3. WELCOME
Maria Katris
Built In Chicago

4. PRESENTED BY

5. PRESENTED BY
MEDIA PARTNERS

6. PRESENTED BY
HEADLINE SPONSORS

7. PRESENTED BY
FOOD SPONSORS

8. PRESENTED BY
JUDGES
Mike Boush Paul Lee
Brian Gorbett Michael Marasco
Troy Henikoff Matt McCall
John Hoesley Caralynn Nowinski
Brian Langham John Tolva
Amanda Lannert Kevin Willer

9. Where the video goes.

10. INTRODUCTION
Matt Moog
Viewpoints
Built In Chicago

11. OPENING REMARKS
Mayor Rahm Emanuel

12. INTRODUCTION
Matt Moog
Viewpoints
Built In Chicago

13. OPENING REMARKS
J.B. Pritzker
New World Ventures
The Pritzker Group

14. OPENING REMARKS
Matt Moog
Viewpoints
Built In Chicago

15. OPENING REMARKS
Saurin Choksi
Viewpoints
Emcee

16. BEST CONSUMER WEB
STARTUP: FINALISTS
Presented by
Jeremy Diamond
Morningstar

17. MER WEB
BES T CO NSU
P: FINALISTS
STA RTU
CouponTrade
GiveForward
Power2Switch
Retrofit
Trunk Club

19. THE BEST CONSUMER WEB STARTUP...

20. GiveForward

21. BEST B2B
STARTUP: FINALISTS
Presented by
Mike Boush
Discover

22. B EST B2B ISTS
RTU P: FINAL
STA
Belly
BrightTag
Future Simple
Narrative Science
Sprout Social

24. THE BEST B2B STARTUP...

25. BrightTag

26. BEST FINANCIAL SERVICES OR
PAYMENTS STARTUP: FINALISTS
Presented by
John Tolva
City of Chicago

27. ERV ICE S OR
INA NC IAL S ALISTS
BE ST F TAR TUP : FIN
PAY MEN TS S
Financeseer
ProOnGo
Storeplacer
tastytrade
YCharts

29. THE BEST FINANCIAL SERVICES OR
PAYMENTS STARTUP...

30. YCharts

31. BEST EDUCATION OR RECRUITMENT
STARTUP: FINALISTS
Presented by
Michael Marasco
Northwestern University

32. ECR UITM ENT
ATION ORR
BE ST E DUC ISTS
RTU P: FINAL
STA
Bench Prep
Code Academy
Mentor Mob
Recsolu
RIVS.COM

34. THE BEST EDUCATION OR
RECRUITMENT STARTUP...

35. Code Academy

36. BEST MOBILE
APP: FINALISTS
Presented by
Tim McCauley
Walgreens

37. EST MOB ILE
B ISTS
AP P: FINAL
30Second Mobile
5Degrees
Bench Prep
BodyShopBids
Sprout Social

39. THE BEST MOBILE APP...

40. Sprout Social

41. BEST STUDENT
STARTUP: FINALISTS
Presented by
John Hoesley
Silicon Valley Bank

42. ST S TUD ENT
BE
P: FINALISTS
STA RTU
EditHuddle
Groovebug
HireBrite
SwipeSense
ZipFit.Me

44. THE BEST STUDENT STARTUP...

45. Groovebug

46. BEST BOOTSTRAPPED
STARTUP: FINALISTS
Presented by
Steven Collens
The Pritzker Group

47. TST RAP PED
B EST BOO ISTS
RTU P: FINAL
STA
BigMarker
Code Academy
Dabble
MyServista
uncorkd

49. THE BEST BOOTSTRAPPED STARTUP...

50. Code Academy

51. BEST UX
AWARD: FINALISTS
Presented by
Allard Laban
The Jellyvision Lab

52. BES T UX ISTS
WAR D: FINAL
A
5Degrees
Belly
BodyShopBids
Lost Crates
Sprout Social

54. THE BEST UX AWARD...

55. Belly

56. BEST STARTUP FOUNDER/
CO-FOUNDERS: FINALISTS
Presented by
Paul Lee
Lightbank

57. P FO UND ER/
T STA RTU ISTS
BES DER S: FINAL
C O-FOUN
Jeff Hyman
Logan LaHive
Marc Kiven, Mike Sands & Eric Lunt
Neal Sales-Griffin & Mike McGee
Seyi Fabode & Phil Nevels

