Award Categories

Diversified Portfolio Award: Prolog Ventures

This award will be presented to the Venture Capital firm(s) in the United States with the largest percentage of investments in women CEOs invested in the 2007 calendar year.

Prolog Ventures has been presented this award for their investment in the following companies and their female executives:

Akermin - Dr. Shelley Minteer, Founder & Board Advisor
Dreamerz Foods - Amanda Steele, Founder & CEO
Efficas - Dr. Nancy Fogg-Johnson, PhD, Co-Founder
Corazonas Ramona Cappello, Founder & CEO
Lightfull Foods - Lynn Graham, Co-Founder | Lara Jackle, Co-Founder | Lorraine Hood, CEO
Eragen - Irene Hrusovsky, PhD, CEO

Shattered Glass Award: InterWest Partners

This award will be presented to the Venture Capital firm(s) in the United States with the greatest number of investments in companies with a woman CEO in the 2007 calendar year.

InterWest Partners has been presented this award for their investment in the following companies and their female executives:

Applied Genetic Technologies - Susan Washer, President & CEO
Follica - Daphne Zohar, CEO
Intarcia Therapeutics - K. Alice Leung, President & CEO
MarketTools - Amal Johnson, CEO
Brand.net - Elizabeth Blair, CEO
OfferPal Media - Anu Shukla, Founder & CEO

Breaking the Barriers Award: Draper Fisher Jurvetson & Redpoint Ventures

This award will be presented to the Venture Capital firm(s) in the United States with the greatest number of investments in companies with a female founder in the 2007 calendar year.

Draper Fisher Jurvetson has been presented this award for their investment in the following companies and their female executives:

Socialtext - Adina Levin, VP of Products & Co-Founder
Apieron - Bhairavi Parikh, CEO & Co-Founder
BioFuelBox - Patricia Bright, VP of Sales & Co-Founder
Desi Hits - Anjula Acharia-Bath, Co-Founder
Meebo - Elaine Wherry, Front-end Developer & Co-Founder
myShape - Sarah Porubcansky, Customer Relations Officer & Co-Founder; Louise Wannier, CEO & Co-Founder

Redpoint Ventures has been presented this award for their investment in the following companies and their female executives:

Fanfare - Denise Savoie, Co-Founder
Glimpse.com - Jane Saltzman, VP of Merchandising & Co-Founder
Obopay - Carol Realini, CEO & Founder
Oodle - Faith Sedlin, VP of Marketing & Co-Founder
Project Goth- Mei Lin Ng, Founder
Rebel Monkey - Margaret Wallace, CEO

Technology Innovators Award: Diane Greene, Founder, VMware

This award will honor one exceptional female entrepreneur for 2008 from the high technology sectors. Nominees are gathered from the Astia community.

Life Science Innovators Award: Anu Acharya, CEO, Ocimum Biosolutions

This award will honor one exceptional female entrepreneur for 2008 from the life science sectors. Nominees are gathered from the Astia community.

Clean Tech Innovators Award Pam Marrone, CEO, Marrone Organic Innovations, Inc.

This award will honor one exceptional female entrepreneur for 2008 from the clean technology sectors. Nominees are gathered from the Astia and Clean Technology investor and entrepreneur community.

Deloitte Leadership in Mentoring Award: Allan Will, Split Rock Partners

The award will honor one inspiring individual whose time and dedication has made a significant difference for women CEOs and their companies in 2007.

Inspiration Awared: Cori Gorman, PhD MBA, President, DNA Bridges