Entries are in. Now the search for our 2026 Tech Trailblazers begins!

Thank you to every startup, scale-up and individual who submitted an entry to the 2026 Tech Trailblazers Awards. Applications are now closed, and we’ll announce this year’s shortlist at the end of November.

We know that behind every entry are ambitious ideas, hard work and a team determined to make its mark. Thank you for taking the time to share your achievements, tell your story and put your innovation forward.

Now it’s over to our judges.

Big ideas. Tough decisions.

Our impressive international judging panel will begin the challenging task of reviewing and scoring this year’s entries.

Bringing together technology leaders, analysts, investors, entrepreneurs and journalists, our judges have the experience to look beyond the buzzwords and assess the innovation, evidence and commercial potential behind each submission.

Choosing the next generation of Tech Trailblazers is no small task. We’re grateful for the time, expertise and care our judges bring to it.

An industry army adds its voice

Alongside the voting public, our Secret Judging Panel brings another valuable perspective: the people making enterprise technology decisions every day.

The panel brings together 1,000 CIOs, CISOs and other senior IT decision-makers from around the globe to help choose our 2026 Tech Trailblazers.

Following the initial judging, and once the shortlist is publicly announced, these enterprise technology experts will vote on which entries deserve a place at the top. Their experience adds considerable weight to the evaluation, putting emerging innovation in front of people who understand the challenges, priorities and opportunities facing enterprise buyers.

Could you be one of our secret judges?

If you’re a senior enterprise technology expert with the experience to help assess tomorrow’s Trailblazers, we’d love to hear from you.

Joining the Secret Judging Panel is an opportunity to discover emerging businesses, bring your perspective to the judging process and help recognise innovation with the potential to make a real difference.

Complete our Secret Judging Panel interest form to be considered.

Next up: the shortlist, then your vote

We’ll reveal the successful shortlisted entries at the end of November. The voting public and our secret panel judges will add their votes, giving the wider technology community the opportunity to champion its favourites.

Together with the judges’ scores and the Secret Judging Panel’s evaluations, the public vote will help determine this year’s winners and runners-up.

To everyone who entered: thank you for being part of the 2026 Tech Trailblazers Awards. We look forward to sharing the shortlist and celebrating the next wave of enterprise technology talent.

Keep an eye on techtrailblazers.com and follow us on LinkedIn for shortlist announcements and public voting updates.