59. THE BEST STARTUP FOUNDER/
CO-FOUNDERS...

60. Neal Sales-Griffin
& Mike McGee

61. BEST SERVICE
PROVIDER: FINALISTS
Presented by
Chris Bernard
Microsoft

62. EST SERVICE
B R: FINALISTS
PRO VIDE
Hirewell
Instant Technology
Marengo Hampshire Partners
Tandem HR
WunderLand Group

64. THE BEST SERVICE PROVIDER...

65. WunderLand Group

66. BEST DIGITAL
AGENCY: FINALISTS
Presented by
Shawn Riegsecker
Centro

67. T DIGITAL
BES INALISTS
AGENC Y: F
AKTA
Doejo
Lyons Consulting Group
Ora Interactive
VOKAL Interactive

69. THE BEST DIGITAL AGENCY...

70. Doejo

71. BEST
BEARD: FINALISTS
Presented by
Justin Massa
Food Genius

72. B EST NALISTS
B EAR D: FI
Dylan Richard
Logan LaHive
Matt Pulley
Sean Alexander
Seth Kravitz

74. THE BEST BEARD...

75. Dylan Richard

76. ANGEL INVESTOR OF
THE YEAR: FINALISTS
Presented by
Una Pipic
1871 | Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center

77. INVE STOR OF
AN GEL INALISTS
THE YEA R: F
Brian Hand
Guy Turner
Kevin Willer
Steve Farsht
Stuart Larkins

79. THE ANGEL INVESTOR OF THE YEAR...

80. Kevin Willer

81. MENTOR OF THE
YEAR: FINALISTS
Presented by
Sam Yagan
OkCupid | Excelerate Labs

82. R OF THE
M ENTO ISTS
YEA R: FINAL
Dan X. O’Neill
George Deeb
Mark Achler
Mike Boush
Troy Henikoff

84. THE MENTOR OF THE YEAR...

85. Troy Henikoff

86. VC OF THE
YEAR: FINALISTS
Presented by
Brian Langham
Blackman Kallick

87. VC OF THE
R: FINALISTS
YEA
Adam Koopersmith
Jim Dugan
Lon Chow
Matt McCall
Paul Lee

89. THE VC OF THE YEAR...

90. Paul Lee

91. TECH WOMAN OF
THE YEAR: FINALISTS
Presented by
Caralynn Nowinski
University of Illinois

92. H WO MA N OF
TEC R: FINAL ISTS
THE YEA
Amanda Lannert
Desiree Vargas Wrigley
Elisa All
Katy Lynch
Rona Borre

94. THE TECH WOMAN OF THE YEAR...

95. Desiree Vargas Wrigley

96. CTO OF THE
YEAR: FINALISTS
Presented by
Troy Henikoff
Excelerate Labs

97. CTO OF THE
R: FINALISTS
YEA
David Dahl
Eric Lunt
Fred Lee
Harper Reed
Tracey Wiedmeyer

99. THE CTO OF THE YEAR...

100. Eric Lunt

101. BEST CORPORATE DIGITAL
INNOVATION: FINALISTS
Presented by
Michael Alter
SurePayroll

102. E DIGITAL
T CORPO RAT
BE S
N: FINALISTS
IN NOV ATIO
Crate & Barrel
Encyclopedia Britannica
Redbox
State Farm
Walgreens

104. THE BEST CORPORATE DIGITAL
INNOVATION...

105. Crate & Barrel
3D Room Designer

106. STARTUP OF
THE YEAR: FINALISTS
Presented by
J.B. Pritzker
New World Ventures | The Pritzker Group

107. STA RTU P OF ISTS
YEA R: FINAL
THE
Belly
BrightTag
Code Academy
Sprout Social
Trunk Club

109. THE STARTUP OF THE YEAR...

110. BrightTag

111. CEO OF THE
YEAR: FINALISTS
Presented by
Charlie Wojciechowski
NBC 5 Chicago

112. CE O OF THE
R: FINAL ISTS
YEA
Dan Jauernig
Matt Maloney
Michael Alter
Shawn Riegsecker
Talia Mashiach

114. THE CEO OF THE YEAR...

115. Matt Maloney

116. BREAKTHROUGH DIGITAL COMPANY
OF THE YEAR: FINALISTS
Presented by
Joel Grossman
Leapfrog Online

117. AL C OMPANY
OUG HD IGIT
BR EAK THR INAL ISTS
THE YEA R: F
OF
Braintree
Groupon
GrubHub
Mu Sigma
Total Attorneys

119. THE BREAKTHROUGH DIGITAL
COMPANY OF THE YEAR...

120. GrubHub