Tech Crunch Europe startups awards
The categories for The Europas – The TechCrunch Europe startup awards
TechCrunc's Europas are back.These awards celebrate the best in tech across the web and mobile scene from across Europe.
The awards will be presented in London on November 19 – make sure you get your ticket right now.
The categories to be judges are:
Best Startup Web Application Or Service
Best “Bootstrapped” Startup (less than 3 years old)
Best New Startup in 2010
Best Mobile Startup
Best Entertainment Startup
Best “Platform” Startup (Based on a platform e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.)
Best Sports Startup
Best Music Startup
Best Video Startup
Best Social Innovation Startup (which benefits society)
Best Business or Enterprise Startup
Best Commerce Startup
Best Advertising Tech Startup
Best Cleantech/Environmental Startup
Best Hardware / Gadget Startup
Best Startup Founder / Co-Founders
Best VC of the Year
Best Angel Investor of the Year
Best Startup Advisor/Mentor of the Year
Best Service Provider (Law firms, PR, Hosting etc)
Best Exit (By acquisition or public listing)
Best Startup Programme (which promotes, fosters and/or funds startups)
Best Overall Winner
These awards will recognise and celebrate the most compelling technology startups, Internet and mobile innovations of the past year, with the tech community invited to have a say in which finalists should be recognised. Leading lights of the the tech startup and investor scene will be invited to give away the awards to the winners, so you’ll have the opportunity to meet your tech heroes and heroines. The initial filtering will be done by referencing the database on European companies on CrunchBase (so make sure you are in it), then by public vote online, with the final Award winners to be determined based both on the popular votes received through website voting and by The Europas Advisory Board. You’ll be able to vote shortly.
How it will work
1) You will be able to enter by having you startup listed in Crunchbase with your exact European address.
2) You will be able to vote for one of the companies and products nominated which you believe most deserves industry recognition for achievements made in the past year. You can grab the awards logo and link back to encourage your community to nominate you for a Europa Award.
2) The Europas Advisory Board (to be announced) will advise on which entrants should be selected to win from the highest scoring entrants.
3) Join the ceremony on the night and celebrate startups with TechCrunch
