This year’s startup lineup has been picked by Invest Southwest and the Arizona Commerce Authority for the 2017 Venture Madness competition.

On Jan. 25, the top 64 companies picked this year will be narrowed down to 32, and then by Feb. 3, 16 finalists will be chosen to move to the live, bracket-style head-to-head competition in March.

Voting started online to pick the winner of the $5,000 People’s Choice Award, and will run until 5 p.m. on Jan. 24.

The live bracket-style event to pick the winners will be held on March 8 at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale.

Companies that make it to the final round of competition will be battling for a chance at their share of a $20,000 cash prize and a $300,000 investment pool from active regional investors, as well as the opportunity to be named 2017 Venture Madness Champion.

In alphabetical order, the 64 companies progressing to the next round of the competition are:

  • AirGarage
  • AniCell Biotech LLC
  • Attribytes LLC
  • Avery Therapeutics
  • Bee The Swarm
  • BMSEED
  • Bourque Industries Inc.
  • Breezing Co
  • Clean Router
  • ClicData
  • CodaKid
  • Crystal Clear Technologies Inc.
  • curaNEXUS
  • Drove LLC
  • DUUL software
  • Eleven
  • Empowerment Unlimited Coaching LLC
  • Enfuego Technologies LLC
  • Entelligent Analytics
  • EOITech
  • EpiFinder Inc.
  • EpiSys Science Inc.
  • eSalesDash LLC
  • FoodFli
  • Fund My Business AZ
  • Golfpay LLC
  • GoXtudio LLC (dba GoX Studio)
  • GraphLock Inc.
  • HybridChart
  • InfluenceLogic
  • InHouse
  • Innobright Technologies Inc.
  • iTether LLC
  • Lectric Longboards
  • Life Design Analysis Inc.
  • MobileLogix
  • MoodMe
  • More Bass Inc.
  • Omni Bioceutical Innovations Inc.
  • OYE! Business Intelligence
  • Paraffin International Inc.
  • ParkingBee
  • PerioEndoscopy LLC
  • Prenda
  • Punchlyst
  • Pure Chat Inc.
  • Pursuit Health Technologies LLC
  • SalesTalk Technologies LLC
  • Salted Earth
  • Salutaris Medical Devices
  • Schola Inc.
  • Shepherd App LLC
  • SimpleWan
  • SKOOKII Inc.
  • SMART Brain Aging Inc.
  • Storage Together
  • Swappow LLC
  • Tellspec USA
  • Trym Inc.
  • Videoloco
  • WIQ Pinnacle
  • WynZyn LLC
  • ZCast
  • Zenjoi

“Every year we see some of the most promising and interesting companies in the Southwest,” said Karen Katzorke, executive director of Invest Southwest. “This year is no exception. We received applications from Arizona, California and New Mexico.”