Tuesday, June 29, 2010

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. With each week's Startup Watch, Mass High Tech will choose the weekly featured companies by soliciting nominations through a poll of 10 companies, with links to their profiles in the New England Tech Directory. Please choose five startups that you would like to know more about for the July 6 edition of Mass High Tech's weekly Startup Report e-mail by visiting www.masshightech.com/startup-watch.

For guest access to today's directory listings, visit the following companies:

Chargify LLC: Founded in 2009, Chargify is a recurring billing SaaS application for businesses to securely charge credit cards for online orders. The company is based in Needham and grew out of Grasshopper Labs.

EverTrue LLC: Founded in 2010, Cambridge-based EverTrue develops mobile applications that help college and university alumni stay connected to their school and to one another.

Hello Vino LLC: Tyngsboro-based Hello Vino, founded in 2009, has developed a mobile application that analyzes user input to generate suggestions for wine pairings for particular meals, occassions, taste preferences and regional sources.

Performable: Founded in 2009, Performable is a Boston-based consulting company that uses web design analysis to help companies design landing pages that will lead to sales conversions and fewer lost visitors.

RelayRides: RelayRides was founded in 2009 in Cambridge and helps car owners rent out their vehicles to other people to help defer car ownership costs.