Nominations for the Europas, the premier awards of European tech startups, have opened.
The awards celebrate the “forward thinking, progressive and innovative tech companies” across over twenty categories.
This year, the awards will be held in London on June 10th and will span over a daytime event, The Gathering, an evening awards ceremony and party, and a VIP dinner and after-party.
Be a part of the Europas
Startups and people can apply for an award or be nominated by someone else.
Entries are open until April 11th. Make sure you get your entry in so you don’t miss your startups chance to shine on the European stage
A shortlist is then selected by a panel of judges, followed by public peer voting and then a final ruling by the judges.
Everyone is invited
This year, for the first time, organisers are asking people to apply for a ticket to The Europas.
Many will be invited for their connections to the tech startup ecosystem that we all know and love. They also want to hear from those who would deem themselves “unconnected or outside the ecosystem” to bring fresh blood to the scene.
London’s Success
London based startups dominated the awards in 2013.
Both startups and personel won or were runners-up across many of the categories.
You can see the full list of London’s winners last year here.
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This year’s categories are:
Best Media or Entertainment Startup (Media, Music, Travel, Leisure, Sport) |
Best Angel Investor of the Year |
Best VC Investor of the Year |
Best E-Commerce Startup |
Best Education Startup |
Best Exit of the Year to 2014 |
Best Startup Accelerator/Incubator |
Best Advertising or Marketing Tech Startup |
Best Gaming or Social Games Startup |
Best Social, Mobile Apps startup |
Best Startup Founder/Co-founders or CEO |
Best FinTech / Payments Startup |
Best Enterprise / SaaS / B2B Startup |
NEW CATERGORY: Best Hardware Startup (Wearables, Robotics, Connected Devices) |
Greatest Tech Influence On Society |
NEW CATEGORY: Fastest Rising Startup Of The Year |
Best Sharing Economy Startup |
Best Health Startup |
NEW CATEGORY: Best Security / Privacy Startup |
NEW CATEGORY: Best Internet of Things Startup |
NEW CATEGORY: Best Virtual Currency Startup |
Hall Of Fame Award – Awarded to a key, long-term player |
The Europas Grand Prix Award |
NEW CATEGORY: Coolest Technology Innovation |