RALEIGH – This evening, the North Carolina Technology Association, NC TECH, announced the winners of the individual and corporate 2021 NC TECH Awards at an in-person event at the Raleigh Convention Center.
The NC TECH Awards, presented by the accounting firm Cherry Bekaert, a sponsor for the event, recognize exceptional achievements in innovation and excellence in business for technology companies based in North Carolina.
“Year after year we continue to see a high level of excellence and innovation from the technology community in North Carolina,” said Brooks Raiford, NC TECH’s president and CEO. “We’re pleased to highlight such a diverse mix of companies and leaders at this year’s Awards event.”
THE 2021 WINNERS ARE
- Best Tech Company to Work: CrossComm
- Tech Diversity, Inclusion + Equity: DataCaliper
- Industry Driven/AgTech: Pairwise
- Industry Driven/BioTech: ACF Technologies
- Industry Driven/CleanTech: NALA Systems
- Industry Driven/EdTech: Plasma Games
- Industry Driven/FinTech: Passport
- Industry Driven/Healthcare Tech: Validic
- NC HQ Tech Company: insightsoftware
- Software Company: Pendo
- Analytics/Big Data: Premier Inc
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning: Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina
- Cyber Security: JupiterOne
- Digital Transformation: WISER Systems
- Public Sector Project: NC Department of Health and Human Services (COVID Vaccine Management System)
- Tech for Good: MCNC
Winners of the 2021 NC TECH Award to be presented at NC TECH Awards Gala on Nov. 3
NC TECH previously announced the recipients of the individual 2021 NC TECH Awards, who were each honored at the event. The winners:
- Beacon Award (Outstanding Achievement): Catherine P. Bessant, Vice Chair, Global Strategy – Bank of America
- Tech CEO of the Year: Michael Jones, CEO – Spoonflower
- Public Leader of the Year: Governor Roy Cooper – State of North Carolina
- Chief Information Security Officer of the Year: Chris Beal – VP of Security Initiatives & Chief Information Security – MCNC
- Private Sector Chief Information Officer Of the Year: Jay Upchurch, Chief Information Officer – SAS
- Public Sector Chief Information Officer of the Year: Glenn Mack – Chief Information Officer – NC Department of Public Safety
- Tech Educator of the Year: Garrett Love – Chair of Engineering – North Carolina School of Science + Math
- Tech Woman of the Year: Rashida Hodge – VP, Azure Data + AIT – Microsoft
Finally, NC TECH named 10 startups based in North Carolina to its “Top Ten Startups to Watch” list. Those are, in alphabetical order: