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2025 Best Tech Startups in Connecticut

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Powered by CrunchbaseThe Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Connecticut. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

  1. Revenue potential
  2. Leadership team
  3. Brand/product traction
  4. Competitive landscape

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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10. Bennie

Bennie

Founded: 2019

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“Our benefits platform and brokerage services help employers, employees, and their dependents thrive through a range of modern solutions. Bennie is a full-service employee benefits broker, licensed in all 50 states, and maintains national relationships with all major insurance carriers.

The Bennie App is a go-to resource for employees to find and understand benefits information easily. From viewing ID cards to finding in-network providers to browsing Bennie’s Marketplace, members have the benefits information, and tools they need at their fingertips.”

9. Covr Financial Technologies

Covr Financial Technologies

Founded: 2013

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“Covr is an “Insurtech” company that provides a digital insurance platform that simplifies the insurance process and makes it easy to protect your loved ones. Through partnerships with financial institutions and other national brands, Covr’s embedded technology gives financial advisors and their customers a way to research and purchase life insurance from top-rated companies without the hassles of the traditional process. To learn more, visit www.covrtech.com

Covr has also developed a platform for Independent financial advisors. With Covr Pro, independent advisors have all the tools they need to increase their sales, reduce cost, and maximize compensation. To learn more, visit www.covrpro.com.”

8. Shelf

Shelf

Founded: 2015

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“Shelf is the next generation knowledge platform that helps you eliminate bad data in your documents and files before they go into an LLM and become bad answers.”

7. ThayerMahan

ThayerMahan

Founded: 2016

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“ThayerMahan, Inc. is a maritime technology company dedicated to providing its government and commercial clients with turn-key autonomous marine solutions, including deployment, operations, data gathering, and analysis services, using state-of-the-art acoustic and electronic sensors integrated on a variety of host platforms tailored to specific mission criteria.”

6. SwiftConnect

SwiftConnect

Founded: 2020

“SwiftConnect is the leading provider of connected access enablement. We delight users with elegant ways to interact with places, spaces and things by ensuring your digital pass is on your phone, watch or anywhere it needs to be. Powering connected access experiences for commercial real estate owners and enterprises across financial and professional services, life sciences, technology, and other leading organizations, our platform integrates with existing mobile platforms, credential technologies, and business systems to provide authorized access to everything, everywhere through centralized access management.

We provide a street-to-seat journey that users love, automation that redefines operational efficiency, and foundation of security and privacy that administrators trust so you can navigate your world better.”

5. Quantum Circuits

Quantum Circuits

Founded: 2015

Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Connecticut

“Quantum Circuits is developing a full-stack quantum computing platform using superconducting devices and a modular, robust, and scalable architecture. Our mission is to build the first truly useful quantum computers.

Our novel approach to building quantum computers is based on technology developed over a decade of research at Yale University’s world-class quantum labs. Our machines have built-in error correction, unique software features that enable lightning-fast algorithm execution, and multiple modes of operation to solve more algorithms than ever, all in one quantum computer.”

4. identifeye HEALTH

identifeye HEALTH

Founded: 2018

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“The eye is the window into the body. Identifeye Health is creating a non-invasive test that detects health conditions through the eyes.

Identifeye Health is part of the 4Catalyzer accelerator, with over $700 Million in funding, 300 scientists and engineers. Our offices are in Guilford CT, New York City, and Palo Alto.

4Catalyzer is founded by Jonathan Rothberg, the inventor of “Next-Gen” DNA sequencing and ultrasound-on-a-chip (Butterfly Network).”

3. Tomo Mortgage

Tomo

Founded: 2020

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“Tomo is slashing the cost of getting a mortgage with some serious AI and automation muscle. The result? Faster closings, fewer headaches, and a way to make homeownership something everyone can get in on. Wanna know more?”

2. Enko Chem

Enko Chem

Founded: 2017

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“Enko® designs safe and sustainable solutions to farmers’ biggest crop threats, from pest resistance to new diseases. By applying the latest drug discovery and development approaches from pharma to plants, Enko is bringing an innovation model to agriculture and meeting farmers’ evolving needs. Founded in 2017 and led by a team of proven scientists, entrepreneurs and agriculture industry veterans, Enko is backed by investors including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Anterra Capital, Finistere Ventures, Novalis LifeSciences, Germin8 Ventures, TO Ventures Food, and Rabo Food & Agri Innovation Fund.”

1. Infinite Reality

Infinite Reality

Founded: 2019

“Infinite Reality™ (iR) is an innovation company powering the next generation of digital media and ecommerce through AI and immersive technologies. iR’s virtual worlds enable brands and creators to fully control how they distribute content, engage audiences, and monetize their creations while maintaining ownership of their data. With deep expertise in Hollywood production and extended reality (XR), iR is redefining the infinite possibilities of connected digital environments in the modern age.

iR’s portfolio of brands includes the Drone Racing League, XR production facility Thunder Studios, creator talent management firm TalentX, and digital marketing agency Fearless Media. The company is backed by an impressive roster of investors including RSE Ventures, Liberty Media, Lux Capital, Lerer Hippeau, MGM, CAA, T-Mobile Ventures, Courtside VC, Exor, Terracap, IAC, Live Nation, DJ and producer Steve Aoki, rock band Imagine Dragons, NBA player Rudy Gobert, Interscope Records, and more. For more information, go to theinfinitereality.com.”

One thought on “2025 Best Tech Startups in Connecticut”

  • TOMO is so excited to be on this list! And, we’re hiring! Be sure to check us out 🙂

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