Remember when we introduced the nominees of the seventh annual NEVY awards?
On Wednesday night, the New England Venture Capital Association unveiled the winners to a packed audience at Boston's House of Blues. The theme was 007 James Bond, and needless to say, it had a Casino Royalesque atmosphere.
As Jody Rose, president of NEVCA told BostInno earlier, "A lot of investors and companies in the ecosystem use it as an opportunity to celebrate." And the evening lived up to that promise.
As for the awards, NEVCA does not select the nominees; they are selected by academies consisting of seven to ten investors in different sectors. This year there were three – for health care, life sciences and tech. You can find the full list of investors here. The association works with academy members providing them with the data on companies.
"It is the anti-tradition to award shows, we are about doing things differently," Rose told BostInno.
The winners of the 2019 NEVY Awards in the Technology category are:
- Tech Exit of the Year: PillPack
- Rising Star in Tech: Humatics
- Next Tech Home Run: Toast
- Hottest Tech Startup: Owl Labs
- New Cornerstone Tech Company: Carbon Black
- CleanTech Company of the Year: Bevi
- Tech Fund of the Year: Accomplice
The winners of the 2019 NEVY Awards in the Healthcare category are:
- MedTech Company of the Year: Augmenix
- Healthcare IT Exit of the Year: Covetrus
- Healthcare IT Startup of the Year: Pear Therapeutics
- Healthcare Fund of the Year: Catalyst Health Ventures
The winners of the 2019 NEVY Awards in the Life Sciences category are:
- Revolutionary New Therapeutic or Platform Startup: Beam Therapeutics
- Deal/Exit of the Year for a Therapeutic or Platform Company: Loxo Oncology
- Patient Impact Award: Sage Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Life Science Fund of the Year: Alexandria Venture Investments
