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The EIT’s mission is to create an environment that enables entrepreneurship and innovation to flourish across Europe and beyond. To support this, the EIT organises awards to showcase some of the leading entrepreneurial talent, start-ups, scale-ups, innovative projects, and entrepreneurial talent Europe has to offer. And as the EIT is dedicated to opening business and tech to greater gender equity, the EIT Awards also celebrate the innovations and businesses being created by women across the continent.

Moreover, the EIT Community is strengthening innovation ecosystems with improved access to seed funding, infrastructure, networks, and support services, fundamental to contributing to the delivery of Europe’s Startup and Scaleup Strategy, which aims at making Europe a great place for starting and growing global technology-driven companies.

The EIT Awards - celebrate Europe's brightest entrepreneurs and innovators within the EIT ecosystem, recognizing excellence across four inspiring categories:

  • Most Promising EIT Changemaker: A standout leader and role model whose impactful activities have the power to create significant social impact.
  • Best Innovation Team: A diverse group from across the knowledge triangle, pioneering a groundbreaking product or service with transformative potential.
  • Most Promising Venture: An emerging startup within the EIT Community demonstrating exceptional promise and growth potential.
  • The Public Award: The community’s favourite innovation, selected by public vote.

The EIT Awards is our time to celebrate and discover some of the high-impact EIT Community innovations. By highlighting innovative solutions to pressing global challenges – and the talented innovators behind them – the EIT Awards inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs. They also showcase how the EIT Community supports and develops entrepreneurial careers. Each award comes with a monetary prize of EUR 50 000 (first place), EUR 30 000 (second place), and EUR 20 000 (third place).