The Best B2B Startup Award recognizes a startup that solves a problem for businesses and has achieved significant milestones over the last 12 months. 

Finalists: UserIQ, StudentBridge, Gather Technologies, stable | kernel, & GreenPrint

The Best B2C Startup Award recognizes a startup that provides a product to consumers that has achieved significant milestones over the last 12 months.

Finalists: Hirewire, Roadie, & Urban Tree Cidery

The Best Social Impact Startup Award recognizes a mission-driven for-profit startup with a social mission who has made the biggest impact on the Atlanta community and/or beyond in the past 12 months.

Finalists: STEM STARS, Goodr, Vayando, Mini City, LaaSer Critical Communications, & Acivilate

The Art of the Pivot Award celebrates a startup’s ability to change its business model, product direction, target audience, etc. and successfully revamp their business in the face of adversity over the last 12 months.

Finalists: Goodwipes, Shouty, & Converge

The Scrappiest Startup Award recognizes a startup that has achieved significant milestones over the last 12 months without ever raising equity or debt capital.

Finalists: NeuroLex Laboratories, UNpopular Style, LeadUp, LaBlaq Creativ, DigitalCrafts, & Urban Geekz

The Top Community Builder Award recognizes a startup founder or startup CEO who has made an impact in the last 12 months in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Finalists: Carlos Gonzalez, Michael Tavani & Dave Payne, & Porsha Thomas

The Top Impact Player Award recognizes an individual who is not a founder or CEO of a startup and who has made a significant impact on startup entrepreneurs. Nominees are investors, mentors, or a supporter of small business owners and startups.

Finalists: Dave Payne, Jen Bonnett, Allen Nance, Bridgett Rich, & Katharine Mobley 

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant impact on startup entrepreneurs and contributed significantly to the growth of the Atlanta startup community over a sustained period of time (15 years or more).