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No strings, no submission fee attached, Startup Boston's Community Awards is a grassroots movement to celebrate the New England startup community. And in true Startup Boston fashion, nominations and voting will be done by our local startup community.
How Does This Work?
All nominations come from you - the New England startup community. This is your opportunity to recognize the hard work of your peers and colleagues, the folks you respect in the startup community. When nominations close, our judges will select the top three in each category. These three nominees will then be shared with the public (you!) and will be voted upon.
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All nominations are done by the New England startup community. The judges then take these nominations and pick the top three. We then open up voting to the public to decide the winner. Winners will be announced on Startup Boston's LinkedIn Page.
Meet Our 2024 Judges
Bobbie Carlton
Founder, Innovation Women
Ashley Jones
Bobbie Carlton is the founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights and Innovation Women, or, as she calls them, the day job, the night job and the dream job. Her pandemic retail therapy was buying two additional companies, My Speaker Leads and Lioness Magazine for the female entrepreneur. Her specialty is marketing (and other related services) that make a difference for startups and individual entrepreneurs.
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Rachel Leigh Gross
Senior Manager, Platform & Community at NEVCA
Alexa Young
At NEVCA, Rachel focuses on supporting and connecting the region’s venture capital leaders. Rachel has operated in the innovation ecosystem for seven years, working as program manager for accelerator MassChallenge and as community & events lead for a New York-based startup. She is an active member of the New England business community (go PVD!!) and startup cheerleader.
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Ian Cain
Cofounder & Chairman, QUBIC Labs
Don Francis
Ian Cain is a Co-Founder and Chairman of QUBIC Labs, a technology and innovation hub based in Quincy, MA. He is also the Ward 3 representative to the Quincy City Council, on which he has served since 2016 and currently serves as Council President.
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The 2024 Winners
These individuals, startups and organizations were nominated by the startup community - your peers, colleagues and the movers and shakers of New England startup. Meet the winners across our nine categories below.
BEST ACCELERATOR OR INCUBATOR PROGRAM
Awarded to the accelerator or incubator who represents a diverse portfolio of founders and is constantly giving back and helping to better the startup community.
