NVTC has divided 29 competitors into four categories: Social, commerce, government and security. These companies have put together short video pitches for their offerings. Each week for the next four weeks, Capital Business is going to showcase the video pitches of all of the entrants in one of those categories. Readers will then be asked to vote on which technology they think is the most innovative. The four videos in each category that earn the largest shares of votes will be invited to present at Destination Innovation, which will be held at the Washington Post’s 15th Street Northwest headquarters.

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We’ll kick off the voting with the social category. You can cast your ballot at the bottom of this page any time between Monday, Feb. 24 at 12:00 a.m. and Friday, Feb. 28 at 11:59 p.m. And come back next week, when we’ll have another roster of companies and pitches for you to vote on.

Kona from Deltek

Deltek is a Herndon-based software and information solutions company. Kona is the company’s cloud-based social collaboration platform.

EasyGrouper from IT Cadre



IT Cadre is an Ashburn-based firm that specializes in software solutions. EasyGrouper is an app the company developed to help employees connect more efficiently in the “bring your own device” era. The company fully released the app in January after first developing it as an in-house tool to help its own staffers communicate.

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Infosys ReachOut from Infosys Public Services



Infosys Public Services is a Rockville-based consulting and IT services company focused on the health care sector. Its mobile and analytics platform, Infosys ReachOut, is meant to help nonprofits and governments in their efforts to help the homeless. The app tracks things such as shelter occupancy levels and services provided to help support leaders and volunteers in combating homelessness.

Infosys SocialEdge from Infosys Public Services



Also developed by Rockville-based Infosys Public Services, SocialEdge aims to help health care organizations manage their social media presence to best communicate with patients and customers and to help build Web-based communities around a specific issue, such as a chronic illness.

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LynxFit from Byte an Atom Research



Byte an Atom Research is an Alexandria-based company that focuses on software and hardware accessories for the health and fitness industries. Its software, LynxFit, is built to work on Google Glass and gives users an immersive workout experience that is meant to mimic the experience of working with a personal trainer.

MyMilitaryLife from the National Military Family Association

The National Military Family Association is an Alexandria-based organization that supports families of current, retired, wounded or fallen members of military. Its app, MyMilitaryLife, helps military families navigate resources to help them find and use resources as they navigate a move, a career shift or other situations.

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bugCamera from Pactica

Pactica is a design studio based in Silver Spring. Its bugCamera app is an adaptive learning platform that helps children take better photos.

VetAdvisor from Three Wire Systems