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2010 Venture Capital Awards

The Washington Business Journal along with sponsors Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, Cooley Godward Kronish, and NASDAQ OMX are proud to announce the finalists for the 2010 Venture Capital Awards:
Angel Investor of the Year

John May, New Vantage Group
Nigel Morris, QED Investors
Denis Seynhaeve, Delmag Ventures

Deal of the Year: Early Stage
Intelliworks; Columbia Capital, RedShift Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners
LivingSocial.com; Grotech Ventures, Steve and Jean Case, Tim O’Shaughnessy
Presidium Inc.; Edison Venture Fund
Secure Command Inc.; New Atlantic Ventures, Grotech Ventures
Virtustream Inc.; Columbia Capital and Blue Lagoon Capital
Well Aware Systems, Inc.; Valhalla Partners, 406 Ventures

Deal of the Year: Later Stage
Avail-TVN; Novak Biddle Venture Partners
DigitalBridge Communications Corp.; Nova Biddle Venture Partners, CNF Investments, Paladin Capital Group, National Rural Telecommunications Co-op, Schurz Comm.
GetWellNetwork; Johnson and Johnson Development Corp., Valhalla Partners, Grosvenor Funds, Point Judith Capital and Village Ventures
GlycoMimetics; Genzyme Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, The Novartis Venture Fund, Anthem Capital Management, Alliance Technology Ventures
Grab Networks Inc.; Softbank Capital, SCP Partners, Longworth Venture Partners, Court Square Ventures, Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC
Millennial Media; New Enterprise Associates

Exit of the Year:
Rossetta Stone IPO
Sale of Clear Standards to SAP
Sale of IXI Corp. to Equifax

Investor of the Year
Sierra Ventures

Friend of the Entrepreneur
Jonathan Aberman, Amplifier Venture Partners
John Backus, New Atlantic Ventures
Don Rainey, Grotech Ventures