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These startups and VCs just won the Crunchies

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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.

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Best Technology Achievement: Stella Solar-Powered Car

Above: The creators of the Stella Solar-Powered Car

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Best On-Demand Service: Hotel Tonight

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Best E-Commerce Application: Casper

Best Mobile Application: Storehouse

Fastest Rising Startup: Yik Yak

Above: The founders of Yik Yak

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Best Health Startup: Theranos

Best Design: Airbnb

Best Bootstrapped Startup: Meadow

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Best Enterprise Startup: Cloudflare

Best Education Startup: Classdojo

Best Hardware Startup: Oculus VR

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Kim Kardashian: Hollywood

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Biggest Social Impact: Twitter

Angel of the Year: Kickstarter Backers of Oculus VR

VC of the Year: Jim Goetz, Sequoia Capital

Above: Center: Jim Goetz

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Founder of the Year: Stewart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Cal Henderson and Serguei Mourachov, Slack

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CEO of the Year: Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com

Best New Startup of 2014: Product Hunt

Best Overall Startup of 2014: Uber

Above: Uber CEO and cofounder Travis Kalanick (the guy with the puppy)

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