Five companies with ties to New Albany, including three businesses that got their start at Inc@8000, New Albany’s incubator for technology startups, are among the finalists for the TechColumbus 2012 Innovation Awards.
Finalists for the outstanding startup award include Softsyl Technologies, a New Albany incubator company that specializes in voice and telephony technologies; and Venture Highway, an integrated learning platform for entrepreneurs, that has received funding from NCT Ventures, a venture capital firm with New Albany residents, Rich Langsdale and Michael Butler, at the helm.
Incubator firm, Capture Educational Consulting Services, a company that provides IT solutions to maximize teacher and student performance, is a finalist for best product. One of the city’s first incubator companies, Buckeye Interactive, a digital marketing agency, is a finalist for outstanding service for companies under 250 employees while its founder and president, Brad Griffith, is a finalist for executive of the year for companies under 250 employees. Gerald Armstrong, president of North and South American markets for New Albany-based Commercial Vehicle Group, a global supplier of integrated solutions for commercial vehicles.
The winners will be announced at the Innovation Awards gala on February 7, 2013.
