The 14th Annual NEVY Awards

Meet the 2026 Nominees.

This was a seriously competitive year, with startups, investors and champions from every corner of the ecosystem going head to head. These are the people and companies moving New England forward. Winners are revealed live on stage December 3.

The founders, investors, firms and champions moving New England forward. The full list drops right here on Thursday, November 5.

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NOMINEES REVEALED · NOV 5 · 9:30 AM ET
45Nominees
8Awards
1Legendary night
Co-hosted by Pitch Lift
Emerging CompanyPowerhouse CompanyExitRising Star VCCapital CatalystCommunity ChampionFirmSpirit of the NEVYs

Company Awards

01

Emerging Company of the Year

The breakout building serious momentum, the name everyone will know next year.

Apollo Atomics

Copley AI

Diffraqtion

HavocAI

Stipple Bio

Transfyr

Walden Robotics

02

Powerhouse Company of the Year

An established force setting the pace for the whole region.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Diagonal Therapeutics

Instylla

Provocative

REGENT Craft

Soufflé Therapeutics

Suno

03

Exit of the Year

The acquisition or IPO that rewarded the believers and made the region proud.

Beta Technologies

Conformal Medical

Generate Biomedicines

Kelonia Therapeutics

Parabilis Medicines

Salsify

Ecosystem Awards

04

Rising Star VC

The investor whose conviction and hustle are reshaping who gets funded.

Sofia Guerra

Bessemer Venture Partners

Sara Hoffman

Flare Capital Partners

Sean MacDougall

Eastward Capital Partners

Dave Mackey

Catalyst Health Ventures

Margaret Malone

Flare Capital Partners

Chris Wolfel

Corsair Venture Partners

05

Capital Catalyst of the Year

The capital force fueling founders forward, whether investor, angel, LP, or emerging manager.

Kristen Craft

Fidelity Private Shares

Dan Goddard

CFGO

Danielle O'Neal

Banc of California

Josko Silobrcic

Hub Angels

Giuseppe Stuto

Offscript

06

Community Champion of the Year

The connector who makes the ecosystem feel like a community, not a market.

Ryan Durkin

WHOOP & Mass AI Coalition

Sophia Kambanis

Mass Innovation Network

Kevin Marsh

Synergy

Glenn Robertelli

RI Bio

Ellen Rubin

Glasswing Ventures

Annette Tonti

RI Hub

07

Firm of the Year

The firm whose year, by returns, reputation, and impact, stood above the rest.

Connecticut Innovations

Cybernetix Ventures

Glasswing Ventures

NextView Ventures

RA Capital

Suffolk Technologies

The Engine Ventures

The Fund at Hula

08

Spirit of the NEVYs

The person or company who embodies why we do this: generosity, grit, and heart.

No nominees for this one. It's a surprise, revealed live on stage December 3. You'll want to be in the room. ⚡

Celebrate them in person.

Join the nominees, their teams and the whole New England ecosystem at House of Blues Boston on Thursday, December 3. Three sold-out years running, so don't wait.

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