(NECN) - For the past three months, NECN Business has been proud to feature some of the finalists for MassChallenge - the world's largest start up accelerator.

One hundred twenty-eight start ups were vying for $1.5 million in prizes, and on Wednesday night, the awards were handed out, and five companies took home a grand prize of $100,000 each.

Kate Willett, founder of ViralGains, Brandon Doan, founder of Hemova Medical, and Matthew Fox, the Boston area of coordinator of Moneythink, are among the MassChallenge winners, and joined NECN Business to talk about what's next for their company.