14 Highly Creative Startups Showcased in Boise Tonight

Monika Jansen Apr 3, 2012 Tweet

Tonight, Tech Cocktail will host our 2nd mixer in beautiful Boise, Idaho, home to an emerging startup scene, as part of develop.idaho 2012, presented by Perkins Coie.  This half-day, industry-led software event, hosted by the Idaho Technology Council, was put together to promote and support the active software community in Idaho. You can follow @developidaho on Twitter to get real-time updates.

Tech Cocktail Boise, sponsored by Perkins Coie, will wrap up the day by spotlighting 14 super-niche and highly creative local startups (highlighted below) in the Tech Cocktail Startup Innovation Showcase.  For those of you planning to attend, we look forward to seeing you there!

LoanTek: SaaS platform that makes it easier for consumers to shop for financial services online.

EthicalPro: This online, community-driven site connects consumers with professional providers of the services they use every day.

Timeglider: This startup visualizes time-oriented data as a way to explore history – for example, allowing students to collaborate on dynamic timelines in the classroom.

Sawtooth Ideas: An online marketplace for woodworkers to buy and sell woodworking plans.

Mobile Receptionist: Cloud communication services and a mobile app act as an intelligent receptionist to help you keep track of incoming calls and remind you to call back.

Command Trends: Save time and improve productivity by visualizing CAD command usage patterns with this analytics tool.

Team-Text: Group texting service for sports teams and their club, league, or tournament.

Affinity Amp: A cloud-based SaaS solution that lets businesses create customized mobile applications with no coding.

Meal Ticket: Software that enables food vendors to increase revenue and client loyalty while reducing waste.

MetaGeek: Using color and multi-layer piecharts, their Eye P.A. visualizes wireless network data in a whole new way.

BOBEC Apps: Makers of Hot or Cold®, a 21st-century twist on the childhood game that lets you use your iPhone to play everything from treasure hunts to business promotions.

Label Archive: Provides users with an interactive web-based forum that links databases to a simple four-point workflow and clearly tasks a community of users to directly communicate through alerts and label image previews.

Auction Frogs: A web-based application that makes it easy to promote and execute a silent auction.

iO DuPont: Develops high-end technology products for the cycling industry, including PowerCordz and the still-in-development Infinity Drive.