20 Innovative Startups Showcased at Tech Cocktail Boston

Monika Jansen September 1, 2011 Tweet

We are really excited to showcase 20 innovative startups here in Cambridge tonight. Previews of all participating companies are below; they range from a video interviewing service to an app that lets you pay tips and gratuities from your smartphone.

Many thanks to all  of our sponsors for making this possible: Title Sponsor Sprint; platinum ponsor Akamai; community sponsors: AOL, Hubspot, and BetaBoston,; community partner Microsoft NERD Center; and photography Sponsor Sooz.

• Brass Monkey – A cloud-based video game console that uses a browser for the game display and your smartphones for the game controller.
• Fanfic.me - UGC software + site designed for the most loyal and active fans of TV shows, movies, books, cartoons, and more.
• GaggleAMP - Provides enterprise social media amplification leveraging employees, customers and partners via a privacy-assured cloud solution.
• Guestlyst - Your mobile event portal that makes it easy to manage multiple events.
• Help Around Town – Earn money, experience, and feedback while getting things done.
• iCreate to Educate – This freemium desktop app called SAM Animation to help students learn math and science.
• ImpulseSave – Provides instant-gratification to motivate you to save money.
• Mosec - Android app that lets you make a voice note at the end of calls, turns it into text, and files it with their Google Contacts.
• NaughtyBits - Algae tabs (part of a larger health-platform) that are 60% protein and just one calorie.
• PowerInbox - Brings apps to your emails, just like the iPhone brought apps to your phone.
• Privy – Merchant centric customer acquisition and retention.
• Promoboxx – Connecting brands and retailers to help each launch massively successful social promotions that engage shoppers online.
• SittingAround – Join or start a community-based babysitting cooperative.
• SMAK – Intelligently aggregates all email accounts, social media sites and your devices and sort the information to give you what you want – with just one click.
• Smarterer – Test your resume, get your score, improve your resume and share with the world.
• Take the Interview - Video interviewing SaaS platform that saves employers and candidates time and money by making the interviewing process more efficient.
• Vocalyze - Reads the news, blogs and tweets to you when you are too busy to read yourself.
• Yesware - Email productivity service that helps salespeople close more business.
• Ziptip – An app that lets you pay tips and gratuities using your smart phone.
• Zoora - Customized fashion and guidance to curate your individuality.