Innovation Award

​​Innovation Award - Start-Up Category

Recognizing Disruptive Potential

This award honors an early-stage startup in any industry (excluding Life Sciences) that has demonstrated exceptional innovation, disruptive potential, and scalability. The recipient will be a company bringing new ideas, technologies, or business models to market, with the potential to transform its sector.

✅ Requirements: 

  • Fewer than 50 employees worldwide.
  • Developed a minimum viable product (MVP) but is still working toward market expansion.
  • Focused on achieving product-market fit

Innovation Award - Scale-up Category

Recognizing Growth and Industry Leadership in Innovation

This award celebrates a mid-sized company in any industry (excluding Life Sciences) that has demonstrated remarkable progress, industry leadership, and technological advancement.

The recipient will be a company that is driving innovation, expanding market influence, and achieving substantial business growth.

✅ Requirements: 

- 50 to 500 employees worldwide.
- Established technology/product and business model,
- Proven market demand and revenue generation.
- Focused on scaling operations, increasing market share, and driving industry impact