The wait is finally over — it’s time to celebrate the standout startups of 2024! Huge shoutout to every founder, team, and community member who participated in this year’s Startups of The Year campaign. Your grit, innovation, and determination continue to inspire. Startups of The Year Startups of The Year 2024 is a community-driven awards platform by HackerNoon, recognizing tech startups that are not just building products, but shaping the future. The campaign kicked off on October 1st, 2024, inviting the internet to nominate and vote for over 150,000 startups+ spanning 100+ industries worldwide. Startups of The Year 2024 October 1st, 2024 150,000 startups+ 100+ industries worldwide After months of passionate campaigning and voting — and a final review by the HackerNoon editorial team — we’re thrilled to share the results. This year, we recorded 4.3 million+ votes, a big leap from last year's totals. To everyone who voted, shared, and supported: thank you for being part of something big 💚 4.3 million+ votes https://youtu.be/k_CrEKaTIko?embedable=true https://youtu.be/k_CrEKaTIko?embedable=true 🌍 This Year in Regions: Global Tech Leaders The Startups of The Year 2024 campaign showcased the incredible breadth of global innovation. Here are the regional standouts: Startups of The Year 2024 🗽 North America led with 946.6K votes across 551 cities, with Toronto’s Torramtaking the top spot.🌍 Europe gathered 88.6K votes from 465 cities, with Helsinki's Bloklab Limitedleading the charge.🌏 Asia earned 431.3K votes, with Singapore’s Peris.aiemerging as a cybersecurity winner.🌍 Africa saw 23.1K votes, led by Johannesburg’s NNW Tech Solutions🌎 South America brought in 15.2K votes, with Sao Paulo’s AQUi9taking the regional crown.🌊 Oceania contributed 6.7K votes, with Adelaide's Creart Digital Media topping the list. 🗽 North America North America North America Toronto Torram 🌍 Europe Europe Europe Helsinki' Bloklab Limited 🌏 Asia Asia Singapore Peris.ai 🌍 Africa Africa Johannesburg NNW Tech Solutions 🌎 South America South America Sao Paulo AQUi9 🌊 Oceania Oceania Adelaide Creart Digital Media To see the top startups in each respective city, visit hackernoon.com/startups and pick a city. Here are the Startups of The Year Regional Announcements: North America Europe Asia Africa South America Oceania 👉🏿 See all Industry Winner Announcements here. To see the top startups in each respective city, visit hackernoon.com/startups and pick a city. hackernoon.com/startups hackernoon.com/startups Here are the Startups of The Year Regional Announcements: Here are the Startups of The Year Regional Announcements: North America Europe Asia Africa South America Oceania North America North America Europe Europe Asia Asia Africa Africa South America South America Oceania Oceania 👉🏿 See all Industry Winner Announcements here. 👉🏿 See all Industry Winner Announcements here. here Let’s meet the regional winners!⬇️ Let’s meet the regional winners!⬇️ North America (946.6k total votes, 30.5k startups, 551 cities) North America San Francisco, California, US (430.2k total votes) - Winner: NachoNacho New York, US (149.8k total votes) - Winner: Moveo.AI Los Angeles, CA, US (133.6k total votes) - Winner: Zenerate Delaware, US (93k total votes) - Winner: Chaindots Montreal, Quebec, Canada (56.4k total votes) - Winner: Sorintellis Delaware City, DE, US (25.8k total votes) - Winner: WISE.MARKET Toronto, Canada - (10.6k total votes) Winner: Torram Miami, FL, US (8.3k total votes) - Winner: Linguado New Castle, DE, US (4k total votes) - Winner: Antix Interactive Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2.2k total votes) - Winner: eEPIC Events San Francisco, California, US (430.2k total votes) - Winner: NachoNacho San Francisco NachoNacho New York, US (149.8k total votes) - Winner: Moveo.AI New York Moveo.AI Los Angeles, CA, US (133.6k total votes) - Winner: Zenerate Los Angeles Zenerate Delaware, US (93k total votes) - Winner: Chaindots Delaware Chaindots Montreal, Quebec, Canada (56.4k total votes) - Winner: Sorintellis Montreal, Quebec Sorintellis Delaware City, DE, US (25.8k total votes) - Winner: WISE.MARKET Delaware City WISE.MARKET Toronto, Canada - (10.6k total votes) Winner: Torram Toronto, Canada Torram Miami, FL, US (8.3k total votes) - Winner: Linguado Miami, FL, US Linguado New Castle, DE, US (4k total