The judges have spoken.

The top 5 Startups of Tech Cocktail Celebrate are…

CPUsage (Portland, OR) – CPUsage makes it easy to consume massive amounts of compute power in the cloud. A Platform-as-a-Service for scientists, researchers, and software developers performing high throughput and high performance compute applications at scale.Maxwell Health (Cambridge, MA / New York City, NY) – Maxwell Health has redefined health care for businesses with a SaaS platform and service experience that dramatically simplifies employee benefits, reduces insurance costs, and improves employee health by eliminating the headache of confusing paperwork that comes with insurance and care.Partender (Gainsville, FL) – Partender reduces the time it takes managers to do bar inventory – from 6 hours to 15 minutes or less. By digitizing archaic paper-pen processes into a few taps and swipes on iOS, we enable clients to inventory more often. Our clients doing full inventory 3-4 times per week have cut theft and wastage, increasing their bottom lines by 6% in 3 months.Speek (Washington, D.C.) – Speek is super simple conference that uses a personal or business link (i.e., speek.com/YourName) instead of a phone number and PIN for conference calls. Participants click the Speek link to start or join a call from their phone, web or mobile browser. Callers can see who’s joined, who’s talking, share files, use call controls and more.Tender Caring (New York City, NY) – TenderCaring’s online platform and mobile experience empowers families to select, manage, and stay informed about their loved one’s care.

PRIZES

Today these startups will be competing for the Tech Cocktail Chalice, the title of the “Hottest Showcasing Startup in the Nation”, along with the following prizes:

A $10,000 Grand PrizeA life-time membership to CLEARSOLO Eyewear framesZappos gift cardsA Sphero Robotic Gaming System$500 Zappos Gift CardCLEAR lifetime membershipMinistry of Supply combo packDesk.com CreditsOne press release for the winner from MarketWired10 Free Books form O’Reilly American Airlines: 10,000 Business Extra points

Congratulations to the startups.  They will compete this afternoon in the final round Pitch competition for the Tech Cocktail Chalice, and with it, the $10,000 grand prize.  Follow the Tech Cocktail Celebrate play-by-play on Twitter.