The 11th Annual LWBJ Prometheus Awards will be on Thursday, April 14, 2016, in downtown Des Moines.
This year includes two new award categories: Ag Technology Company of the Year and Technology Community of the Year. Pear Deck was named last year’s Outstanding Startup Company of the Year.
The formal event is put on by the Technology Association of Iowa and LWBJ as a celebration of tech talent and innovation across the state of Iowa. The awards show includes a VIP cocktail reception and torchlight after-party.
For more details about the event, visit the Prometheus Awards website.
Here’s the complete list of finalists for the 2016 Prometheus Awards:
Software Company of the Year
Dealerbuilt
My Online Camp (“My Online Camp plays “matchmaker” for kids and events with Ryzer,” 6/3/15)
Phantom EFX
Telepharm (“TelePharm acquires Telepharmacy Concepts,” 5/8/15)
Workiva
Mobile App of the Year
80/35 Music Festival
ChurchHub
Grievance Tracker by Trokt
LiveAtHome Pro
RANQ
IT Service Provider of the Year
Alliance Technologies
Circle Computer Resources, Inc.
HealthNet Connect|BroadNet Connect
Involta
Keyot
Top Growth Company of the Year
BirdDogHR
Dealerbuilt
Higher Learning Technologies
Involta
Workiva
Best User of Technology
Harrisvaccines
MediRevv
Merchants Bonding Company
Nationwide
Principal Financial Group
CIO/CTO/CSO
Allen Bierbaum (Priority 5 Holdings, Inc.)
Dan Greteman (FBL Financial Group)
Ken Kremer (Involta)
Mark Mogler (Harrisvaccines)
Terry Reinsager (MediRevv)
CEO of the Year
Bruce Lehrman (Involta)
Chris Nelson (Kemin)
Frank Russell (Prositions, Inc.)
Roby Miller (Telepharm)
Todd Skokan (BirdDogHR)
Student Innovation of the Year
4axiz IT Solutions USA
KinoSol (“This simple device from KinoSol could feed millions,” 1/19/16)
Seed Slide
SettIn Real Estate Technologies
SwineTech (“Swineguard protects piglets from being crushed to death,” 10/12/15)
Outstanding Startup Company of the Year
BeraTek Industries
FunnelWise
Pear Deck (“Pear Deck wins Rise of the Rest competition at SXSW [Video],” 3/16/15)
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, LLC
VOXELLO
Life Sciences Company of the Year
Harrisvaccines
Kemin Industries
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, LLC
Ag Technology Company of the Year
Agrisync
DuPont Pioneer
GlobalVetLINK
John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group
SwineTech
Technology Community of the Year
Ames
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Fairfield
Greater Des Moines
Iowa City Area
Mason City/Clear Lake Area
Technology Company of the Year (Small/Medium)
Harrisvaccines
Higher Learning Technologies (“Meet the 6 finalists for Startup of the Year,” 8/6/15)
My Online Camp
Prositions, Inc.
Telepharm
Technology Company of the Year (Large/Enterprise)
Involta
Phantom EFX
Sogeti USA
Workiva
YASH Technologies