New England Venture Capital Association announces finalists for its first annual 'NEVY Awards'
Angel of the Year
Andy Palmer- Koa Labs
Dharmesh Shah- Hubspot
Will Herman- Techstars
Nicole Stata- Boston Seed Capital
Ty Danco- BuySideFX
David Chang- PayPal Boston
Joe Caruso- Bantam Group
Rising Star: VC
Rob Go- NextView Ventures
Stephen Kraus- Bessemer Venture Partners
Kent Bennett- Bessemer Venture Partners
Rising Star: Entrepreneur
Sravish Sridhar- Kinvey
Eliot Buchanan- Plastiq
John Harthorne- MassChallenge
Fred Shilmover- InsightSquared
Andrew Paradise- Lookout Gaming
Justin Borgman- Hadapt
Deal of the Year: Tech
Actifio
Acquia
Rethink Robotics
Consumer United
Hubspot
Deal of the Year: Healthcare
Bluebird Bio
Foundation Medical
Moderna Therapeutics Inc
Ovascience
Kyruus
Constellation Pharmaceuticals
Exit of the Year: Healthcare
Avila Therapeutics (acquired by Celgene)
Enobia (acquired by Alexion)
Humedica (acquired by Optum)
Stromedix (acquired by Biogen)
Exit of the Year: Tech
Acme Packet (acquired by Oracle)
Kiva Systems (acquired by Amazon)
Demandware (IPO)
Crashlytics (acquired by Twitter)
Entrepreneur of the Year: Tech
Ash Ashutosh- Actifio
Wayne Chang and Jeff Seibert- Crashlytics
Andy Ory, Acme Packet
Dave Balter- BzzAgent
Mike Baker- Dataxu
Entrepreneur of the Year: Healthcare
Katrine Bosley- Avila Therapeutics
Michelle Dipp-Ovascience
David Schenkein- Agios
VC of the Year: Tech
Spark Capital
Atlas Venture
Google Ventures
VC of the Year: Healthcare
Atlas Venture
Third Rock Ventures
Polaris Partners
Best New Startup
Plastiq
Jounce Therapeutics
Promoboxx
Felix
Jana
Hottest Startup
Hadapt
Boundless
Kinvey
Nanigans
Actifio
Hubspot
Wayfair
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Scott Kirsner was part of the team that launched Boston.com in 1995, and has been writing a column for the Globe since 2000. His work has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Newsweek, and Variety. Scott is also the author of the books "Fans, Friends & Followers" and "Inventing the Movies," was the editor of "The Convergence Guide: Life Sciences in New England," and was a contributor to "The Good City: Writers Explore 21st Century Boston." Scott also helps organize several local events on entrepreneurship, including the Nantucket Conference and Future Forward. Here's some background on how Scott decides what to cover, and how to pitch him a story idea.
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