Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Startup Watch: Five you should follow

By Mass High Tech staff

As part of each week’s Startup Report, Mass High Tech highlights five startup companies, and their business goals, that are profiled in the New England Tech Directory. For guest access to these directory listings, visit the following companies:

Smart Surfaces Inc.: Cambridge-based Smart Surfaces is developing a mattress intended to lower interface pressure, which is the triggering mechanism that causes pressure ulcers. The company was founded in 2006.

Treedia Labs: Based in Cambridge, Treedia’s media distribution platform combines feed management technology that can handle text, audio and video with social media categorization and organization driven by a community of consumers. The company was founded in 2006.

Wormser Energy Solutions Inc.: Founded in 2007, Wormser has developed a coal-gasification process intended to produce electricity cheaper and cleaner than pulverized coal. The company is based in Marblehead.

Venalytica Inc.: Hudson-based Venalytica has developed a retail software platform for helping consumers rank purchase choices according to product attributes to be used for predictive analytics. The company was founded in 2008.

WiTricity Corp.: Based in Watertown, WiTricity is developing products and technology for wireless power transfer. The company was founded in 2007.