Announcing the 2013 Moxie Awards Finalists

Written by Adam Calica
Published on May. 15, 2013
Announcing the 2013 Moxie Awards Finalists

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Finalists Announced

Congratulations to the 2013 Moxie Awards finalists-- View all the finalists and vote today.



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Thank You

We received over 7,000 nomination ballots and truly thank you for taking the time to nominate awesome Chicago digital companies and individuals.

 


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Startup Awards

 

 
Best Consumer Web Startup

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Abe's Market
  • BucketFeet
  • Moxie Jean
  • oBaz
  • SpotHero

 

 
Best B2B Startup

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Belly
  • G2 Crowd
  • Narrative Science
  • Risk I/O
  • Sprout Social

 

 
Best Healthcare Startup

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Fibroblast
  • GiveForward
  • JiveHealth
  • Retrofit
  • SwipeSense

 

 
Best Education or Recruitment Startup

Read more about the finalists here.

  • BenchPrep
  • eSpark Learning
  • RECSOLU
  • Rivs.com
  • Shiftgig

 

 
Mobile App of the Year

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Evzdrop
  • iAnnotate - Branchfire
  • Mirrorgram
  • Pixuru
  • SpotHero

 

 
Best Civic App

Read more about the finalists here.

  • AllSchedules
  • Chicago Bike Map App
  • CityScan
  • School Cuts
  • TransitChatter

 

 
Best Bootstrapped Startup

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Branchfire
  • QUEsocial
  • Mobile Makers Academy
  • Pixuru
  • VLinks Media

 

 
Best Startup Founder/Co-Founders

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Logan Lahive (Belly)
  • Marc Kiven, Mike Sands & Eric Lunt (BrightTag)
  • Millie Tadewaldt & Cecelia Myers (CakeStyle)
  • Godard Abel, Matt Gorniak, Tim Handorf, Mark Myers, Mike Wheeler (G2 Crowd)
  • Justyn Howard, Aaron Rankin, Gilbert Lara, Peter Soung (Sprout Social)

 

 

Supporting Awards

 

 
Best Service Provider

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Hirewell
  • Lasalle Network
  • Marengo Hampshire Partners
  • SurePayroll
  • Wunderland Group

 

 
Digital Agency of the Year

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Eight Bit Studios
  • Gorilla Group
  • Lyons Consulting Group
  • Ora Interactive
  • Rise Interactive

 

 

Individual Awards

 

 
Mentor of the Year

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Chuck Templeton
  • Don Bora
  • Rick Desai
  • Sam Yagan
  • Troy Henikoff

 

 
Investor of the Year

Read more about the finalists here.

  • J.B. Pritzker
  • Karin O'connor
  • Paul Lee
  • Stuart Larkins
  • Troy Henikoff

 

 
Tech Woman of the Year

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Katy Lynch (SocialKaty)
  • Marcy Capron (Polymathic)
  • Sharon Schneider (Moxie Jean)
  • Shradha Agarwal (ContextMedia)
  • Talia Mashiach (Eved)

 

 
CTO of the Year

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Aaron Rankin (Sprout Social)
  • Craig Ulliott (Belly)
  • Harper Reed (Obama for America - 2012)
  • Jerry Gross (Guaranteed Rate)
  • Victor Glava (OptionsCity Software)

 

 
Best Beard

See their awesome beards here.

  • Andrew Mast
  • Jim Shea
  • Justin Massa
  • Logan Lahive
  • Seth Kravitz

 

 

Headline Awards

 

 
Best Company Culture

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Belly
  • Centro
  • kCura
  • RECSOLU
  • Sprout Social

 

 
Best Software Company

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Centro
  • kCura
  • OptionsCity Software
  • Risk I/O
  • Sprout Social

 

 
Best Corporate Digital Innovation

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Redbox - Redbox Instant By Verizon
  • Guaranteed Rate - online mortgage application and instant home loan approval
  • Walgreens API
  • Crate & Barrel - Paperless Post
  • Hyatt.com- new property sites and shopping/reservation engine

 

 
Startup of the Year

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Belly
  • Branchfire
  • eSpark Learning
  • G2 Crowd
  • Shiftgig

 

 
Breakthrough Digital Company of the Year

Read more about the finalists here.

  • BrightTag
  • Braintree
  • Centro
  • GoHealth
  • Kcura

 

 
CEO of the Year

Read more about the finalists here.

  • Andrew Sieja (kCura)
  • Mike Sands (BrightTag)
  • Howard Tullman (Tribeca Flashpoint Academy)
  • Shawn Riegsecker (Centro)
  • Tony Weisman (Digitas)

 

 

 

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