2011 MITX Innovation Awards Winners Announced

Celebration of New England’s Impressive Innovation Advancements

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--()--The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX), the premier organization representing the digital marketing, media and internet technology community, has unveiled the winners of its MITX Innovation Awards. This ceremony is one of the largest in the region recognizing the innovations powering the future of marketing, and revolutionizing the way we work and play. Winners were announced at the ceremony in 11 general categories, several “Best of” categories, the PricewaterhouseCoopers Promise Award and People’s Choice Awards for VC and Angel Investor of the Year. The program, held in Boston’s Innovation District, was attended by more than 400 industry professionals.

“The Winners of the MITX Innovation Awards are some of the most forward-thinking companies representing the great minds and tireless work of our community,” said Debi Kleiman, president of MITX. “MITX is proud to recognize the amazing people who are making the innovation economy thrive in New England.”

The 2011 MITX Innovation Awards Winners Circle:

Best "Doing Good" Innovation          

Gazelle

Best Commerce Game Changer

Modiv Media

Best Bootstrapped Start-Up

NetBlazr

Best Sector Impact

TurningArt

Best Business Operations Simplifier

Backupify

Best Ad Decision Making Tool

Click Fuel

Best Consumer Tech that Makes Life Easier

Punchbowl, PeerTransfer

Most Insightful: Analytics and Business Intelligence

Performable

Best Mobile Solution

Apperian

Best Customer Engagement Driver

Cardstar

Innovative Go-To-Market Strategy

Performable

Innovative Business Model

PeerTransfer

Best Use of Gamification

SCVNGR

Best User Experience

Modo Labs

PwC Promise Awards

AisleBuyer, Cardstar

VC of the Year

Dina Routhier (MTDC)

Angel Investor of the Year

Katie Rae (TechStars)

Innovation Hall of Fame Inductee: Gail Goodman, CEO, Constant Contact

The MITX Innovation Awards is sponsored through the generous support from Digitas, Isobar, DLA Piper, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Atom Group, BostInnovation, ISITE Design, Metropolis Creative, TCN, and VentureFizz.

For more information about the Innovation Awards, please visit www.mitxawards.org/innovation.

About MITX

Established in 1996, MITX -- the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange -- is the leading industry organization focused on the web and mobile, bringing together the digital marketing, media and technology community to engage in what's next and how it will impact the marketing and business worlds. Connecting more than 7,500 professionals in New England, MITX is a dynamic community of thought leaders and collaborators in search of insight, education and opportunity. Creator of FutureM, MITX is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more information, visit http://www.mitx.org/.

Contacts

The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange
Gena Folts, 617-871-2155 x205
gena@mitx.org

Release Summary

MITX, the premier organization representing the digital marketing, media and internet technology community, has unveiled the winners of its 2011 MITX Innovation Awards on Thursday, June 16th.

Contacts

The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange
Gena Folts, 617-871-2155 x205
gena@mitx.org