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10th Annual Crunchies Awards
February 6, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The Oscars of Startups and Technology
TechCrunch kicks off 2016 with the 10th Annual Crunchies Awards Show, the award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet, and technology innovations of the year.
10th Annual Crunchies Finalists
Hot New Startup
A startup founded or publicly launched this year
MarcoPolo
Otto
Prelude Fertility
VIV
Winnie
Best Startup
A star startup in all categories
Didi
Giphy
Slack
SpaceX
Stripe
Best Startup Video
Best launch or explanatory video
Lyft
Navdy
Slack
Snapchat Spectacles
StockX
Best Technology
An exceptional recent technological achievement
Blue Origin
CRISPR- Cas9
Facebook solar plane
SpaceX Falcon 9 Landing
Tesla Solar Roof
Best App
A recent standout that has earned a place on your home screen
Clue
Musical.ly
Pokémon GO
Prisma
Weedmaps
Hardware of the Year
Breakout hardware product of the year
Bevel Trimmer
Doppler Labs Here One
June Oven
Markforged Mark Two
Snapchat Spectacles
TechCrunch Include Award
An organization or individual that has advanced inclusion in tech
Change Catalyst
DigitalUndivided
Mission Bit
Project Include
Tony Prophet, Salesforce
Social Impact
Excelling in using technology to advance social impact
A Vision for Black Lives
Kapor Center for Social Impact
Oakland Digital
Signal Protocol
We The Protesters
Founder of the Year
A founder that has made a statement in leadership or execution this year
Jeff Lawson, Twilio
Jessica O. Matthews, Uncharted Play
Morgan DeBaun, Blavity
Ryan Petersen, Flexport
Tristan Walker, Bevel
Angel Investor of the Year
A breakout portfolio
Carine Magescas
Eric Paley
Fabrice Grinda
Naval Ravikant
Troy Carter
VC of the Year
An investor whose bets on founders and companies have borne fruit this year
Aydin Senkut, Felicis Ventures
Byron Deeter, Bessemer Venture Partners
Kirsten Green, Forerunner Ventures
Stuart Peterson, ARTIS Ventures
Tony Florence, NEA