Rockville Company Advances to Final Round of InvestMaryland Challenge

A tech company from Rockville is closer to winning a state-run business competition worth $225,000, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development announced Monday.

ClickMedix was one of nine Maryland businesses to advance to the final round of the InvestMaryland Challenge, a national business competition offering three $100,000 prizes and another $125,000 in cash and in-kind awards, according to DBED. 

With a click of a mobile phone button, a healthcare provider with a Click-enabled device can provide mobile health services such as health screening, managing electronic records and collecting data remotely. 

According to the company’s website, ClickMedix had also provided mobile-phone based tele-consultation services in Africa, South Asia, and the Americas, “enabling patients to access quality medical treatment in areas where there is little or no access to doctor.”

According to DBED, the challenge drew 259 entries from around the country, including 25 out-of-state companies from as far away as California, Georgia and Massachusetts. The field was narrowed over three successive rounds of judging by a panel of 79 investors, successful entrepreneurs, business executives and other members of the Maryland startup community.

The finalists are competing for top prizes in three categories: IT, life sciences, and general business. 

ClickMedix, an IT finalist, is up against two Baltimore tech companies— RedOwl Analytics and Social Toaster.

The winner will be announced at an event Monday, April 15 in Baltimore.