FARMINGTON HILLS – TiECon Midwest 2016, Michigan’s largest conference on entrepreneurship, presented by TiE Detroit, today announced the winners of the TiE2 Midwest Industry Awards.

The winners represent the most enterprising startup companies in five focus segments: IOT,  Sensors, Fintech, Transportation, Mobility, Health, Fitness and Manufacturing Devices, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence.

TiE 20 are an elite group of Top 20 Early Stage Startups recognized and awarded from among thousands of nominees at the annual TiEcon Midwest.

“At TiE20, we recognize the best of the best,” said Luxmi Dutt, Co-chair of TiE20 said. “Picking the top 20 start-ups out of the 1200 applications received this year was a tough call.”

The winners include:

1. Rally Bus

2. ALTality

3. Civionics, Inc

4. HAAS Alert

5. Zipy Care

6. ArborBike

7. Spatial.ai

8. Zest Meal

9. Ash & Anvil

10. My Dealer Service

11. HERO app co

12. Loadtap, Inc.

13. Drive Spotter

14. DZee Solutions

15. Bollyfit

16. Navity

17. ACEGRADES

18. Carevium, Inc.

19. Giggs, LLC

20. Invisi-Tag

TiE 20 winners will get special invitations to premium networking sessions at TiECon and will also be part of ongoing recognition from TiE Detroit throughout the year. More importantly, they will get access to TiE’s powerful global entrepreneurial ecosystem that is dedicated to fostering and enhancing entrepreneurship.

“Congratulations to the 2016 TiE20 Top Start-Up winners for their forward thinking and innovative ideas for the most disruptive solutions- for a safer, more sustainable and connected world.”, said Tel Ganesan, President TiE Detroit.