Past Winners
View our distinguished winners from past year’s High Tech Awards.
HTA 2022 Winners
Best Clean-Tech/Green Company
Veloce Energy, Inc.
Best Enterprise or B2B Technology Innovation
Kofax
Best Technology Leadership Team
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Outstanding Innovation in Medical Technology/Life Sciences
Renata Medical, Inc.
Best Technology CEO
Joshua Lee, Ardius
Outstanding Emerging Technology Company
CathWorks
Deal of The Year
MeridianLink, Inc.
Outstanding Large Disruptor/Innovator
Intraratio Corporation
Best Consumer Technology Innovation
SUPER73, Inc.
Outstanding Large Disruptor/Innovator
Johnson & Johnson MedTech
HTA 2021 Winners
Outstanding Small Technology Company
Rallio
Best Technology Company Leadership Team
Syntiant
Best Enterprise or B2B Technology Innovation
Mavenlink
Best Consumer Technology Innovation
Intellivision
Outstanding Innovation in Medical Technology/Life Sciences
Smartlens
Deal of the Year
AtaCor Medical
Best Clean-Tech/Green Company
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
Outstanding Large Disruptor/Innovator
Glaukos
Outstanding Emerging Technology Company
Mobix Labs Inc.
Best Small Technology CEO
Dr. John Pham DDS, MS
Ones to Watch
Crescenta Biosciences Inc.
Ones to Watch
iPill
Ones to Watch
LynxBio
Ones to Watch
Normoxi
Ones to Watch
Vocalytics AI
HTA 2020 Winners
Best Consumer Technology Innovation
CalAmp
Best Enterprise or B2B Technology Innovation
Concise
Best Small Technology Company CEO
Luke Freiler, CEO, Centercode
Best Technology Company Leadership Team
MeridianLink
Deal of the Year
Tarsus Pharmaceutical
Outstanding Emerging Technology Company
Menlo Micro
Outstanding Innovation in MedTech/ LifeSciences
11 Health
Outstanding Small Technology Company
Now Rx
VC of the Year
Visionary Ventures
COVID-19 Response Recognition Award
Alteryx
COVID-19 Response Recognition Award
BioLargo
COVID-19 Response Recognition Award
Dinsmore, Inc.
HTA 2019 Winners
Best Large Technology Company CEO
Jeff Margolis, WELLTOK
Best Small Technology Company CEO
Ike Kavas, Ephesoft
Best Technology in a Consumer Product
OPKIX
Best Technology Innovation in Software
Titan HST
Deal of the Year
Bonti
Outstanding Small Technology Company
AWM Smart Shelf
Outstanding Innovation in Medical Technology
Sonendo
Outstanding Emerging Technology Company
Syntiant
Outstanding Large Technology Company
Edwards Lifesciences
HTA 2018 Winners
Private Company CEO – Ladiera Poonian, iBASEt
Public Company CEO – Dean Stoecker, Alteryx
Private Technology Company – Mavenlink
Public Technology Company – CoreLogic
Emerging Technology Company – Site 1001
Tech Innovation in a Consumer Product – Soft Health Technologies
Tech Innovation in Software – NcompassTrac
Innovation in MedTech – Bonti
Venture Capitalist of the Year – Okapi
Deal of the Year – LKQD
HTA 2017 Winners
Community Engagement – Alteryx
Culture/ Management – Arbitech
Device / Hardware Company – HyperX
Digital Communications Company – CiE Digital Labs
Healthcare Company – Sonendo
Horizontal Disruption Company – Bio Largo
Intelligent Data Analytics Company – IN CIRCL
Intrapreneurship Company – Swift Engineering
MedTech Company – Vertos Medical
Software Company – Birch Street Systems
HTA 2016 Winners
Outstanding CEO in Emerging Technology – Brian Meshkin, Proove Biosciences
Outstanding CEO in Private Technology Company – Jeff Erle, MobilityWare
Outstanding Private Technology Company – Mavenlink
Outstanding Emerging Technology Company – Verismic Software
Outstanding Public Technology Company – Skyworks Solutions, Inc
Outstanding Technology Innovation in CleanTech/GreenTech – Smart Utility Systems, Smart Consumer Mobile
Technology Innovation in Cloud/ Saas/ Web Platform Solutions – Numecent- Cloudpaging
Technology Innovation in Consumer Devices & Software – D-Link Systems, Inc- Full HD 180-Degree Wi-Fi Camera (DCS-2630L)
Technology Innovation in Cyber Security – Sekur Me, Inc.- Sekur Login
Technology Innovation in Enterprise Software – CGTech- VERICUT Composite Applications
Technology Innovation in Medical Technology – Modulated Imaging, Inc. – Ox-Imager CS
Technology Innovation in Mobile Technology- Acorns Grow Inc. – Acorns
HTA 2015 Winners
Outstanding Public Company CEO – Paul Arling, Universal Electronics, Inc
Outstanding Private Company CEO – Raymond Grainger, Mavenlink
Public Outstanding Technology Company – Microsemi
Private Outstanding Technology Company – Syspro
Outstanding Clean Tech/ Green Tech – Blossom, Blossom Smart Sprinkler Controller
Outstanding Cloud/SaaS/ Web Platform Solutions- Corent Technology, Corent SurPass
Outstanding Semiconductors– ClariPhy, Lifthspeed-II CL 20010
Outstanding Consumer Devices & Software – Insteon, Insteon Hub
Outstanding Cybersecurity – Cylance Inc, CylancePROTECT
Outstanding Enterprise Hardware & Device – Microsemi, Microsemi Integrated GNSS Master Sync Solution
Outstanding Mobile & Wearable Technology – Lexmar, Lexmark Mobile Capture
Outstanding Clean Tech/ Green Tech – Blossom, Blossom Smart Sprinkler Controller
Outstanding Medical Technology- Technossus, Helix Laboratory Information Management System
HTA 2014 Winners
Outstanding Company in CleanTech/ GreenTech – ViridiSTOR LLC- ViridiSTOR Solution
Outstanding Cloud/ SaaS/ Web Platform Solutions – WD (a Western Digital Company)- My Personal Cloud
Outstanding Consumer Devices and Software Category – SensyTouch, Inc- Projected Capactive
Private Outstanding Technology Company – Syspro
Outstanding Clean Tech/ Green Tech – Blossom, Blossom Smart Sprinkler Controller
Outstanding Cloud/SaaS/ Web Platform Solutions- Corent Technology, Corent SurPass
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