Startups of the Year has returned for 2023, and we’re happy to say that this was a massive year for us and our startup partners. This year, 30,000+ startups across the globe were nominated, with over 600,000 votes cast in the running for Startup of the Year.
This year's hottest startup region was Europe, with huge startup hotbeds in the UK and Germany. Here’s the list of the most competitive cities in Europe:
Top Cities in Europe
London, UK (45,612 votes) - Winner: AlgomoWarsaw, Poland (2,344votes) - Winner: Data LakeBari, Italy (1,955 votes) - Winner: Hoken TechGhent, Belgium (1,478 votes) - Winner: VolcainoDublin, Ireland (1,288 votes) - Winner: Owl Me
Check out our full list of European Startup of the Year Nominees and see the list of winners below!
UK (United Kingdom)
Wakefield, UK
Social media startup
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
Stockport, England, UK
Scotland, UK
Exeter, UK
Bedford, UK
Marketing startup
London, UK
Brighton, UK
Hertfordshire, UK
Cheshire, England, UK
Southampton, UK
Recruitment and marketing startup
Cambridge, London, UK
GeneTech startup
Northern Ireland, UK
Oxford, UK
University of Oxford startup,
Covent Garden, England, UK
Winchester, England, UK
Maidenhead, England, UK
Darwen, England, UK
Portsmouth, UK
Preston, England, UK
Dover, UK
Chippenham, England, UK
York, England, UK
Greater London, UK
Newport, Wales, UK
Tortola, UK
Liverpool, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Harrow, England, UK
Kingston upon Thames, England, UK
Gibraltar, UK
Greenford, England, UK
Loughborough, England, UK
Marlow, England, UK
Leeds, England, UK
Nottingham, UK
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Watford, England, UK
Taunton, England, UK
Norwich, England, UK
Cornwall, UK
Personal money coach,
Doncaster, England, UK
Bristol, UK
Milton Keynes, UK
Bournemouth, UK
Marketing firm
Chelmsford, Essex, UK
Farnham, England, UK
Cardiff, UK
Sheffield, UK
England, Misc
Wales, UK
Burnley, England, UK
Dartmouth, England, UK
Canterbury, England, UK
Guildford, England, UK
Kent, England, UK
Warrington, England, UK
Glasgow, UK
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
Plymouth, England, UK
Saffron Walden, England, UK
Worcester, England, UK
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Germany
Karlsruhe, Germany
Bonn, Germany
Baden Wurttemberg, Germany
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Bremen, Germany
Darmstadt, Germany
Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
Aachen, Germany
Garching, Bavaria, Germany
Grunwald, Bavaria, Germany
Dortmund, North Rhine-westphalia, Germany
Augsburg, Germany
Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
Bavaria, Germany
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-wurttemberg, Germany
Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Essen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Munich, Germany
Dusseldorf, Germany
Schleswig Holstein, Germany
Saarland, Germany
Mannheim, Germany
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Kiel, Schleswig-holstein, Germany
Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Siegen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany
State of Hessen, Germany
Stuttgart, Germany
Munster, North Rhine-westphalia, Germany
Berlin, Germany
North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Cologne, Germany
Konstanz, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany
Bochum, North Rhine-westphalia, Germany
Brandenburg, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
Thuringia, Germany
Lower Saxony, Germany
Saarbrucken, Saarland, Germany
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ulm, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany
Italy
Liguria, Italy
MYWAI is the Startup of the Year in Liguria!
Abruzzo, Italy
The winner in Abruzzo is FAIP Formazione!
Bologna, Italy
Musixmatch emerged victorious in Bologna!
Naples, Italy
The Startup of the Year in Naples is Folklore Ventures!
Florence, Italy
RepresentUs is the winner in Florence!
Turin, Italy
With 52 votes, AIKO wins the Startup of the Year in Turin!
Trentino South Tyrol, Italy
The winner in Trentino-South Tyrol is UltraAI!
Tuscany, Italy
Aptus.AI is the Startup of the Year in Tuscany!
