May 14th, 2025 / Toronto, Canada

The Innovator Awards will spotlight the most forward-thinking crypto projects, celebrating those pushing boundaries and shaping the future of finance and blockchain. With an esteemed panel of judges from crypto’s leading investment firms, this is more than just an awards ceremony—it’s a recognition of impact, creativity, and innovation.

Judges From Crypto's Leading Investment Firms

Judges

  • Bobby Beniers

    Bobby Beniers

    COINFUND
    Principal

  • Samantha Bohbot

    Samantha Bohbot

    ROCKAWAYX
    Partner & Chief Growth Officer

  • Joe Bruzzesi

    Joe Bruzzesi

    RW3 VENTURES
    General Partner

  • Keli Callaghan

    Keli Callaghan

    ARRINGTON CAPITAL
    Partner

  • Patrick Chang

    Patrick Chang

    DISPERSION CAPITAL
    Founder, Managing Partner

  • Hsin-Ju Chuang

    Hsin-Ju Chuang

    HACK VC
     Partner & Head of Platform

  • Aditya Dave

    Aditya Dave

    10T/1RT/ZENROCK
    Principal

  • Rob Hadick

    Rob Hadick

    DRAGONFLY
    Partner

  • Neil Harounian

    Neil Harounian

    STEALTH
    Co-Founder

  • Wyatt Khosrowshahi

    Wyatt Khosrowshahi

    CASTLE ISLAND VENTURES
    Investor

  • Steve Lee

    Steve Lee

    NEOCLASSIC CAPITAL
    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

  • Xavier Meegan

    Xavier Meegan

    FRACHTIS
    Founder & CIO

  • James Newman

    James Newman

    REPUBLIC
    General Partner

  • Sunny Parikh

    Sunny Parikh

    REFLEXIVE CAPITAL
    Co-Founder & Partner

  • Marc Weinstein

    Marc Weinstein

    MECHANISM CAPITAL
    Partner

  • Matt Zhang

    Matt Zhang

    HIVEMIND CAPITAL PARTNERS
    Founder & Managing Partner

Categories

  • Recognizing the token project that executed the most innovative, impactful, and engaging marketing strategy in the crypto space.

  • Honoring a token or project that successfully revitalized its ecosystem, rebounded from setbacks, or regained momentum.

  • Awarded to the token generation event (TGE) that demonstrated outstanding execution, sustained performance, and community engagement.

  • Celebrating the token or project that has made the most significant impact by solving real-world problems with blockchain technology.

  • Highlighting the most effective airdrop campaign that maximized community growth, engagement, and ecosystem adoption.

  • Recognizing the token project with the most engaged, active, and dedicated community in the crypto space.

  • Honoring the token with the most creative and sustainable economic model driving long-term value.

  • Celebrating the crypto application that provides the most seamless, user-friendly, and valuable experience for mainstream adoption.

  • Recognizing the blockchain ecosystem that experienced the highest level of adoption, expansion, and developer activity.

  • Awarded to the project that successfully penetrated and expanded within Asian markets through strategic initiatives and partnerships.

  • Honoring the token project that has made the most significant strides in adoption across emerging markets.

  • Recognizing the project that has played a pivotal role in bringing new users into the crypto ecosystem.

  • Celebrating the token that has introduced the most novel use of a token.

  • Awarding the project with the most comprehensive resources, incentives, and support for its developer community.

  • Recognizing the token project with the most effective strategy for institutional adoption and engagement.

  • Honoring the project that made a bold strategic shift in its strategy, product, or market focus to achieve growth and success.

  • Awarded to the token or project that has best integrated artificial intelligence to enhance its utility and ecosystem.

  • Celebrating the token project that offers the smoothest, most intuitive, and user-friendly experience. This does not need to necessarily be a consumer application.

  • Recognizing the most effective, transparent, and community-driven governance framework in the crypto space.

  • Honoring the project that has contributed the most to seamless interoperability and collaboration across multiple blockchains.

  • Recognizing the most promising token project yet to launch, based on community excitement, development, and potential impact.

Nominations

Nomination Deadline: April 14, 2025

2 Types of Nominations

Nominate Your Own Token

If you’re a token project and would like to nominate yourself, please click the button below.

Nominate Someone Else’s Token

If you’re any other company type that is not a token issuer, please click the button below.

Awards Ceremony

How it works:

  1. Nominate your token or someone else’s token

  2. Nominations close on April 14, 2025

  3. Finalists will be announced on April 21, 2025, and invited to InnovateToronto

  4. Judges Vote

  5. Winners will be announced at an official awards dinner held on May 14, 2025, alongside InnovateToronto

InnovateToronto is an invitation-only event held alongside Consensus. Hosted at the historic Storys Building in Toronto, Canada, investors and builders will come together to engage in discussions that strengthen the industry’s momentum and increase interest in digital assets.

Winners of The Innovator Awards will be honored at InnovateToronto, recognizing crypto’s most creative and innovative token projects with hundreds of institutions in attendance.

If you’re interested in attending InnovateToronto, get your ticket now.

VENUE >

Storys Building

Join us for a day of dynamic conversations and insightful panel discussions at this historic event space. Located in the heart of Toronto’s Entertainment District, Storys Building combines a sophisticated charm with modern amenities to ensure a professional and memorable Innovator Awards experience.

LOCATION >

Storys Building

11 Duncan St
Toronto, ON M5V 3M2, Canada