2020 Top 5 Finals Judges
Partner
Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Founding Managing Partner
Plexo Capital
Managing Partner
Bread & Butter Ventures
Co-CEO
Established
Co-CEO
Established
2020 Speakers
Director
Registry Services, LLC
Founding Managing Partner
Plexo Capital
Founder
Phone2Action
General Manager
Compass
and Author, Success is in Your Sphere: Leverage the Power of Relationships to Achieve Your Business Goals
Reporter
TechCrunch
Founder and CEO
Sevans Strategy
Managing General Partner
MaC Venture Capital
CEO and Founder
PopCom and Flat Out of Heels
Founder and CEO
Aperiomics
Co-Founder and CEO
Hello Alice
Partner
Greater Colorado Venture Fund
Founder and CEO
Klickly
Program Executive
NASA iTech
COO
ShearShare
CEO
ShearShare
Founder and CEO
Blendoor
Director
AF Ventures, AFWERX
Co-Founder: Catalyst
re:3D
Co-Founder and President
Kamana
CEO and Founder
Proov Test
VP of Engagement
Established
CEO and Co-Founder
Unbound
CEO
Peanut Butter
Founder, Co-CEO
Wherewithal
Co-Founder
Peak Mindful
Director of Strategic Operations
Established
CEO
CoSchedule
Community Development Manager, Established
Director of Partnerships
Established
2020 Judges
Updated daily!
Partner
M25
Manager
Elyse Winery / Finite Capital
Founding and Managing Partner
Reign Ventures
Managing Director
Social Leverage
Head of Venture Growth and Partnerships
Republic
Managing Director
MATH Venture Partners
Partner
Narya
Managing Partner
Academy Investor Network
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Forefront Venture Partners
Managing Director
RareBreed Ventures
Managing Director
Techstars
Managing Partner
Firebrand Ventures
Co-Founder and Partner
RAD Campaign, W Fund
Partner
Greater Colorado Venture Fund
VC Analyst
CEAS Investments
2020 Mentors
Updated daily!
Investor
Mucker Capital
Founder
1863 Ventures and Ureeka
Managing Director
Techstars
Managing Director
MATH Venture Partners
Chief Operating Officer
Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Partner
TNT Ventures
Partner
Greater Colorado Venture Fund
Partner
Narya
Fred Hoch
Founder and General Partner
TechNexus Venture Collaborative
Co-Founder and CEO
Bosa
Director
Tampa Bay Wave
Principal
Firebrand Ventures
Partner
TNT Ventures
Principal
E*TRADE Ventures and Labs
President and General Partner
Veterans Venture Capital
Executive Director Innovation
Guidewell
General Partner
Grotech
CEO
Venture for America
Partner and Co-Founder BlueSalve Partners
CEO and Founder
Tampa Bay Wave
Product Manager
Google
SVP, Product Management
EVERFI
VC Analyst
CEAS Investments
CFO, Freedom Fries
Mentor, Chicago Booth
Director, Veteran Entrepreneurs
PenFed Foundation
CTO
Blackhorn Ventures
CEO
Embarc Collective
Acting NASA iTech Program Executive
NASA
Program Manager, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Heartland Forward
CEO
Ad Astra Media
Brand and Product Manager
Johnson Outdoors Inc
Director of Product
Tempus
Venture Partner
Next Frontier Capital
Entrepreneur in Residence
Purdue University Northwest, Commercialization and Manufacturing Excellence Center
Future of Finance Practice Lead
Village Capital
Founder
Corbett Ventures
Venture Partner, Republic and Managing Partner, New Anchor Group
Director of Digital Marketing
Oracle
Founder + President
Pace PR
Early Stage Practice
Grasshopper Bank
Founder and CEO
Sevans Strategy
Director of Investment
Dysruptek
Investor
BIP Capital
Managing Partner
Academy Investor Network
Director of Acceleration
Start Co
Senior Partner
Outlander Labs
CEO and Cofounder
Think Global
President
Media Strategies, Inc
EVP, Global Business Development
Cooley
Chief Client Officer
Zero Hash LLC
Platform Director
Embarc Collective
Investment Director, Ventures
Centrica
Partner
Greater Colorado Venture Fund
Ecosystem Developer, Startups
Twilio
Director of Business Development
Carta
Fundraising Coach
Venture Growth & Partnerships Lead
Republic
Product Design Manager
Facebook
Associate
Goldman Sachs
Managing Director
SVB
Founding Partner, W Fund and CEO, Women 2.0
Chief Business Builder
Honus Capital
Launch With GS
Goldman Sachs
Principal & Chief of Staff
Backstage Capital
Managing Director, ClimateTech
Nextcorps
Managing Partner
Michael Best/ Venture Best
Founder and CEO
wiseHer, Inc
CEO and Co-founder
Upside Business Travel
Senior Associate
Blackhorn Ventures
Global Business Manager
Johnson Outdoors, Inc.
