Best of VMworld 2018 U.S. Award winners

Judges didn't accept nominations for the Startup Spotlight category but had the option to recognize a newer company coming to market with an innovative product or approach. Judges considered all nominated products, as well as products on display at VMworld 2018 that weren't nominated for the awards -- including products that haven't been released yet.

Winner: NanoVMs

What the judges said: It significantly reduces the attack surface for the next generation of cloud-native apps.