Tech Companies to Watch

2011 CT Tech Companies to Watch

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:

1. The Deal of The Year
2. The Most Promising Technology Product or Service of the Year
3. The Most Promising Software Product of the Year
4. The Most Promising New Internet/New Media Company of the Year
5. The Most Promising Life Sciences Company of the Year
6. 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
Adam's Solar Ale	David Weinberg	Glastonbury, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
AgriFuels LLC http://www.agrifuels.com	Paul Hoar	East Hartford, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
Agriopia http://www.agriopia.com	David Blake	Elmsford, NY	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Allostem Therapeutics  http://www.allostem.com	Uday Khire	Farmington, CT	Life Sciences
Alphachromics Inc.	Mark Van Allen	Farmington, CT	Advanced Manufacturing
Anchor Science LLC  http://www.anchorscience.com	Ewa Kirkor	Branford, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
Aquatic Safety Concepts, LLC http://www.wahooosms.com/	Paul Taylor	Redding, CT	Other
Aquatic Sensor Network Technology	John Hanson	Groton, CT	Other
Arcanatura LLC  http://www.arcanatura.com	Sege Martinod	Groton, CT	Life Sciences
Autotether Inc.  http://www.autotether.com	Anthony Viggiano	Chester, CT	Other
Axiom Education LLC http://www.axiomeducation.us	Chett Rubenstein	Shelton, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Bad Elf, LLC http://www.bad-elf.com	John Cunningham	West Hartford, CT	Software
Beqrious http://www.beqrious.com	Edward Telmany	New York, NY	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Biorasis Inc http://www.bio-orasis.com	Ioannis Tomazos	Storrs, CT	Life Sciences
BRASH Engines Inc.  http://www.brashengines.com	Mike Brookman	Branford, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
Carbonaceous Syn Fuels, LLC  http://www.CarbonaceousSynFuels.com	Neil Livingston	E. Hartford, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
Catelectric Corp.  http://www.catelectric.us.com	Peter Pappas	Groton, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
Centritec Seals, LLC http://www.centritecseals.com	Douglas Rode	East Hartford, CT	Advanced Manufacturing
Chondrogenics Inc.	Mark Van Allen	Farmington, CT	Life Sciences
CMDBioscience http://www.cmdbioscience.com	Joseph Audie	New Haven, CT	Life Sciences
Cobalt Therapeutics, LLC http://www.cobalttx.com	Seth Feuerstein	Orange, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
ConnectQuest LLC http://www.connectquest.com/	David Moldavsky	West Simsbury, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Continuity Control http://www.continuity.net	Andy Greenawalt	New Haven, CT	Software
Covalent Coating Technologies, LLC http://www.covalent-coating-technologies.com	Orville Bailey	East Hartford, CT	Advanced Manufacturing
CyberResearch, Inc. http://www.cyberresearch.com	Robert Molloy	Branford, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Dark Field Technologies http://www.darkfield.com	Timothy Potts	Orange, CT	Advanced Manufacturing
DirectedVision Inc http://www.directedvision.com	Thomas Love	East Hartford, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Discover Video, LLC http://www.discovervideo.com	Rich Mavrogeanes	Wallingford, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Electric Truck, LLC	Willard Neeley	Greenwich, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
Enabling Technologies http://www.sunlenz.com	Tim Dolan	Trumbull, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
EpiEP, Inc.	Pam Bunes	New Haven, CT	Life Sciences
eVariant  http://www.myhealthconnect.com	Rob Grant	Simsbury, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
FedTax https://www.taxcloud.net	R. David L. Campbell	Norwalk, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Fortitude Fishing, Inc. http://fortitudefishing.com/	David Lamoureux	West Yarmouth, MA	Other
Floop, Inc. www.floop.com	Richard Shultz	Woodbridge, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
HoloTouch, Inc. http://www.holotouch.com	Doug McPheters	Stamford, CT	Other
IContain http://www.i-contain.com	Todd Kleperis	Columbia, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Innovation Hub	John Bethune	Hinesberg, VT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
Intimate Bridge 2 Conception, Inc. http://www.intimatebridge2conception.com/	Stephen Bollinger	Pittsburgh, PA	Life Sciences
MEA Mobile http://www.meamobile.com	Bruce Seymour	New Haven, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
MGS Research, Inc http://www.mgsresearch.com/	Marek Maryanski	Madison, CT	Other
MoxMe! http://www.moxme.com	Danny Briere	Mansfield Center, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
My Luck Club http://www.myluckclub.com/private_beta	Phyllis Pierce	New Canaan, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Mystic Technology Partners	Joel Douglas	Groton, CT	Advanced Manufacturing
Natural Polymer Devices, Inc.	Mark Van Allen	Farmington, CT	Life Sciences
Network Therapeutics http://networktherapeutics.org/	Manuel Duval	New London, CT	Life Sciences
New Ideas and Innovations, LLC	Edward Heath	Madison, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
NovaTract Surgical  http://www.novatract.com	Eleanor L. Tandler	New Haven, CT	Life Sciences
Occams Resources http://www.occamsresources.com/	Daniel Nadis	New Haven, CT	Software
Option  Energy Technologies, LLC http://www.optionenergytech.com	Keshia Robinson	Bridgeport, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
Queralt, Inc. http://www.queraltinc.com	Michael Queralt	North Haven, CT	IT Services
Raditaz http://www.raditaz.com/	Tom Brophy	South Glastonbury, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
RecoveryPlanner.com http://www.recoveryplanner.com	Joe Zein	Trumbull, CT	Software
Respiratory Motion, Inc. www.respiratorymotion.com	Jenny Freeman	Waltham, MA	Life Sciences
SecureRF Corporation http://www.SecureRF.com	Louis Parks	Westport, CT	Software
SeeClickFix http://www.seeclickfix.com/	Ben Berkowitz	New Haven, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Sharelogical Technologies LLC	Maximilian Lekhtman	Brookfield, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Sir Groovy http://www.sirgroovy.com	Vic Sarjoo	Mamaroneck, NY	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Skin of Mine, LLC  http://www.skinofmine.com	Ellen Eide Kislal	Vahalla, NY	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
SmallTalk http://getsmalltalk.com/	Ryan Rose	Hartford, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Smart Coating Systems http://www.smartcoatingsystems.com	Mort Wallach	Groton, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
Smart Health and Fitness LLC http://www.smarthf.com/	Chad Hollingsworth	Norwalk, CT	Life Sciences
Specialized Data Systems www.specializeddata.com	Marc Riccio	East Haven, CT	Software
Style for Hire http://styleforhire.com/	Cindy McLaughlin	Brooklyn, NY	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
SYNQWARE http://www.qrsynq.com	Brett Goldberg	Stamford, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Technical Consulting & Research, Inc http://www.tcrinc.com	Teresa Piliouras	Weston, CT	IT Services/ Consulting
The White Glove Group, LLC http://www.theWGG.com	Christopher Miles	New York, NY	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Triplefy http://www.triplefy.com	Mike Morris	New Haven, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
TTB Technologies, LLC http://www.vrfy.me	John Boyd	Ridgefield, CT	Software
Type-U http://www.type-u.net	Mike Norwood	Norwood, MA	Other
Umbie Health Corp. http://www.umbiehealth.com	Jeremy Hamel	East Hartford, CT	Life Sciences
Virtual Procurement Services http://www.vprocurement.com	Scott Robins	Fairfield, CT	Software
Volvensa	Hemal Shah	Avon, CT	Energy/Environ/Green Tech
Watu Research  http://www.waturesearch.com	Steve Moses	Mansfield Center, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom
Why Science, LLC http://www.whyscience.com/	Dr. Yvonne Akpalu	New Haven, CT	New Media/Internet/ Telecom