Lombardy, Italy
RECARBON earns 846 votes to become the Startup of the Year in Lombardy!
Sicily, Italy
Lualtek wins the Startup of the Year Award in Sicily with 280 votes!
Piedmont, Italy
The Startup of the Year in Piedmont is INVENTIO.ai!
Roma, Lazio, Italy
In Roma, Bufaga takes home the award with 39 votes!
Bari, Apulia, Italy
Hoken Tech is the Startup of the Year in Bari with 1,995 votes!
Rome, Italy
Racing Teams app is the winner in Rome with 220 votes!
Milan, Italy
The winner in Milan is Rocket AI with 61 votes!
Campania, Italy
Honeycomb emerges victorious in Campania!
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
In Genoa, the winner is Deepleey!
Greece
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Attica, Greece
BoxNow in the Logistics Tech Industry wins!
Cyprus
Limassol, Cyprus
Soula, an AI-powered compassion care solution for all stages of the maternity journey, wins!
Spain
Zaragoza, Spain
CryptoAvatars is the Startup of the Year in Zaragoza!
Catalonia, Spain
Leanspots is the winner in Catalonia!
A Coruna, Galicia, Spain
The winner in A Coruna is Valido with 23 votes!
Community of Madrid, Spain
In the Community of Madrid, Uthorp emerges victorious!
Valencian Community, Spain
Homyspace wins in the Valencian Community with 71 votes!
Galicia, Spain
ABZU is the Startup of the Year in Galicia!
Barcelona, Spain
Cityflow wins in Barcelona with 422 votes!
Marbella, Spain
The Startup of the Year in Marbella is Bravemark with 33 votes!
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
WhizTal emerges victorious in Girona!
Malaga, Spain
Zexel is the Startup of the Year in Malaga with 206 votes!
Torrevieja, Valencian Community, Spain
In Torrevieja, Trackingplan comes out the winner!
Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
The winner in Alicante is Treend!
Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
The Startup of the Year in Ibiza is Faable!
Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain
URBIM is the Startup of the Year in Alcobendas with 574 votes!
Cantabria, Spain
Madrid, Spain
The Startup of the Year in Madrid is Worksible with 289 votes!
Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Kuvu is the Startup of the Year in Bilbao with 32 votes!
Oleiros, Galicia, Spain
YepCode wins in Oleiros with 18 votes!
Vigo, Galicia, Spain
Alice Biometrics is the winner in Vigo!
Basque Country, Spain
In Basque Country, Service Robotics is the Startup of the Year!
Portugalete, Basque Country, Spain
The Startup of the Year in Portugalete is Viridius!
Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
The Startup of the Year in Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain, is Devpxlab.com in the Hotel IT Industry!
Seville, Andalusia, Spain
In Seville, Andalusia, Spain, PURA MENTA, a tech & advertising company, wins!
Finland
Jyvaskyla, Central Finland, Finland
Sales Led is the Startup of the Year in Jyvaskyla!
Helsinki, Finland
The winner in Helsinki is AppFollow 63 votes!
Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Detectium is the winner in Espoo with 16 votes!
Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Vointy is the Startup of the Year in Oulu!
Liechtenstein
Schaan, Liechtenstein
In Schaan, the winner is Sequentia with 31 votes!
Russia
Moscow Oblast, Russia
The Startup of the Year in Moscow Oblast is Affistat!
Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
evalab is the Startup of the Year in Chelyabinsk!
Moscow, Russia
Famiry is the winner in Moscow!
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The winner in Saint Petersburg is mind-map-online.ru with 24 votes!
Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia
Smartix emerges victorious in Barnaul with 21 votes!
Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia
BearPass is the winner in Zelenograd!
Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
Facebot is the Startup of the Year in Kazan!
Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia
The winner in Samara is WaTracker!
Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
The Startup of the Year in Ufa is Ufa Geonics!
Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova
The Startup of the Year in Chisinau is DoEmploy!
Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia
The winner in Tbilisi is Theneo with 45 votes!
Denmark
Southern Denmark, Denmark
NAUST Robotics is the Startup of the Year in Southern Denmark!
