The Regional Finalists for the 2021 Timmy Awards, presented by Tech in Motion, have been released, and voting is now live to select your city’s favorites!
With hundreds of nominations coming in from across North America, the 2021 Timmy Awards are primed to be our biggest edition ever. For this intense competition, the nominated companies and individuals have gone above and beyond in 2021, showcasing their innovation and ability to adapt to an ever-changing landscape. With the regional finalists now set, the spotlight now turns to you, the tech community, to decide who will get the opportunity to challenge for a North American Timmy Award. Check out your city’s shortlist below, then head to the voting page to select your favorites. You can vote once per day, with the polls closing on September 27th. Make your voice heard, vote today!
Let’s meet our 2021 finalists across the US and Canada!
Best Tech Startup
The 2021 best tech startup award recognizes companies built by forward-thinking leaders with a product or service that aims to disrupt the market. Nominees in this category exemplify agility, innovation and resilience, as well as an ability to foster an outstanding work environment for its employees.
| Best Tech Startup Atlanta | Best Tech Startup Boston |
| Stord Inc. | Robin |
| Insiten | Crayon |
| SmartPM Technologies, Inc. | Stavvy |
| Clean Hands - Safe Hands | Activ Surgical |
| Hometap | |
| Best Tech Startup Charlotte | MarketMuse |
| Ribbon | Hopper Inc. |
| Lunchbox | ThreatX |
| LaundroLab | Insurify |
| ChaosSearch | |
| Best Tech Startup Chicago | |
| Valqari, LLC | Best Tech Startup Dallas |
| Trajektory | Upshot.ai |
| cohesion | Intelivideo |
| Threekit | Backtracks |
| LogicGate | StackPath |
| Best Tech Startup New York City | Best Tech Startup Philadelphia |
| WeThrive | Piano |
| Harri | NeuroFlow |
| Onna | Strados Labs |
| OpenBots | QuotaPath |
| Kaia Health | Picwell, Inc. |
| Immunai | |
| Augmentir | Best Tech Startup SF Bay Area |
| Gloat | kanverse.ai |
| Ribbon | Avail Medsystems |
| Flawless | Forethought |
| Bluedot | |
| Best Tech Startup Southern California | Moogsoft |
| SuperMoney | NIO Inc. |
| Vydia | Emodo |
| Endpoint | Extend |
| Luxury Presence | AssemblyAI |
| Lingo | Reali |
| Best Tech Startup Toronto | Best Tech Startup Washington D.C. |
| Revolve Technologies Inc. | Curbio |
| WorkTango | CultivatePeople |
| DarwinAI | Ostendio |
| StoryTap | Goodshuffle Pro |
| WeavAir | SCYTHE |
Best Tech Manager
A 2021 Best Tech Manager personifies leadership, innovation and positive influence. This award celebrates technology leaders and visionaries who go beyond the requisite duties of a manager to empower their team in a changing world.
