TechCrunch’s 10th Annual Crunchies Awards is Silicon Valley’s version of the Academy Awards. With the venue at the spectacular San Francisco War Memorial Opera House, the attire ranged from evening wear to hoodies (it’s Silicon Valley after all). Tech celebrity sightings included Yahoo Marissa Mayer, Atom Factory Troy Carter and 500 Startups Dave McClure. The emcee of the awards ceremony was comedian Chelsea Peretti who described sex as 3D printing using DNA. The event was kicked off by a witty opera performance by Laura Krumm that took jabs at President Trump and Peter Thiel (a high profile Trump supporter) — Silicon Valley’s disdain for the Trump Administration was voice often during the evening. Now the moment you’ve all been waiting for and the envelope please…
Best Startup: A Star startup in all categories
Slack (Winner)
Stripe (Runner-Up)
Hot New Startup: A startup founded or publicly launched this year
Otto (Winner)
Prelude Fertility (Runner –Up)
Best Technology: An exceptional recent technological achievement
CRISPR – Cas9 (Winner)
Tesla Solar Roof (Runner – Up)
Best App: A recent standout that has earned a place on your home screen
Pokémon GO (Winner)
Musical.ly (Runner- Up)
Hardware of the Year: Breakout hardware product of the year
Snapchat Spectacles (Winner)
Bevel Trimmer (Runner-Up)
TechCrunch Include Award: An organization or individual that has advanced inclusion in tech
Project Include (Winner)
Tony Prophet, Salesforce (Runner-Up)
Social Impact: Excelling in using technology to advance social impact
Kapor Center for Social Impact (Winner)
Signal Protocol (Runner – Up)
Founder of the Year: A founder that has made a statement in leadership or execution this year
Jeff Lawson, Twilio (Winner)
Tristan Walker, Walker & Company (Runner-Up)
Jessica O. Matthews, Uncharted Play
Angel Investor of the Year: A breakout portfolio
Naval Ravikant (Winner)
Troy Carter (Runner-Up)
VC of the Year: An investor whose bets on founders and companies have borne fruit this year
Kirsten Green, Forerunner Ventures (Winner)
Aydin Senkut, Felicis Ventures (Runner-Up)
Byron Deeter, Bessemer Venture Partners
Stuart Peterson, ARTIS Ventures
Best Startup Video: Best launch or explanatory video
Snapchat Spectacles (Winner)
Slack (Runner-Up)
