Hartford, CT (October 29, 2021) – The winners of CTNext’s Fall 2021 Entrepreneur Innovation Awards (EIA) were announced today after a pitch event was held Thursday evening at Connecticut Innovations’ offices in The District, New Haven. The EIA is the oldest major pitch competition in Connecticut, sponsored by CTNext, the subsidiary of Connecticut Innovations dedicated to supporting innovation-based startup and early-stage companies and to expanding the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Ten companies selected from a pool of applicants pitched to judges from the startup, VC and angel investor community.
Winners of $10,000 grants included: CtrlTrial of New Haven, IV Comfort Solutions of Fairfield, and Tezrec of Storrs. Quality Counseling of Hamden won the Judges’ Favorite, a $2,000 grant. The Crowd Favorite Award of $2,000, voted for by attendees and online viewers, went to Engagement Solutions of Old Lyme.
About CTNext
CTNext, a subsidiary of Connecticut Innovations, the state’s venture capital agency, was created to develop programs and funding to help technology and innovation-based startups and early-stage businesses grow in Connecticut. CTNext also manages a number of initiatives to expand and strengthen the ecosystem that supports new business development across the state, including Innovation Places, the Higher Education Entrepreneurship Fund, CTNext Partners and more. For more information, visit www.ctnext.com.
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