Jim Parsons to host Techfellow Honours

Parsons"The Large Bang Theory" star Jim Parsons will host the 3rd annual Techfellow Honours on February. 22.Presented by Founders Fund, TechCrunch and NEA, the TechFellow Honours provides up-and-coming technology leaders with $100,000 to construct and invest within the next generation of online companies. "The TechFellow Honours recognize we've got the technology community's cleverest stars and welcome them right into a peer group which will expand their potential and achieve," stated Sean Parker, Executive General Partner at Founders Fund. "We are shining a spotlight on people who're around the cusp of getting us something revolutionary, while providing them with the chance to recognize and purchase probably the most exciting online companies in the market.InchParker is one kind of several notable tech moguls about this year's selection committee, that also includes Facebook Boss Mark Zuckerberg.Previous Techfellow those who win include Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Maria Thomas, former Boss of Etsy and Paul Graham and former Facebook CTO Adam D'Angelo.To learn more visit world wide web.techfellows.com Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com