Enterprise technology innovation does not sit neatly within one postcode, one market, or one time zone. Neither do the Tech Trailblazers Awards judges.

Our judging panel brings together enterprise tech experts, analysts, founders, editors, investors, CISOs, CTOs and industry leaders from across the world. From New Delhi to New Zealand, Dublin to Johannesburg, Paris to Singapore, Bologna to Melbourne, London to Seattle, our judges reflect the same global ambition as the startups and scale-ups we exist to champion.

That matters. The Tech Trailblazers Awards are not looking for innovation from one corner of the world. We are looking for the companies shaping the future of enterprise technology wherever they are based.

The 2026 Tech Trailblazers Awards are currently open for submissions from eligible privately held enterprise tech startups and scale-ups under ten years old, privately funded or VC-backed up to Series C.

Categories include AI, big data, blockchain, cloud, containers, developer, fintech, infosecurity, Internet of Things, networking, storage, sustainable tech and telecoms. Entrants can also submit senior leaders for the Female CxO and Male CxO Trailblazers Awards, while organisations supporting the enterprise tech startup ecosystem can enter the Diversity and Investment categories.

For early-stage, pre-VC startups three years old or younger, the Firestarter bursary is also available to help ensure entry fees are not a barrier.

Our judges understand enterprise technology from different regions, disciplines and market perspectives. That breadth is one of the reasons the Awards continue to attract and recognise trailblazing companies from around the world.

The early bird rate is currently available at $250 for a first entry and $100 for each subsequent category entered. Standard entry is $345, with subsequent entries at $195. The deadline for these is July 13th 2026.

And remember: you can submit your entry now and continue editing it right up until the final deadline, so there is no need to wait for every last detail to be polished before you begin. Start your entry, strengthen it as you go, and make sure your story is in front of the judges.

Final submissions close on 3 September 2026 at 23:59 Pacific Time. The Tech Trailblazers Awards exist to recognise the enterprise tech startups and scale-ups shaping what comes next. Give the judges the clarity, proof and passion they need, and you give your innovation the best possible chance to shine.

If your company is building the next wave of enterprise technology, now is the time to enter the Tech Trailblazers Awards and put your innovation in front of a genuinely global judging panel.