Investments
Impact America Fund
Director, Ecosystem Development
US Air Force
Executive Director
Grid110
Principal, Flyover Capital
Flyover Capital
General Partner
Backstage Capital
CEO
Cloud303
Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
Technical Operations Lead
Google
Director, gBETA Cleveland / Founder, Guided Direction
gener8tor
Director of Marketing and Communications
IFundWomen
General Partner
Make Studios
Innovation Strategist and Tech Scout
Booz Allen Hamilton
Manager of Global Education
Techstars
Global Startup Engagement Manager
Techstars
PAST SPEAKERS, JUDGES, MENTORS
Fred Mossler
Founder, Honus Capital
Managing Director, Comcast NBCUniversal The Farm
Senior Vice President, Product, CNN
President,
Start Co.
Program Executive,
NASA iTech
Chief Medical Innovation Officer, Liberty Biosecurity
CEO,
Embarc Collective
Founder and CEO,
Start Co.
Managing Director, Finite Capital
Experience Director Central Region, Bunker Labs
Managing Partner, The JumpFund
Co-CEO,
Established
President & CEO, Launch TN
Director,
Tampa Bay WaVE Accelerator
CEO,
Rebel Desk
Global Head of Developer Advocacy, Intuit
Innovation Manager, ServiceMaster
Entrepreneur, Investor
President, Tampa Bay Wave
Investor
Investor
Investor, Mucker Capital
Partner, Innova
Director of Innovation, Department of Veterans Affairs
NASA iTech,
Serial Entrepreneur, Founder, bcause
Partner & Co-Founder, BlueSalve Partners
Entrepreneurs Program Manager, SOLIDWORKS Dassault Systemes
Managing Director, Backstage Los Angeles, Backstage Capital
Shareholder, Baker Donelson
Chief Operating Officer, EVERFI
Managing Partner, Opportunity Hub
Interim Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Northern Kentucky Tri-ED
Executive Director & CEO, Venture Center
Director of Programs, CO.LAB
SVP, Product Management, EVERFI
Angel Investor, 37 Angels
Senior Director, Finance and Analytics, Village Capital
Engagement Director,
Established
Development, Opportunity Machine
Partner, Founder Equity
Director, Collective Impact, Epicenter
Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners
CEO, Glanris
Program Manager, Small Business Grant Contest, FedEx
Executive Director, Resistbot
President & CEO, Epicenter
Director of Strategy and Technology Investment, Haskell
Director, Farmer Network & Entrepreneurship, AgLaunch
Associate, Social Impact Capital
Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, JDI
Tech Scout, AFWERX
Senior Investment Associate, Plum Alley Investments
Managing Director, Dipalo Ventures
President & COO, Launchpad
Mentor, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Co-CEO, Cofounder, Think Global
CEO & Creative Director, Launchpad
Partner & CFO, SputnikATX
Managing Partner, Base Ventures
Public Sector Director, Twilio
Director of Community Outreach, AFWERX
Senior Investment Associate, Zappos
Founding Principal, 2020 ConsultRx LLC
Director, Twilio Startups, Twilio
Director, Principal Developer Advocate, MongoDB
General Partner, TURN8 Venture Capital
Business Development Manager, Toxikon
Venture Partner, Grind Capital
Managing Partner, Quake Capital Partners
Founder and CEO, Strangeworks
Growth Equity Investor
Partner, Portfolio Operations, BEE PARTNERS
PREVIOUS JUDGES, SPEAKERS, MENTORS
Startup of the Year is grateful for our global community.
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
General Partner,
Initialized Capital
General Manager, Local Motors; General Manager, External Affairs, LM Industries
Co-founder and President, ID8 Innovation
Managing Partner,
NextGen Venture Partners
Senior Director and General Manager,
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Director of Citizen Engagement,
Congressional Management Foundation
Director, Hardware Partnerships,
Google
President and CEO,
Consumer Technology Association
Executive Vice President and General Manager,
Imaging Technologies and Communications Group,
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Managing Partner,
TargetPath, LLC
Managing Director,
TransLink Capital
CEO and Co-founder,
Maxwell Health
Managing Director, Techstars Boston
CEO,
Embarc Collective
President and CEO,
Mitek
Investor,
Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Director of Content,
Sports Innovation Lab
CEO and Co-founder,
Sports Innovation Lab
Managing Director, Marketing & Experience Transformation,
Accenture
Head of New Business Strategy, Amazon Exclusives
Commercial Innovation, Technology Lead,
CASIS
Principal,
BlueSalve
Sr. Director, Government Affairs,
Consumer Technology Association
Managing Director,
Techstars Autonomous Technology Accelerator
Founder,
Living in Digital Times
CEO,
Sorrentino Media and EyePatch Case
Community Relations Manager,
Samsung NEXT
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
Investor,
Samsung NEXT Ventures
COO,
Matrix Advisors, LLC
Managing Director,
Peak Ventures, Inc.
VP of Sales,
Indiegogo
Executive Director, Commercialization and New Ventures,
UMass Lowell
VP of Early Stage Practice,
Silicon Valley Bank
CFO,
Analytical Space
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery,
New England Baptist Hospital
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
Director, eCommerce Product Management,
Keurig
Entrepreneur, Investor
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
CEO,
ISL
Founder and CEO,
wiseHer
Partner,
OpenView
Founding Partner,
Independence Equity
Investor and CEO,
AZA Consulting
Co-Founder
ID8 Innovation
