Winners

 

1. B2B Tech (Angel/Seed Only)

I won because:

1. Acquired the biggest, most notable names in hospitality as clients from day one
2. Scaled to 1000+ venues with a profitable model, raising only $6.3M over six years
3. Ensured a best-in-class company culture growing from three to 30+ employees 

I won because:

1. Founding revenue leader for one of New York City's fastest growing startups.
2. I've mentored over 100 SaaS companies in sales and marketing strategy.
3. Customer happiness is the focal point of my weekly metrics.

I won because:

1. It's in the blood, Father and grandfather are both entrepreneurs
2. New York has always been my home, Westchester Raised, Syracuse Undergrad 
3. Nominated Forbes 30U30 in Education, Wharton reimagines education award winner

I won because:

1. I'm revolutionizing the way PV systems are managed by utilizing big data and analytics 
2. I’m passionate about transforming the energy marketplace through software, technology and innovation 
3. I'm the youngest member to be inducted to the University of Colorado - Boulder, International Affairs Advisory Board

I won because:

1. First Chief of Staff at VirtualHealth, a company transforming the Medicaid/Medicare world by getting patients care faster 
2. Oversee multiple departments within VirtualHealth, including operations, business development, human resources, and public relations 
3. Mentor 10+ women on an ongoing basis and frequent speaker on diversity and female leadership

I won because:

1. Co-founder and CEO of a venture backed company that's revolutionizing long distance ground transportation 
2. Co-founded the company whose revenue management solution powers the fasting growing intercity bus services in the country 
3. Advisor to CHOOSE, a non-profit that's promoting racial literacy in high schools around the country

I won because:

1. Started first VC fund at 26 years old and made 40 investments in 18 months
2. Grew global community of female and diverse entrepreneurs to reach over 50,000 individuals across the world 
3. One of youngest faculty members at School of Visual Arts teaching for their Products of Design graduate program 

I won because:

1. Invests capital early into founders solving meaningful problems, and supports them with strong network and community to succeed
2. Advocate for Diversity in Tech, including Gladiator Club: supporting diverse entrepreneurs fundraising and VetsinTech: supporting transitioning Military Veterans
3. Built Lattice Ventures after 3 years at USV. Serial entrepreneur, 2x prior exits. Built 5,000+ operator community

I won because:

1. Born by an entrepreneur to be an entrepreneur, and help other startups build their businesses/raise capital
2. Leads the venture team at SeedInvest, a venture capital fund/platform with 180K investors that invests $500K - $10MM per deal across seed through growth equity. Has invested $80MM into 120+ companies to date
3. Former Entrepreneurship Mentor at Babson College, former President of the LSE Entrepreneurship Society, and previously founded a music/event management company specializing in events globally

I won because:

1. Created a VC firm at 20 called Ambition.vc that has invested in 15 companies on track to doing over $300 million in ARR in 2018 
2. Have invested/partnered with over 40 companies on a corporate (Orange Fab), VC (Ambition) & now platform (Republic) lens over the past 5 years 
3. Oversee Investment Activity & Diligence at Republic where companies have raised multiple millions of dollars from tens of thousands of investors globally

I won because:

1. Principal and Head of the Venture Growth Team at SeedInvest which has helped 150 startups raise over $120mm in capital over the past 5 years 
2. Alex led the largest equity crowdfunding fundraise in US history - Knightscope’s $20mm Series-M round in 2017 
3. Co-Founder of Hark Society, a New York-based non-profit & is a Founding Member of the Young Leadership Council for the JED Foundation

I won because:

1. At just 22, Joey is the President/Managing Partner of First Serve Partners, an early stage venture firm investing in sports, media, and entertainment, making him the youngest venture capitalist in the country 
2. Joey’s partners and LPs include sports legends such as Metta World Peace, Roman Harper, David Meltzer, and Marques Colston 
3. Joey travels the world speaking at universities and conferences on entrepreneurship, sports business, and VC. In 2018 he will speak in 8 states, Australia, UK, and Denmark

I won because:

1. CEO and Co-founder of Pivt, a social app for those moving and traveling to make any city feel like home
2. Speaker and thought leader about millennials and social media 
3. Encouraging more women to enter tech and social media field (4 out of 5 members of Pivt are female)

I won because:

1. Retaining 90% of my clients for over 8 years 
2. Building A National Business without a college degree & being in remedial classes through my entire education
3. Social Media marketing & cross pollination was my key to building over 300 active family members (clients) 

I won because:

1. I've helped 1000's people find jobs, internships, and build relationships asking for nothing in exchange 
2. Built the first tech for good bot on Slack to help find missing kids missingkidsbot.org
3. I founded one of the largest Internet Marketing Communities with 20,000 members with events in over 25 cities and guests like Gary Vee, Neil Patel, Rand Fishkin and more.  

I won because:

1. Built a 7-figure social media agency in less than ten months 
2. Overseen over $23.6m in ad spend in my career 
3. Built one of NYC’s largest rental groups on Facebook, with just under 70,000 members (NYC Apartments & Sublets)

I won because:

1. Started a dating site for adults who have Autism called Uneepi; we make dating easy for them by providing coaching, blogs and a podcast 
2. Thomas mentor’s young entrepreneurs to aid and develop new startups 
3. Partnered with some of the fastest growing Autism organizations to help make an impact for those in the Autism community

I won because:

1. I curate content for and manage over 40 social media accounts on a daily basis which won me our "Hustler of The Month Award" 
2. Research, strategize, and engage on social media to grow our client's digital portfolio as well as their following organically 
3. Through my years of copywriting experience, I leverage our client's web presence with website copy, blogs, and tantalizing captions

I won because:

1. Named RISING STAR lawyer (maximum 5% of young lawyers recognized). 
2. Frequent speaker/author on key issues for entrepreneurs and investors.
3. Founder/CEO of  EntreprenYOURS, paradigm-shifting accelerator with unique cross ownership structure. 

I won because:

1. Connector: I take great pride in pointing folks to the best resource, even if it's not my own.
2. Alignment: Huge believer in selling for the right reasons.  The question: Am I helping the client achieve his/her goals?
3. Educator + Selfless: Teaching sales to folks I work with is my passion.  There's nothing more exciting than laying the foundation for someone else's long-term success.

II won because:

1. I have been an entrepreneur my entire life
2. I had my first successful business at 15
3. I started a grew my law firm from the ground up

II won because:

1. I am an active contributor to the start-up ecosystem, writing and speaking about key issues for founders and investors 
2. I have been named a “Rising Star” in the space by Thomson Reuters two years running (up to 5% of young lawyers recognized)
3. I take great pride in serving as adviser, educator and sounding board to our clients

II won because:

1. After graduating from Yale Law School, I co-founded Priori, a venture-backed legal technology company that enables in-house counsel to find, hire and manage top attorneys, without the costly infrastructure of a firm 
2. My co-founder, Mirra Levitt, and I convinced some of the smartest, most talented people we know to share our vision for the future of legal services' delivery and come work with us at Priori or invest in us 
3. I built a company that saves in-house legal teams at some of the fastest growing Silicon Valley technology companies and member of the Fortune 1000 60-80% off of their legal bills while improving the quality of service received

II won because:

1. I have been an entrepreneur my entire life and a recognized rising star lawyer 2 years in a row 
2. I work with hundreds of startups all over the world and helped them with everything from idea to funding 
3. I have successfully grown startups from the ground up and helped them raise millions of dollars in Angel and VC Funding