Winners of the 2013 New England Venture Capital Association Awards
Angel of the Year: Andy Palmer of Koa Labs
Rising Star VC (Tie): Rob Go of NextView Ventures and Stephen Kraus of Bessemer Venture Partners
Rising Star Entrepreneur: Sravish Sridhar of Kinvey
Deal of the Year (Tech): Actifio
Deal of the Year (Healthcare): Moderna Therapuetics
Entrepreneur of the Year (Tech): Andy Ory of Acme Packet
Entrepreneur of the Year (Healthcare): Katrine Bosley of Avila Therapeutics
VC of the Year (Tech) : Spark Capital
VC of the Year (Healthcare) : Third Rock Ventures
Exit of the Year (Tech) Acme Packet, acquired by Oracle
Exit of the Year (Healthcare): Avila Therapeutics, acquired by Celgene
Best New Startup: Jounce Therapeutics
Hottest Startup: Wayfair
Photos from the event are on NEVCA's Facebook page, and the complete list of nominees is here.
(In the photo are Fred Destin of Atlas Venture and Nicole Stata of Boston Seed Capital. Destin doesn't actually need money; his firm just raised a new $265 million fund.)
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About Scott Kirsner 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.
Events
May 6-8: Front End of Innovation
Execs from MTV, Nike, Eli Lilly, and 3M get together to talk about fostering innovation within big companies.
May 7: Mass Innovation Nights
Showcase for locally-developed new products. This one is being held at the Boston Globe.
May 16 & 17: Convergence Forum on Life Sciences
Speakers from Bristol-Myers, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and Biogen Idec talk about the next ten years of the biopharma business. Plus, journalist David Ewing Duncan on radical life extension. (I'm hosting.)