votes) - Winner: Antix Interactive Inc. New Castle, DE Antix Interactive Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2.2k total votes) - Winner: eEPIC Events Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada eEPIC Events See the complete announcement for the Startups of The Year, North America, here. See the complete announcement for the Startups of The Year, North America, here. Startups of The Year, North America, here Startups of The Year, North America, here Europe (88.6k total votes, 25.9k startups, 465 cities) Europe London, UK (19.5k total votes) - Winner: Yito Helsinki, Finland (11.4k total votes) - Winner: Bloklab Limited Barcelona, Spain (9k total votes) - Winner: Undertow England, UK (8.2k total votes) - Winner: GetHarley Oslo, Norway (5k total votes) - Winner: avilo Berlin, Germany (3.1 total votes) - Winner: UseCodify Bari, Apulia, Italy (2.3k total votes) - Winner: Hoken Tech Kyiv, Ukraine (2.3k total votes) - Winner: Star for Life Ukraine Paris, France (2.2k total votes) - Winner: C-Innovation Warsaw, Poland (1.2k total votes) - Winner: SmartDust.me - Device Clouds London, UK (19.5k total votes) - Winner: Yito London, UK Yito Helsinki, Finland (11.4k total votes) - Winner: Bloklab Limited Helsinki, Finland Bloklab Limited Barcelona, Spain (9k total votes) - Winner: Undertow Barcelona, Spain Undertow England, UK (8.2k total votes) - Winner: GetHarley England, UK GetHarley Oslo, Norway (5k total votes) - Winner: avilo Oslo, Norway avilo Berlin, Germany (3.1 total votes) - Winner: UseCodify Berlin, Germany UseCodify Bari, Apulia, Italy (2.3k total votes) - Winner: Hoken Tech Bari, Apulia, Italy Hoken Tech Kyiv, Ukraine (2.3k total votes) - Winner: Star for Life Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Star for Life Ukraine Paris, France (2.2k total votes) - Winner: C-Innovation Paris, France C-Innovation Warsaw, Poland (1.2k total votes) - Winner: SmartDust.me - Device Clouds Warsaw, Poland SmartDust.me - Device Clouds See the complete announcement for the Startups of The Year, Europe, here. See the complete announcement for the Startups of The Year, Europe, here. Startups of The Year, Europe, here Startups of The Year, Europe, here Oceania (6.7k total votes, 4.4k startups, 39 cities) Oceania Melbourne, Australia (2.3k total votes) - Winner: Akula Tech Sydney, Australia (1.3k total votes) - Winner: Burke Cybersecurity Consulting Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (679 total votes) - Winner: Creart Digital Media New South Wales, Australia (419 total votes) - Winner: Good Lioness Perth, Australia (361 total votes) - Winner: Quant Reports Auckland, New Zealand (310 total votes) - Winner: Minerva RegTech Wellington, New Zealand (297 total votes) - Winner: Nexustorage Ltd Brisbane, Australia (297 total votes) - Winner: JobTab Victoria, Australia (166 total votes) - Winner: TreeCoin Assets Queensland, Australia (109 total votes) - Winner: AVADA Group Limited Melbourne, Australia (2.3k total votes) - Winner: Akula Tech Melbourne, Australia Akula Tech Sydney, Australia (1.3k total votes) - Winner: Burke Cybersecurity Consulting Sydney, Australia Burke Cybersecurity Consulting Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (679 total votes) - Winner: Creart Digital Media Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Creart Digital Media New South Wales, Australia (419 total votes) - Winner: Good Lioness New South Wales, Australia Good Lioness Perth, Australia (361 total votes) - Winner: Quant Reports Perth, Australia Quant Reports Auckland, New Zealand (310 total votes) - Winner: Minerva RegTech Auckland, New Zealand Minerva RegTech Wellington, New Zealand (297 total votes) - Winner: Nexustorage Ltd Wellington, New Zealand Nexustorage Ltd Brisbane, Australia (297 total votes) - Winner: JobTab Brisbane, Australia JobTab Victoria, Australia (166 total votes) - Winner: TreeCoin Assets Victoria, Australia TreeCoin Assets Queensland, Australia (109 total votes) - Winner: AVADA Group Limited Queensland, Australia AVADA Group Limited See the complete announcement for the Startups of The Year, Oceania, here. See the complete announcement for the Startups of The Year, Oceania, here. Startups of The Year, Oceania, here Startups of The Year, Oceania, here Asia (431.3k total votes, 50.1k startups, 369 cities) Asia Singapore, Singapore (174.4k total votes) - Winner: Peris.ai - Cybersecurity Bengaluru, KA, India (125.8k total votes) - Winner: TalentSpotify Karnataka, India (57.4k total votes) - Winner: Reachmark Solutions Private Limited Dubai, United Arab Emirates (9.7k total votes) - Winner: EVEDEX Seoul, South Korea (8.1k total votes) - Winner: Align AI Amman, Jordan (7.1k total votes) - Winner: Intellico Karachi, Pakistan (5.7k total votes) - Winner: Humantek Gurugram, HR, India (4k total votes) - Winner: Cadence Infotech Mumbai, MH, India (3.7k total votes) - Winner: Encryptecl Cyber Guards Hyderabad, TG, India (2.5k total votes) - Winner: Foxsense Innovations Singapore, Singapore (174.4k total votes) - Winner: Peris.ai - Cybersecurity Singapore, Singapore (174.4k total votes) - Winner: Peris.ai - Cybersecurity Singapore, Singapore Peris.ai - Cybersecurity Bengaluru, KA, India (125.8k total votes) - Winner: TalentSpotify Bengaluru, KA, India (125.8k total votes) - Winner: TalentSpotify Bengaluru, KA, India TalentSpotify Karnataka, India (57.4k total votes) - Winner: Reachmark Solutions Private Limited Karnataka, India (57.4k total votes) - Winner: Reachmark Solutions Private Limited Karnataka, India Reachmark Solutions Private Limited Dubai, United Arab Emirates (9.7k total votes) - Winner: EVEDEX Dubai, United Arab Emirates (9.7k total votes) - Winner: EVEDEX Dubai, United Arab Emirates EVEDEX Seoul, South Korea (8.1k total votes) - Winner: Align AI Seoul, South Korea (8.1k total votes) - Winner: Align AI Seoul, South Korea Align AI Amman, Jordan (7.1k total votes) - Winner: Intellico Amman, Jordan (7.1k total votes) - Winner: Intellico Amman, Jordan Intellico Karachi, Pakistan (5.7k total votes) - Winner: Humantek Karachi, Pakistan (5.7k total votes) - Winner: Humantek Karachi, Pakistan Humantek Gurugram, HR, India (4k total votes) - Winner: Cadence Infotech Gurugram, HR, India (4k total votes) - Winner: Cadence Infotech Gurugram, HR, India Cadence Infotech Mumbai, MH, India (3.7k total votes) - Winner: Encryptecl Cyber Guards Mumbai, MH, India (3.7k total votes) - Winner: Encryptecl Cyber Guards Mumbai, MH, India Encryptecl Cyber Guards Hyderabad, TG, India (2.5k total votes) - Winner: Foxsense Innovations Hyderabad, TG, India (2.5k total votes) - Winner: Foxsense Innovations Hyderabad, TG, India Foxsense Innovations See the complete announcement for the Startups of The Year, Asia, here. See the complete announcement for the Startups of The Year, Asia, here. Startups of The Year, Asia, here Startups of The Year, Asia, here . Africa (23.1k total votes, 14.7k startups, 103 cities) Africa Burkina Faso Misc (7.2k total votes) - Winner: Info du Burkina Port Harcourt, Nigeria (1.6k total votes) - Winner: KD Squares Lagos, Nigeria (1.4k total votes) - Winner: Sphiderass Web LTD Johannesburg, South Africa (1.3k total votes) - Winner: NNW Tech Solutions Tunis, Tunisia (1.2k total votes) - Winner: Dracoss Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast (1.1k total votes) - Winner: iKonnect Nairobi, Kenya (988 total votes) - Winner: Sakah Kampala, Uganda (614 total votes) - Winner: AppNomu Cotonou, Littoral Department, Benin (588 total votes) - Winner: Foxtech Cape Town, South Africa (519 total votes) - Winner: The Venture Studio Burkina Faso Misc (7.2k total votes) - Winner: Info du Burkina Burkina Faso Misc (7.2k total votes) - Winner: Info du Burkina Burkina Faso Misc Info du Burkina Port Harcourt, Nigeria (1.6k total votes) - Winner: KD Squares Port Harcourt, Nigeria (1.6k total votes) - Winner: KD Squares Port Harcourt, Nigeria KD Squares Lagos, Nigeria (1.4k total votes) - Winner: Sphiderass Web LTD Lagos, Nigeria (1.4k total votes) - Winner: Sphiderass Web LTD Lagos, Nigeria Sphiderass Web LTD Johannesburg, South Africa (1.3k total votes) - Winner: NNW Tech Solutions Johannesburg, South Africa (1.3k total votes) - Winner: NNW Tech Solutions Johannesburg, South Africa NNW Tech Solutions Tunis, Tunisia (1.2k total votes) - Winner: Dracoss Tunis, Tunisia (1.2k total votes) - Winner: Dracoss Tunis, Tunisia Dracoss Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast (1.1k total votes) - Winner: iKonnect Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast (1.1k total votes) - Winner: iKonnect Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast iKonnect Nairobi, Kenya (988 total