Startups

2018 Best Tech Startups in Connecticut

The 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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1. Butterfly Network

Butterfly Network

Founded: 2011

“Butterfly Network is a cutting-edge technology company focused on democratizing healthcare through an ecosystem of products that are ultrasound-based. Our vision is built upon a powerful fusion of semiconductor technology, cloud platform, artificial intelligence/deep learning and big data.

Butterfly Network operates at the cutting edge of multiple engineering and scientific disciplines and strives to bring together world-class talent in computer science, physics, and electrical engineering. The company is privately held and well funded by a small group of extraordinarily successful serial entrepreneurs.”

2. Remedy Partners

Remedy Partners

Founded: 2011

“Remedy Partners delivers software and services that enable payers, employers and at-risk providers to organize and finance healthcare delivery around a patient’s episode of care. For healthcare providers, Remedy Partners’ software, analytics and administrative services support bundled payment contracts with Medicare and Commercial Insurers, often through shared-risk partnerships. For payers, Remedy Partners empowers the development of bundled payment contracting programs and guides development of bundled payment networks. Remedy Partners presently delivers its services to partners at more than 1,000 healthcare locations nationwide.”

3. Evariant

Evariant

Founded: 2008

“Evariant, healthcare’s only Patients for Life Platform, enables providers to optimize growth through smarter patient acquisition and retention. Our customers achieve indisputable value through high-value service line growth, improving provider network utilization and planning, and extending patient lifetime value. Our solutions deliver actionable intelligence that enable healthcare providers to find, guide, and keep patients for life. Evariant is the trusted advisor to leading healthcare systems, representing over 1000 hospitals nationwide.”

4. Continuity

Continuity Control

Founded: 2008

Also honored in: 2018 Best Tech Startups in New Haven

“Continuity is the recognized RegTech leader, providing compliance management solutions that create a competitive advantage for our clients. We combine our RegTech expertise with technology to deliver RegTech solutions that provide measurable value and satisfaction to our stakeholders.

With ever-increasing regulatory change, managing compliance is now a significant part of a financial institution’s cost structure. It doesn’t have to be this way.”

5. Payveris

Payveris

Founded: 2011

“Payveris is a next generation provider of digital payment solutions for community based financial institutions designed to keep FI’s at the center of commerce. We offer banks and credit unions an innovative suite of electronic payment and money movement solutions which includes electronic bill pay, account to account and peer to peer offerings delivered through our secure cloud-based platform which enables them to provide exceptional omni-channel – anytime, anywhere, any device payments experience faster and more cost effectively while gaining a competitive edge in the marketplace.”

6. HealthPrize Technologies

HealthPrize Technologies

Founded: 2009

“The HealthPrize Technologies platform enables life science companies to engage and motivate their customers using gamification, education, behavioral economics and incentives. Our proven approach results in measurable outcomes across all therapeutic areas, demographics and geographies to deliver the greatest prize of all – better health.”

7. MediaCrossing Inc.

MediaCrossing Inc.

Founded: 2012

Also honored in: 2018 Best Tech Startups in Stamford

“MediaCrossing helps agencies and advertisers drive better results through digital advertising. We empower mid-sized companies to reach global audiences and global companies to reach local audiences. Our clients gain equal access to our team of strategic marketing experts and leading-edge programmatic technology, regardless of their size or budget. Working across all channels and all devices, the MediaCrossing team always keeps a single goal in mind: to help our clients get the best possible value from their advertising campaigns.”

8. Lumesis, Inc.

Lumesis, Inc.

Founded: 2010

Also honored in: 2018 Best Tech Startups in Stamford

“Lumesis is a financial technology company focused on providing business efficiency and compliance solutions via the DIVER platform to hundreds of clients and over 43,000 users in the municipal bond marketplace.

We are completely dedicated to serving the municipal bond market that has historically been underserved by technology providers. Founded in 2010, Lumesis develops and delivers better technology to manage risk, comply with new regulations, and help the muni market work more efficiently.”

9. Fresh Nation

Fresh Nation

Founded: 2011

Also honored in: 2018 Best Tech Startups in Stamford

“Shoppers want to buy fresh local food but can’t find It In their local supermarket on a regular basis. As demand for local food grows, every supermarket needs to carry a full local selection in order to remain competitive. Fresh Nation provides grocery chains, ecommerce grocery companies, and distributors with a certified local selection.”

10. Payrailz

Payrailz

Founded: 2016

“Payrailz is a digital payments company offering advanced bill payment and money transfer solutions to banks and credit unions. In a society that more and more has become focused on a “do it for me” culture, smart technology makes the difference. Financial institutions can confidently embrace Payrailz’s most modern technology, including AI, security, cloud-based software and chat bot, to offer engaging payment solutions to their customers. Payrailz helps FIs meet the payment expectations of today and the payment innovation needs of tomorrow. With Payrailz, payments become smarter, engaging and predictive.”