For five days, Vienna became a playground for innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration.

On May 20th, Carinthia became a meeting point for innovation, collaboration, and future-focused thinking.

The recognition of BasiGo as the Best Green Tech Startup at the Global Startup Awards, Edition 11, underscores its leadership in the clean mobility transition. Building on this milestone, the company’s recent developments in Kenya mark a clear shift from pilot-scale electric mobility to industrial deployment, reinforcing its role as a key driver of electric transport innovation.

The Global Startup Awards celebrates 13 global winners, more than 450,000 public ecosystem votes, and finalist representation from 65 countries during its most internationally diverse edition to date.

The Global Startup Awards is proud to welcome IT Park Uzbekistan as the Global Partner for the upcoming Global Grand Finale.

As the global startup ecosystem continues to mature, the focus is shifting from early traction to sustainable growth and international scaling. ViennaUP 2026 positions itself firmly at the center of this conversation, bringing together founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders for a week dedicated to building meaningful connections and unlocking new opportunities.

How the Toronto Business Development Centre has become the go-to gateway for global founders building their North American chapter.

The most ambitious startups don’t wait to go global; they build for it from day one. And the market data increasingly points to one conclusion: Canada is where serious global founders should be looking.

GSA alumni, Lunar, continues to strengthen its position as one of Europe’s most dynamic fintech players. The Nordic digital bank has recently secured €46 million in new funding, reinforcing investor confidence and setting the stage for its next phase of growth.

Global Startup Awards (GSA) is excited to attend Carinthia Innovates this May, joining a dynamic gathering of innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and industry leaders in one of Europe’s fast-emerging deep-tech ecosystems.

GSA is excited to attend ViennaUP, returning from 18–22 May 2026, with a renewed focus on health tech in Austria’s capital. As part of a broader ecosystem of interconnected events, ViennaUP spans dozens of independently hosted formats across Vienna’s innovation landscape, covering themes from impact investment and peace tech to diversity, scaling, and beyond.

After joining the GSA Alumni network, Flomics Biotech continues to demonstrate how innovation in healthtech can evolve beyond the global stage.

After competing for the Best Fintech Startup at the Global Startup Awards, Payhawk continues to demonstrate why they stand out as a leading force in Europe’s fintech ecosystem. As the company enters 2026, it is not only scaling its operations but also reinforcing its position through innovation and growing global relevance.

GSA alumni for Startup of the Year in editions 7 and 8, Too Good To Go is bringing its mission to fight food waste to Japan, marking its first market in Asia and the 21st country in which the company operates globally.

The Global Startup Awards (GSA), the world’s largest independent startup ecosystem platform, proudly announces the completion of all regional competitions for Edition 11.

Since being named Startup of the Year at the Global Startup Awards in 2016, Grab has continued to strengthen its position as one of Southeast Asia’s most influential technology platforms.

When innovators gathered in Stockholm for TechArena 2026, one message defined the week: Europe is entering a new innovation cycle, and collaboration will determine who leads it.

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the remarkable progress women are making in STEM fields around the world.

When Emata was awarded Best Newcomer by the Global Startup Awards in 2023, it was recognised as one of the most promising fintechs emerging from Africa; a company combining technology, impact and a deep understanding of local financial realities.

In a milestone announcement at the World Economic Forum in Davos, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced  what many of Europe's innovation ecosystems have long hoped for: the European Union is moving forward with “a new truly European company structure”, named “EU-Inc”.

The Global Startup Awards (GSA), the world’s largest startup ecosystem platform, proudly announces that the 11th edition of its Global Grand Finale will be held on May 7–8, 2026, as part of the EU-Startups Summit at the Mediterranean Conference Center in Valletta, Malta.