| Best Tech Manager Atlanta | Best Tech Manager Charlotte |
| Joel Michaels, Director of DevOps | M3 | Jason Boykins, IT Ops Engineering Manager | Redventures |
| Justin Michela, Co- Founder & Managing Director | Foureyes Labs | Jeremy Proffitt, DevOps Tech Manager | Passport Inc |
| Nathan Rowe, Director of Customer Sucess | Banyan Hills Technologies | Raja Musunuru, Chief Technology Officer | Amicus.io |
| Tim Edwards, Executive Director | Ally financial Inc | |
| Best Tech Manager Boston | Krishna Inguva, Director of Engineering and Operations | Ally Financial |
| Jon Everitt, Principal Aerodynamicist and Test Manager | Altaeros | |
| Mary Reese, Director, Product Management | Agero | Best Tech Manager Chicago |
| Greg Kimball, SVP, Global Head of Email Solutions | Validity | Hannah Deason, Managing Director of Operations | Caxy |
| Bob Buffone, Co-Founder & CTO | YOTTAA | John Pettit, CTO | Backstop Solutions Group |
| JP Beaudry, CTO & VP of Engineering | edX | Suja Chandrasekaran, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Digital & Information Officer | CommonSpirit |
| Best Tech Manager Dallas | Best Tech Manager New York City |
| David Denton, AVP Engineering | Hathway | Chris Quon, Director of Engineering | Convene |
| Derek Wilson, Chief Technology Officer | SAVI Controls | Indu Narayan, VP, Data Engineering | Yieldmo |
| Nainesh Gandhi, Operation Partner | Amdocs Inc | Eric Ong, VP Technical Director | Concentric Health Experience |
| Poppy Coutinho, Manager of Product and Technology | T-Mobile | |
| Mohit Gupta, UX Design Lead | Digital Intelligence Systems | Best Tech Manager Philadelphia |
| Dominick Profico, Executive Vice President & CTO | Mobiquity | |
| Best Tech Manager SF Bay Area | Shenali Parikh, Product Manager | STRATIS IoT |
| Patrick Davis, Senior Director of Product Management | Agero | Trevor Kaufman, CEO | Piano |
| Katie Madding, Chief Product Officer | Adjust | Steven Wilson, Co- President | Xpressbet |
| Glo Gordon, CEO | MATRIXX Software | Julia Kastner, VP of Product | NeuroFlow |
| Virginia Liu, Senior VP | Agora Inc. | Matthew Sydney, President & CEO | Picwell, Inc. |
| Alyssa Cutright, Head of eBay Payments | eBay | |
| Best Tech Manager Toronto | |
| Best Tech Manager Southern California | Sohail Ramzan, Technical Program Manager | Profound Impact |
| Chris Pinel, Global Head of Agency | Liftoff Mobile | Stephanie Overholt, VP of Product | Moves |
| Ihar Heneralau, CEO | ICVR | Usman Sheikh, CEO & Founder | Web Worx Labs Inc |
| Sofya Polyakov Co-Founder and CEO | Noun Project | |
| Krishna Nadiminti, Director, DevOps & SRE | Emburse | Best Tech Manager Washington D.C. |
| Daniel Altobello, VP, Product | InStride | Ashish Kachru, President | Altruista Health |
| Tammy Perrin, Software Engineering Manager | Google | |
| Brian Tajo, Sr. Director Product Management | Linear Financial Technologies |
Best Tech Work Culture
Finalists of the this award have an exemplary tech work culture (both in the office, and even remotely) that actively promotes technical creativity, diversity, learning and meaningful recognition. They are determined to build and sustain an inclusive environment from the top down, encouraging employees to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
Small to Mid-Size Companies (1-250 Employees)
| Best Tech Work Culture Atlanta | Best Tech Work Culture Charlotte |
| Aventis Systems | iQmetrix |
| Salesloft | Xceleration |
| Hatchworks Technologies | Ally Financial Inc |
| InEvent | SmartFox Technologies™ |
| M3 | |
| Best Tech Work Culture Chicago | |
| Best Tech Work Culture Boston | YCharts |
| meQuilibrium | Codal |
| EditShare | Tandem |
| iZotope, Inc | Lessonly |
| Wistia | SpotHero |
| HqO | |
| Best Tech Work Culture Dallas | |
| Best Tech Work Culture New York City | Smartrise Engineering |
| Accelirate Inc. | StackPath |
| Cactus | Credera |
| Capchase | |
| SevenRooms | Best Tech Work Culture Philadelphia |
| The Lifetime Value Co. | Even & Odd Minds, LLC |
| Penn Interactive | |
| Best Tech Work Culture SF Bay Area | Mobiquity |
| HoneyBook | Odessa |
| SimpleLegal | Greenphire |
| Tekrevol | HealthVerity |
| Elevate Security | FreedomPay Inc. |
| Rollbar | |
| Best Tech Work Culture Southern California | |
| Best Tech Work Culture Toronto | Luxury Presence |
| Top Hat | Revive Concierge |
| Properly | Postscript |
| DarwinAI | MobilityWare |
| PointClickCare | ConsumerDirect |
| Snapcommerce | ICVR |
| Swoogo | |
| Best Tech Work Culture Washington D.C. | Vydia |
| 10Pearls | Noun Project |
| ActiveNav | NationBuilder |
| Upside Travel | |
| GRIMM | |
| Triblio |
Large Companies (251+ Employees)
| Best Tech Work Culture Boston | Best Tech Work Culture Chicago |
| Mimecast | Arity |
| Curriculum Associates | Q-Centrix |
| Nexthink | ActiveCampaign |
| The Predictive Index | |
| Bullhorn | Best Tech Work Culture SF Bay Area |
| CircleCI | |
| Best Tech Work Culture New York City | Avenue Code |
| Diligent Corporation | GRAIL |
| Haven Life | eBay |
| Laurel Road | Integrate |
| Best Tech Work Culture Southern California | Best Tech Work Culture Washington D.C. |
| Vincit | Aledade |
| SADA Systems Inc. | FiscalNote |
| Kajabi | iDirect Government |
Best Tech For Good
The 2021 Best Tech for Good Award shines a light on the people and organizations leveraging technology to make the world a better place. This award recognizes a product, service or individual leveraging tech to tackle today's most pressing social, global and environmental challenges.