C8 Sciences http://www.c8sciences.com/

Ken Coleman

New Haven, CT

Life Sciences

General Info

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/

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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

Sponsored by:

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

Sustainable Real Estate Solutions Launches Commercial Real Estate’s Only Large-Scale Energy Benchmarking Database

120,000+ Buildings Fill Market Void Caused By Recent CBECS Defunding

TRUMBULL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sustainable Real Estate Solutions, Inc. (SRS), the industry leader in on-demand building energy assessment and proprietary benchmarking software, today announced the availability of its version 2.0 Peer Building Energy Benchmarking™ module. The new “Software-as-a-Service” (SaaS) benchmarking tool contains current data on over 120,000 buildings nationwide. Updated regularly, the data encompasses 15 property types, 3.3 billion square feet and over $7.8 billion in annual energy costs. 

“The system provides comprehensive, accurate and unparalleled benchmarking analysis,” noted Brian J. McCarter, SRS CEO. He added, “Given the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) defunding of the CBECS database which supports the Energy Star rating system, the market is beginning to turn to industry-sponsored benchmarking resources, particularly as more cities and states implement energy benchmarking and disclosure regulations. --> read more

Learn more about Sustainable Real Estate Solutions. 

                                      

FLASHBACK: Sustainable Real Estate Solutions was one of the CTC's 2010 Companies to Watch

Video featuring and demonstrating VRSim's SimSpray Technology

Take a look at this video from the Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School featuring the SimSpray from VRSim! The school has recently started using the virtual reality system to simulate painting automotive parts without wasting paint or parts. In addition, the system allows for a cleaner, greener environment as fewer toxic chemicals from the paint are released into the air. It also provides the students with a detailed performance report following each session, making it invaluable for the learning experience. 

