CTNext honors three Fairfield County startups

Three Fairfield County companies are among the five startups given $10,000 Entrepreneur Innovation Awards by CTNext.

Norwalk”™s Deo2Go, a topical delivery device for deodorant, lip balm and sunscreen, also took home the $2,000 crowd favorite award. Bridgeport-based Rumble Helmet, which communicates cyclists”™ intentions in traffic to other travelers, also won $2,000 as the judges”™ favorite. Rounding out the county”™s winners was Stratford”™s FallCall Solutions, which offers a telemonitoring system for Apple Watch and other mobile systems for elders and caregivers.

Other winners were Sitrep, based in Cheshire, which offers a system for solving heating, ventilation and air conditioning problems, and EZ ICE of Enfield, which provides a manufacturing kit for a custom, portable backyard ice rink.

Since launching the awards in 2014, CTNext has distributed $642,000 to 58 companies.