| Best Tech for Good Atlanta | Best Tech for Good Bay Area |
| GoNoodle | Zesty.ai |
| ParkMobile | Xage |
| Clean Hands - Safe Hands | Helium Network |
| BreatheSuite | |
| Best Tech for Good Boston | Neolth |
| Wellframe | SkyHive |
| Motional | Turntide Technologies |
| Mentor Collective | Sofar Ocean Technologies |
| Millie | Sama |
| Echobatix, LLC | Zoox |
| Best Tech for Good Charlotte | Best Tech for Good Dallas |
| Amicus.io | Cinemark |
| Smart Church Solutions | Intelivideo |
| Caring.com | Per Scholas |
| Best Tech for Good Chicago | Best Tech for Good New York City |
| ShoppingGives | Braze |
| Evive | Give Blck |
| Public Media Institute | Real |
| Augmentir | |
| Best Tech for Good Philadelphia | Thnks |
| This App Saves Lives | |
| NeuroFlow | Best Tech for Good Southern California |
| TREND Community PBC | Xos, Inc. |
| HealthVerity | GoodRx |
| Ksana Health | BlazePod |
| Science 37 | |
| Best Tech for Good Toronto | InStride |
| Hopeful Inc. | |
| 7D Surgical | Best Tech for Good Washington D.C. |
| iCent | MPOWER Financing |
| Optimity Inc. | Aledade |
| WeavAir | Conservation X Labs |
Best Enterprise Tech Employer
Recipients of the Best Enterprise Tech Employer award are companies above 1,000 employees that leverage cutting-edge technology tools, encourage creative thinking, champion professional development, and promote diversity, equality and inclusion.
| Zoox | Thomson Reuters |
| Slalom Build | ActiveCampaign |
| Rightpoint | Morning Consult |
| Echo Global Logistics | CVS Health |
| Caterpillar | Equisoft, Inc. |
With Regional Winner Awards ready to be given to deserving companies and managers in cities across North America, there's more opportunity to celebrate your favorites than ever before. It's up to the voters to decide which of these great companies and people will move on to the National Awards.
Regional winners will be announced after voting concludes on September 27th, with the victors moving on to the North American Award level, where nominees will be judged by a panel of industry leaders. All 2021 North American Timmy Award Winners will be announced at the 2021 Timmy Awards Ceremony.
Celebrate with us at the Timmy’s! This year's ceremony will once again be a virtual experience, complete with surprise guests and entertainment, and will take place October 28th streaming live on YouTube. With speeches by winners, words from our impressive panel of judges and much more, mark your calendars or RSVP here to make sure you're a part of the biggest night in tech!
Questions regarding the 2021 Timmy Awards process or how you can get involved? Contact us Timmyawards@techinmotionevents.com. The Timmy Awards were created in 2014 by Tech in Motion, a North American event series that has connected local tech communities together to meet, learn, and innovate for almost a decade.