     

Learn more about VRSim, one of the CTC's 2010 Companies to Watch.

SecureRF Corporation Joins AIM

Signals Commitment to Automatic Identification and Mobile Solutions 

Warrendale, PA -- May 9, 2011 -- SecureRF Corporation announced today that it has joined AIM, the worldwide association for Automatic Identification and Mobility.  AIM works to increase the understanding and adoption of Auto ID, RFID and enterprise mobile computing through education, standards, and cooperation with other leading industry associations. For more than 35 years, AIM has served as the industry voice for bar code, RFID, and enterprise mobile computing. 

SecureRF provides security solutions for wireless sensors, RFID, the Smart Grid, and other embedded systems.  SecureRF's high-performance asymmetric (Public Key) and symmetric (Private Key) cryptography delivers authentication and dataprotection solutions.  Their patented technologies provide strong security and privacy for anti-counterfeiting applications...

Read the entire press release here. 

                    

FLASHBACK: SecureRF was one of the CTC's 2010 Companies to Watch. Learn more about this software company here

PowerPhone Names Gary S. Moore, Dr.P.H., as Director of Training

Gary S. Moore

 

Madison, CT  PowerPhone, Inc, a leading provider of 9-1-1 emergency call handling systems, announced the appointment of Gary S. Moore, Dr.P.H., as its Director of Training. Dr. Moore comes to PowerPhone from Judge Med, formerly the Training Education and Certification Centers (TECC) for cardiovascular surgeons, where he served as the eLearning Director, delivering interactive, multimedia-rich online training programs to major pharmaceutical firms and medic al manufacturers.

In addition, Dr. Moore brings more than 25 years experience in instruction and research as a professor of environmental health at the University of Massachusetts, as well as more than 15 years experience in online program development, instructional design and graphic illustration for major universities and government and non-government organizations.

Dr. Moore specializes in instructional design, curriculum development, blended learning, e-learning, web-based training, multimedia and CBT development, computer illustration and project management.

Read the whole press release here

                                    

FLASHBACK: PowerPhone was one of the CTC's 2010 Companies to Watch

Why Science, LLC

Established in April 2009, Why Science offers solutions-consulting, training and development programs- to increase engagement in science in all segments of our population. Why Science creates and delivers products and resources that inspire teachers to train tomorrow’s leaders, discoverers, and innovators in science today using engaging science curricula, films, multimedia and web-based applications.

Why Science, LLC

New Haven, CT

Founder: Yvonne Akpalu

whyscience.com

Reality Gap, Inc.

Reality Gap, Inc., is a publisher of Massively Multiplayer Online Games located in Seattle, Washington, founded by video game veterans Michael Williams, J. Mark Hood, and Nolan Bushnell. The company is the innovator behind MetaTIXTM, a turnkey billing system for the virtual worlds. Their first title, Monato EspritTM, is a 3D Online Role Playing Game. Their newest offering, Battleswarm, is the "#1 Top Original MMO of 2009".

Reality Gap, Inc.

Seattle, WA

Dylan Hundley

realitygap.com

Targeted Instant Communications

Targeted Instant Communications, Inc. (TIC) specializes in the development and deployment of real-time communication solutions. TIC’s revolutionary IntelliBlast™ 2-way, real-time blast communications platform is transforming the way entire industries do business. Intelligent, targeted, instant communications with customers, clients, employees and independent contractors changes the way that precious labor resources and perishable inventories are allocated.

Targeted Instant Communications

New Haven, CT

CEO: Matthew Browning

targetedinstantcommunications.com

VRSim

VRSim creates innovative, interactive simulations in Virtual and Augmented Reality
appliances.  Our affordable virtual reality applications are available worldwide and
benefit manufacturing, government and educational organizations.  VRSim’s
products increase productivity and provide cost effective ways to meet current
and future needs. 

VRSim

East Hartford, CT

President & CEO: Matthew Wallace

vrsim.net

Tutor Trove, LLC

Tutor Trove is a software company that aims to revolutionize the way
that people teach and learn. Our virtual Whiteboard is a
platform-agonstic, collaborative tool, with rich math capabilities
that allow users to intuitively interact with equations and graphs.
Our software also works as a powerful content authoring environment,
with support for a variety of file types. We have a complete SaaS
solution for private tutoring companies, and have partnerships with
several learning management systems and content developers.

Tutor Trove was founded in 2007 by Eli Luberoff, a long-time tutor and computer programmer. Eli Graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2009, with degrees in Intensive Physics and Intensive Mathematics.
Eli is joined by COO Trey Billings, founder and managing partner of a highly successful Westport tutoring company, and by Greg Korb, Director of Business Development, and a fellow Yale graduate from the class of 2010.

Tutor Trove, LLC

East Hartford, CT

Founder & CEO: Eli Luberoff