• June 17, 2011

The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) this morning unveiled the winners of its MITX Innovation Awards. This ceremony is one of the largest in the Boston region recognizing technological innovations influencing the future of marketing. Winners in 11 general categories, include several "Best of" categories, the PricewaterhouseCoopers Promise Award and People's Choice Awards for VC and Angel Investor of the Year. The program, held in Boston's Innovation District, was attended by more than 400 industry professionals. They include:

Best "Doing Good" Innovation: Gazelle

Best Commerce Game Changer: Modiv Media

Best Bootstrapped Start-Up: NetBlazr

Best Sector Impact: TurningArt

Best Business Operations Simplifier: Backupify

Best Ad Decision Making Tool: Click Fuel

Best Consumer Tech that Makes Life Easier: Punchbowl, PeerTransfer

Most Insightful: Analytics and Business Intelligence: Performable

Best Mobile Solution: Apperian

Best Customer Engagement Driver: Cardstar

Innovative Go-To-Market Strategy: Performable

Innovative Business Model: PeerTransfer

Best Use of Gamification: SCVNGR

Best User Experience: Modo Labs

PwC Promise Awards: AisleBuyer, Cardstar

VC of the Year: Dina Routhier (MTDC)

Angel Investor of the Year: Katie Rae (TechStars)