The Tech Awards 2026

Name: WLOUNGE Tech Awards 2026
Start: 2026-12-12T17:00:00.000Z
Location: AXICA Berlin

12 December 2026 · AXICA Berlin

Where Berlin and Europe’s leading founders, investors, corporates and policymakers meet—turning recognition into capital, customers and partnerships. WHO IS IN THE ROOM is at the core.

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Selected WTA Partners Over The Years

Innovation with purpose.
Impact with vision.

Make it big.

12.12.2026 | BERLIN | AXICA

Raised in the WLOUNGE ecosystem: €500M+
Editions, including 2026: 6
Startup applications: 3,000+
Invited guests on Gala night: 400+

From entry to VIP ticket for the eve.

The WTA 2026 Timeline

Startup Application open
Now
One form, up to three categories. Applying is free.
Startup Application close
18 Nov
Entries close at 23:59 CET on 18 November.
18.11
Entries close · 23:59 CET
Jury evaluation
November
Jurors score every entry in their categories.
Finalists named
2 Dec
Five finalists in each of six categories.
30
Finalists · five in each of six categories
The ceremony
12 Dec
Winners are announced on stage at AXICA Berlin.
Tech Awards Gala 2026
Finalists · Jury · Partners · Guests
6
Categories
30 · 5 per category
Finalists
Announced on stage
Winners
The ceremony
12.12.2026
AXICA Berlin

6 Categories To Apply For

Five finalists per category. Thirty at the gala eve and 6 on stage- WINNERS! .

Artificial Intelligence
Breakthrough AI technologies driving productivity, business models, secure systems, and trustworthy innovation at scale.
Biotech & Health
Biotech and health innovations advancing diagnostics, therapies, research, and data-driven healthcare solutions at scale
Quantum & Microelectronics

One Ecosystem.
Four ways in.

Startups & innovators
Free to enter, up to three categories. Pitch the jury, take the stage, raise.
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Partners
Put your name on an award and your team in the best seats.

The Gala is one night.
The Room stays open.

WLOUNGE’s invite-only network| Your ticket is the evening itself, and a place in The Room,

One night. An Ecosystem Impact
12 December 2026 · AXICA Berlin · Berlin. Winners announced live on stage, investors in the room. Seats are limited.
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Winners Since Inception

Tech Awards winners don't stop at the trophy. They go on to grow faster, gain access, raise capital and become category leaders in Berlin and across Europe.

Leaders who've built it, funded it and scaled it, on one stage.

Kai Wegner
Governing Mayor of Berlin · Co-host and Patron WTA2023 and 2024
Brigitte Mohn
Bertelsmann Stiftung · Patron 2022
Stephane Ouaki
Head of Department, European Innovation Council, European Commission
Stefan Franzke
CEO, Berlin Partner

In their words.

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Initiated by WLOUNGE with partners from the private and public sectors: corporates, family offices, VCs, universities and government.

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Put your brand in front of founders, investors, corporates and policymakers from Germany and Europe. Partners reserve seats for their team and guests, and everyone they bring joins The Room.