This evening VentureBeat and TechCrunch cohosted the Crunchies, an annual award show that ranks the biggest movers and shakers in the technology industry.
After months of suspense, and an arduous selection process, we present to you the winning startups and investors.
Best Technology Achievement: Stella Solar-Powered Car
Best On-Demand Service: Hotel Tonight
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Best E-Commerce Application: Casper
Best Mobile Application: Storehouse
Fastest Rising Startup: Yik Yak
Best Health Startup: Theranos
Best Design: Airbnb
Best Bootstrapped Startup: Meadow
Best Enterprise Startup: Cloudflare
Best Education Startup: Classdojo
Best Hardware Startup: Oculus VR
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
Biggest Social Impact: Twitter
Angel of the Year: Kickstarter Backers of Oculus VR
VC of the Year: Jim Goetz, Sequoia Capital
Founder of the Year: Stewart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Cal Henderson and Serguei Mourachov, Slack
CEO of the Year: Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com
Best New Startup of 2014: Product Hunt
Best Overall Startup of 2014: Uber
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