programs and significantly reduce overall physician and hospital visits.

Genomas, Inc.
Hartford, CT
President/CEO: Gualberto Ruano
www.genomas.com

 

Flashback: 
Genomas was the subject of the cover story in the Hartford Business Journal edition of 11/30/09.
Please read the article at http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news11113.html?Type=search
“Genetic Roadmap Targets Drug Therapies: Genomas Among Pioneers Of New Personalized, Medical Approach”

Geezeo

Geezeo has built an application that makes it easy for people to manage all their financial accounts in a single place. This is done by aggregating data from nearly 10,000 financial institutions. Geezeo automatically categorizes consumer purchases so users can quickly see where their money goes and give them the tools to set budgets and track financial goals.


Geezeo
Hartford, CT
President/CEO:  Shawn Ward
www.geezeo.com

Fanzter, Inc.

Fanzter's flagship product Coolspotters has created a new category of online commerce. It could be considered niche form of social shopping - some have referred to it as "visual commerce".  With an ever-expanding database of products, brands, fashions, cars, etc. that are being used by today's biggest celebrities, Coolspotters users are always ahead of the curve on the next emerging trend.

Fantzer, Inc.
Collinsville, CT
President/CEO:  Aaron LeBurge
www.fantzer.com

Fairfield Crystal Technology, LLC

Fairfield Crystal Technology has developed proprietary crystal growth techniques, including but not limited to Physical Vapor Transport (PVT) processes and other proprietary source purification technology, to grow high-purity single crystals that can be fabricated into high performance, semiconductor substrates or optical components suitable for commercial, industrial and military applications. 

Fairfield Crystal Technology, LLC
New Milford, CT
President/CEO: Andy Timmerman
www.fairfieldcrystal.com

 

Eye Ear IT LLC

Eye Ear IT's proprietary technology allows users to connect print media with rich media in ways not possible with other solutions and at a low cost never seen before in the marketplace.

Eye Ear IT LLC
Woodbury, CT
President/CEO: Sean Elwell
www.eyeearit.com

 

etouches

etouches is an integrated SaaS solution providing new efficiency and cost saving tools for meeting/event professionals in any type of organization. It is building a portfolio of global customers from all segments of the event and meeting space including corporations, exhibition companies, associations and media companies.

etouches
Ridgefield, CT
President/CEO: Leonora Valvo
www.etouches.com