Silicon Hills News is Hosting the Batty Awards at the Parlor Room on Rainey St. on Wednesday –
Congratulations to the winners of Silicon Hills News’ Batshit Crazy Awards!
“Batman Entrepreneur of the Year” for outstanding male founder – Brett Hurt -Data.World
“Batwoman Entrepreneur of the Year” for an exceptional female founder – UnaliWear’s Jean Anne Booth
The Dawn Patrol” for the most promising early-stage startup – Destin George Bell – Cardio
“The Night Flyer” for the most impressive pivot – Jeff Cardenas – Apptronik – from NASA robots to humanoid manufacturing robots.
“The Echo Locator” for excellence in AI market research and real estate – John Berkowitz – OJO Labs
“The Colony Builder” for outstanding company culture – Matt Stephenson –Code2College
“The Great Migration” for successful business relocation to Austin – Joe Lonsdale, 8VC
“The Moonlight Maven” for best bootstrapped company – Joyce Durst – GAP
“The Guano Austin Guru” for Venture Capitalist of the Year – Krishna Srinivasan – Live Oak Ventures
“The Guano San Antonio Guru” Venture Capitalist of the Year – Pat Matthews – Active Capital
“The Guardian Bat” for Angel Investor of the Year – Carla McDonald
“The Sonar Superstar” for the most innovative technology – Ben Lamm – Colossal
“The Bat Signal” for best PR company – Kathleen Lucente – Red Fan Communications
“The Wingspan Wonder” for the fastest-growing company – Andrea Thomaz and Vivian Chu – Diligent Robotics
“The Night’s Watch” for the best cybersecurity company – Closing Lock – Andy White and Abigail White
“The Neural Night Navigator” for excellence in artificial intelligence – Madhu Basu -Unnanu
“The Bridge Builder” for outstanding community impact – Bob Metcalfe
“The Bat Cave Creator” for best workplace environment – Blake Garrett – Aceable
“The Bat Colony Connecter” for best community builder – Marc Nathan
“The Night Healer’ for best healthcare startup – Will Young – Sana Benefits
“The Protective Wing” for best insurance advocate in Austin – David Perez – Lumen Insurance Technologies and InsurTechATX
“The Multi-Colony Creator” – for best serial entrepreneurs successfully creating multiple companies – Ben Rubenstein and Michael Lam – Setpoint
“The Bat Trailblazers” – Kerry Rupp and Sara Brand, co-founding managing partners of True Wealth Ventures.
“The Bat Pre-Seed Builder” – Komal Patel – Ethicarat
“The Bat Seed-Stage Builder” – Beth White – MeBeBot