votes) - Winner: Sakah Nairobi, Kenya (988 total votes) - Winner: Sakah Nairobi, Kenya Sakah Kampala, Uganda (614 total votes) - Winner: AppNomu Kampala, Uganda (614 total votes) - Winner: AppNomu Kampala, Uganda AppNomu Cotonou, Littoral Department, Benin (588 total votes) - Winner: Foxtech Cotonou, Littoral Department, Benin (588 total votes) - Winner: Foxtech Cotonou, Littoral Department, Benin Foxtech Cape Town, South Africa (519 total votes) - Winner: The Venture Studio Cape Town, South Africa (519 total votes) - Winner: The Venture Studio Cape Town, South Africa The Venture Studio See the complete announcement for the Startups of The Year, Africa, here. See the complete announcement for the Startups of The Year, Africa, here. Startups of The Year, Africa, here Startups of The Year, Africa, here South America (15.2k total votes, 6k startups, 71 cities) South America Sao Paulo, Brazil (9k total votes) - Winner: AQUi9 Belo Horizonte, Brazil (624 total votes) - Winner: RAR Inside Business Kingstown, Parish Of Saint George, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines (584 total votes) - Winner: Vbanq Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil (471 total votes) - Winner: InovaTour Buenos Aires, Argentina (440 total votes) - Winner: JAK Games Lima, Peru (263 total votes) - Winner: Baldecash State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (255 total votes) - Winner: oppem. Santiago, Chile (251 total votes) - Winner: Reite Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (240 total votes) - Winner: Estímulo Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (232 total votes) - Winner: ShellHub Sao Paulo, Brazil (9k total votes) - Winner: AQUi9 Sao Paulo, Brazil AQUi9 Belo Horizonte, Brazil (624 total votes) - Winner: RAR Inside Business Belo Horizonte, Brazil RAR Inside Business Kingstown, Parish Of Saint George, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines (584 total votes) - Winner: Vbanq Kingstown, Parish Of Saint George, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines Vbanq Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil (471 total votes) - Winner: InovaTour Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil InovaTour Buenos Aires, Argentina (440 total votes) - Winner: JAK Games Buenos Aires, Argentina JAK Games Lima, Peru (263 total votes) - Winner: Baldecash Lima, Peru Baldecash State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (255 total votes) - Winner: oppem. State of Minas Gerais, Brazil oppem. Santiago, Chile (251 total votes) - Winner: Reite Santiago, Chile Reite Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (240 total votes) - Winner: Estímulo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Estímulo Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (232 total votes) - Winner: ShellHub Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ShellHub See the complete announcement for the Startups of the Year, South America, here. See the complete announcement for the Startups of the Year, South America, here. Startups of the Year, South America, here Startups of the Year, South America, here . From all of us at HackerNoon, THANK YOU for making this year's campaign unforgettable. Whether you won, placed, or just participated — your startup is building the future. And we’ll be here to cheer you on every step of the way. From all of us at HackerNoon, THANK YOU See you in the next campaign 👀🚀 See you in the next campaign 👀🚀 About HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year Startups of The Year 2024 is HackerNoon’s flagship community-driven event celebrating startups, technology, and the spirit of innovation. Currently in its third iteration, the prestigious Internet award recognizes and celebrates tech startups of all shapes and sizes. This year, over 150,000 entities across 4200+ cities, 6 continents, and 100+ industries participated in a bid to be crowned the best startup of the year! Millions of votes have been cast over the past few years, and many storieshave been written about these daring and rising startups. Startups of The Year 2024 many stories The winners will get a free interview on HackerNoon and an Evergreen Tech Company News page. free interview Evergreen Tech Company News Visit our FAQ page to learn more. 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