October 15 - 17, 2018
Revere Hotel Boston Common | Boston, MA
Speakers, Judges and Mentors
Thank you to our stellar speakers, judges and mentors.
Founder and Managing Partner,
Backstage Capital;
CEO and Co-founder, Backstage Studio
Chairman, CEO and Founder
iRobot
Founder and CEO,
Alice
VP, Vision Technology, Warby Parker
Founder and Managing Partner,
Material Impact
Co-founder and President, ID8 Innovation
CEO,
OV Loop
Program Executive,
NASA iTech
General Partner,
Initialized Capital
General Manager, Local Motors; General Manager, External Affairs, LM Industries
Founding Partner,
Reign Ventures and 1000 Angels
Managing Partner,
NextGen Venture Partners
Director of Citizen Engagement,
Congressional Management Foundation
President and CEO,
Consumer Technology Association
Co-CEO,
Established
Executive Vice President and General Manager,
Imaging Technologies and Communications Group,
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Senior Director and General Manager,
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Co-CEO,
Established
CEO
FGC Plasma Solutions LLC
NASA iTech,
Serial Entrepreneur, Founder, bcause
COO and Co-founder, BallotReady
CEO and Co-founder,
Maxwell Health
Director, Hardware Partnerships,
Google
Managing Director, Techstars Boston
President and CEO,
Mitek
CEO and Founder,
BenjiLock, LLC
Managing Partner,
TargetPath, LLC
Director of Content,
Sports Innovation Lab
CEO and Co-founder,
Sports Innovation Lab
Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder
Director, Market Research
Consumer Technology Association
Managing Director,
TransLink Capital
Managing Director, Marketing & Experience Transformation,
Accenture
Investor,
Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Head of New Business Strategy, Amazon Exclusives
CEO,
TransitScreen
CEO,
Vigilant
Commercial Innovation, Technology Lead,
CASIS
Principal,
BlueSalve
Sr. Director, Government Affairs,
Consumer Technology Association
Managing Director,
Techstars Autonomous Technology Accelerator
Professor of Comparative Media Studies,
MIT
Founder,
Living in Digital Times
Professor,
Harvard Medical School
President and Chief Medical Officer
CQuentia,
Community Relations Manager,
Samsung NEXT
CEO,
Sorrentino Media and EyePatch Case
Director,
Tampa Bay WaVE Accelerator
Investor,
Samsung NEXT Ventures
Community Development Director,
SendGrid
CEO,
Embarc Collective
Client Advocate,
MEET
Manager of Hardware Outreach,
Indiegogo
Sr. Business Development Manager,
Amazon
Tech and Social Media Attorney,
Saper Law
SVP and Head of Fintech Engagement,
Morningstar
COO,
Matrix Advisors, LLC
Managing Director,
Peak Ventures, Inc.
Engagement Director,
Established
VP of Sales,
Indiegogo
CEO,
Rebel Desk
VP of Early Stage Practice,
Silicon Valley Bank
Founder and CEO,
Start Co.
Executive Director, Commercialization and New Ventures,
UMass Lowell
CFO,
Analytical Space
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery,
New England Baptist Hospital
Investment Associate,
Plum Alley
CTO and Co-founder,
ClearSky Data, Inc
Brand, Product and ECommerce Manager,
Johnson Outdoors
President and COO,
Genprex, Inc.
VP of Network Strategy, Catalant Technologies
Chair,
Vistage
Co-founder, Chief Executive and Managing Partner,
Founders First Capital Partners, LLC
Principal,
PH Advisors
Entrepreneur, Investor
Director, eCommerce Product Management,
Keurig
President,
Future Ready Solutions
President,
Marketing Matters
CEO,
Operations Inc
Managing Partner,
Wolox
Founder,
Hedgehog Technology Services
Chief Marketing Officer,
AfterShokz
Chief Revenue Officer and General Manager,
Kano
Managing Director,
RevUp Capital
Entrepreneur, Investor
Co-founder and CEO,
The Grommet
COO Revelry Labs and Revelry Ventures,
Revelry
Founder and CEO,
wiseHer
CEO,
ISL
Partner,
OpenView
Founding Partner,
Independence Equity
Investor and CEO,
AZA Consulting
Co-Founder
ID8 Innovation
- Special Evening Event
Monday, October 15 | 6 PM - 9 PM | Liberty Hall
Startup of the Year, established in 2006, is a global competition and network established to elevate and support startup founders.
- 100 startup founders competed
- Top 5 battled it out on stage
The 2018 - 6th Annual Startup of the Year WINNER is...
People's Choice Award | Fade
Fan Favorite Award | HiberSense, Inc.
CES Eureka Park Booth Winner | WeatherCheck
Meet all 100 Semifinalists at the Startup of the Year Celebration and Showcase.
Join the Top 100 Semifinalists as they showcase game-changing products.
Enjoy appetizers, cocktails and networking.
Your conference ticket gets you in for free - can't make the entire conference, but want to join us just for the party?
Past Startup of the Year Winners
2017 Startup of the Year
Carlsbad, CA
UPDATE September 2018: Read what Oska Wellness is doing now.
Oska Wellness is committed to developing health and wellness technology-driven products that assist individuals in living a more active, pain-free lifestyle.
2016 Startup of the Year
McKinney, TX
UPDATE July 2018: Selected as a winner for the first-ever Fidelity Labs Reshape the World competition; April 2018 - Won Judge's Favorite at Google Demo Day
Connects salon and barbershop owners to individual beauty operators to fill unused salon suites and stations on a temporary basis, allowing salon and barbershop owners make money on their excess inventory.
2015 Startup of the Year
San Francisco, CA
UPDATE July 2018: Won the 2017 SXSW Interactive Innovation Award for Innovation in Connecting People.
A blind recruiting app that facilitates job matching based on merit, not molds.
2014 Startup of the Year
Hampton, VA
Eliminating the cost and logistics associated with changing batteries in remotely located sensors.
2013 Startup of the Year
Boston, MA
UPDATE July 2018: Maxwell Health acquired by Sun Life Financial June 2018 for an undisclosed amount.
The first ever operating system for employee benefits. Maxwell simplifies benefits, reduces costs, and improves employee health. Maxwell Health has gone on to raise over 69 million dollars in funding.
- Special Evening EventTuesday, October 16 | 7 PM - 8 PM | Liberty Hall
First rule of Digital Fight Club...You talk about Digital Fight Club
For the first time on the east coast, we bring you Digital Fight Club: Boston at Innovate Celebrate.
Not sure what a Digital Fight Club is? Watch Mark Cuban referee last year's AI fight in Dallas.
Ten of the sharpest wits in Boston will spar in five "fights" on Robotics/AI, Health Tech, Cryptocurrency, Future of Work and Self Driving Cars. Digital Fight Club is powered by Accenture. The audience and Refs will judge the fights with our own Digital Fight Club App. Mayhem, indeed!
Register for Innovate Celebrate and access to Digital Fight Club: Boston is included!Can’t attend Innovate Celebrate?
2018 Sponsors & Partners
Thank You!
Interested in connecting your brand to the Innovate Celebrate audience of startup founders, seasoned executives and investors? Email Rich@est.us.
Digital Fight Club: Boston Sponsor
Startup of the Year
Prize Provider
Startup of the Year
Prize Provider
Startup of the Year
Prize Provider
Community Partner
Startup of the Year
Prize Provider
Startup of the Year
Prize Provider
Community Partner
Mentor Sessions
Sponsor
Official 2018 Innovate Celebrate Llama Sponsor
Pitch Coaching
Sponsor
Startup of the Year Sponsor
Community Partner