Glostrup, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
The winner in Copenhagen is Go Dogo with 128 votes!
Hellerup, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
The Startup of the Year in Hellerup is CloZer!
Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
In the Capital Region of Denmark, the Startup of the Year is AgriRobot!
Aalborg, Denmark
StudentPulse is the winner in Aalborg!
Aarhus, Denmark
The Startup of the Year in Aarhus is Contribe with 64 votes!
Frederiksberg, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Wonderfulday earns 15 votes to become the Startup of the Year in Frederiksberg!
Region Zealand, Denmark
dashboard wins in Region Zealand!
Sweden
Skane County, Sweden
The winner in Skane County is Pingday!
Stockholm, Sweden
Bifrost Wallet wins in Stockholm with 597 votes!
Stockholm County, Sweden
Murphy Solution is the winner in Stockholm County!
Goteborg, Sweden
The Startup of the Year in Goteborg is Saltside Technologies!
Malmo, Skane County, Sweden
The winner in Malmo is Position Green!
Lund, Skane County, Sweden
Vultus is the Startup of the Year in Lund!
Uppsala, Sweden
Wehype takes the cake in Uppsala!
Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden
The winner in Gothenburg is Parametric Solutions!
Romania
Bucuresti, Ilfov County, Romania
MEDIjobs is the Startup of the Year in Bucuresti!
Cluj Napoca, Cluj County, Romania
The winner in Cluj Napoca is Routedad!
Craiova, Dolj County, Romania
UXWizz wins in Craiova with 29 votes!
Bucharest, Romania
With 53 votes, PROCESIO becomes the Startup of the Year in Bucharest!
Bucurestii Noi, Bucharest, Romania
The Startup of the Year in Bucurestii Noi is Dhatma!
Brasov, Brasov County, Romania
Gigs Technologies earns 29 votes to become the Startup of the Year in Brasov!
Iasi, Iasi County, Romania
The winner in Iasi is Qualibro!
Czech Republic
Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
The Startup of the Year in Brno is Tolgee with a total of 25 votes!
Olomouc, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
RobosizeME takes the cake with 35 votes in Olomouc!
Valasske Mezirici, Zlin Region, Czech Republic
In Valasske Mezirici, the winner is Autix!
Latvia
Riga, Latvia
Huntli earns 139 votes to become the Startup of the Year in Riga!
Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuania
With 259 votes, Grownu becomes the Startup of the Year in Vilnius!
Kaunas, Kaunas County, Lithuania
StackFlows is the Startup of the Year in Kaunas!
Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia
Unity Network earns 620 votes to become the Startup of the Year in Tallinn!
Norway
Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Skjold.ai is the winner in Stavanger!
Oslo, Norway
With 234 votes, Perlo becomes the Startup of the Year in Oslo!
Trondheim, Norway
With 41 votes, Arealize becomes the Startup of the Year in Trondheim!
Viken, Norway
The winner in Viken is GlobeCust!
Poland
Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Diagnomatic is the Startup of the Year in Lublin Voivodeship!
Krakow, Poland
Orbify earns 59 votes to become the Startup of the Year in Krakow!
Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
BetterFeedback is the winner in Masovian Voivodeship!
Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
In Lublin, the winner is Polka!
Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
PhageAI is the Startup of the Year in Bialystok!
Wroclaw, Poland
In Wroclaw, INKsearch emerges victorious with 51 votes!
Warsaw, Poland
With a whopping votes, Data Lake is declared the Startup of the Year in Warsaw!
Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Teamsharq is the Startup of the Year in Gdansk!
Portugal
Evora, Evora District, Portugal
Human Ready wins in Evora with 32 votes!
Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal
The winner in Coimbra is Ethiack!
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Snook is the Startup of the Year in Funchal!
Lisboa, Portugal
The Startup of the Year in Lisboa is Data4Deals!
Lisbon, Portugal
In Lisbon, Legau earns 346 votes to become the Startup of the Year!
Porto, Portugal
Uplink Labs, Inc. is the winner in Porto!
Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal
The Startup of the Year in Cascais is Scouting!
Portugalete, Basque Country, Spain
Viridius wins in Portugalete!
Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
With 537 votes, BazaIT becomes the Startup of the Year in Kyiv!
Dnipro, Ukraine
Scientech is the winner in Dnipro!
Odessa, Ukraine
KeepSolid, inc earns 212 votes to become the Startup of the Year in Odessa!
Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Point is the winner in Kyiv Oblast!
Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland
ResilientX wins in Reykjavik with 49 votes!
Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia
With 175 votes, Oakly is crowned the Startup of the Year in Belgrade!
Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia
Thirdweb is the Startup of the Year in Bratislava!
Trnava, Trnava Region, Slovakia
The winner in Trnava is HypherData!
Kosice, Kosice Region, Slovakia
Hungary
Budapest, Hungary
The Startup of the Year in Budapest is Smuc!
Central Transdanubia, Hungary
The winner in Central Transdanubia is Urbaniqe!
Kazakhstan
Almaty, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
The winner in Almaty is Talgar Systems!
Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
RearmRobots is the winner in Zagreb!
Istria County, Croatia
The winner in Istria County is Vaxine!
Ireland
Northern Ireland, UK
Adapt Accounting emerges victorious in Northern Ireland!
Belfast, Northern Ireland UK
The winner in Belfast is PolyLoop!
Cork, Ireland
Pineapple Labs is the Startup of the Year in Cork!
Dublin, Ireland
With a whopping 1,288 votes, Owl Me emerges victorious in Dublin!
Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia
Binro is the winner in Yerevan!
Gibraltar
Gibraltar, UK
Aurora Labs earns 992 votes to become the Startup of the Year in Gibraltar!
Wales
Newport, Wales, UK
Wales, UK
Easy Eatery earns 28 votes to become the Startup of the Year in Wales!
Belarus
Minsk, Minsk Region, Belarus
BabyRAIN Technologies is the winner in Minsk!
Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria
Relaxify Ltd. earns 124 votes to become the Startup of the Year in Sofia!
Burgas, Bulgaria
The CENTRE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY wins in Burgas
Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova
The winner in Chisinau is DoEmploy!
Switzerland
Basel Landschaft, Switzerland
Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Vaud, Switzerland
Aargau, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Ecublens, Fribourg, Switzerland
Lausanne, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland
Neuchatel, Switzerland
Zug, Switzerland
Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland
Lucerne, Switzerland
Schwyz, Switzerland
Baar, Canton of Zug, Switzerland
Fribourg, Switzerland
wins!
Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
Leuven, Belgium
Wallonia, Belgium
Ghent, Belgium
Flanders, Belgium
Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Antwerp, Belgium
Genk, Flanders, Belgium
Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
Zaventem, Flanders, Belgium
France
Ile de France, France
Rennes, Brittany, France
Nancy, Grand Est, France
Auvergne Rhone Alpes, France
Perpignan, France
Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France
Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Brittany, France
La Rochelle, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Toulouse, France
Lille, France
Grand Est, France
Clichy, Ile de France, France
Marseille, France
Labege, Occitanie, France
Bordeaux, France
Asnieres sur Seine, Ile de France, France
Biarritz, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
Lyon, France
Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France
Hauts de France, France
Valbonne, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France
Occitanie, France
Paris, France
Grenoble, Auvergne Rhone Alpes, France
Ris Orangis, Ile de France, France
Neuilly sur seine, Ile de France, France
Centre Val de Loire, France
Strasbourg, Grand Est, France
Austria
Innsbruck, Austria
Linz, Austria
Vienna, Austria
Graz, Austria
Vorarlberg, Austria
Lower Austria, Austria
Turkey
Manisa, Turkey
Izmir, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Atasehir, Istanbul, Turkey
Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
Ankara, Turkey
Bursa, Turkey
Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey
Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey
Brandefense in the Cybersecurity Industry wins!
Congratulations y’all. We will contact you with details on your winnings! See the global and other regional announcements here.
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