Wow! More than 1800 people voted in round one of NC Tech Madness!

The underdogs took their status seriously, with 12 10-16 seeds upsetting their rivals. Three one-seeds are still left in the tournament, but so are three 15-seeds. And all three Wilmington teams rallied to win their games.

There are some fun match-ups ahead as HQ Raleigh members Pendo and EmployUs battle this round, American Underground members Nugget and Archive Social go head-to-head along with Organic Transit and Boostopia.

Round two voting runs through Tuesday at midnight. Don’t forget to vote daily and spread the word to all your friends! Company descriptions are here and you can click on the bracket below to see a larger version.

WEST DIVISION

(1) ncino vs. (8) Stealz

(5) Untappd vs. (4) Plotwatt

(6) Spreedly vs. (14) The Produce Box

(7) inMotionNow vs. (2) Republic Wireless

MIDWEST DIVISION

(1) Pendo vs. (9) EmployUs

(5) Teamworks vs. (13) Cultivate

(6) Spiffy vs. (14) My Happy Plates

(7) Organic Transit vs. (15) Boostopia

EAST DIVISION

(1) Netsertive vs. (8) Mati Energy

(12) Freedom vs. (4) KnowledgeTree

(6) CloudFactory vs. (14) Brilliant Sole

(10) iScribes vs. (15) Sweeps

SOUTH DIVISION

(16) Nugget vs. (9) Archive Social

(5) FilterEasy vs. (13) Brainbuild

(6) Brewpublik vs. (3) WedPics

(10) Lea(R)n vs. (15) Tom & Jenny’s


VOTE IN ROUND TWO HERE.