Vilnius TechFusion Awards 2024
The Vilnius TechFusion Awards is an annual event and a key highlight of Vilnius’s vibrant startup and technology business ecosystem. Now in its sixth year, the awards celebrate the exceptional achievements of innovators, startups, and organizations shaping the city’s tech business landscape.
Organized by Go Vilnius together with the main partners Unicorns Lithuania, Sunrise Tech Park, and15 min, the event shines a spotlight on the leaders driving Vilnius’s technology business economic growth and international recognition.
The awards honor those who bring significant value to the community and enhance Vilnius’s and Lithuania’s global reputation. Nominees undergo a rigorous selection process, with evaluations conducted by a panel of experts representing startup support organizations and business leaders closely involved in Vilnius’s technology business ecosystem.
Vilnius TechFusion Awards 2024 will take place on January 23, 2025, in Vilnius, and will be broadcasted live online.
Vilnius TechFusion Awards 2024 nominations
The Vilnius TechFusion Awards 2024 features 7 categories celebrating exceptional achievements, innovation, and contributions to Vilnius’ thriving tech business ecosystem.
Here are the categories for this year’s nominations:
1.Newcomer of the Year
Celebrating an international company that has successfully entered the Vilnius tech scene, significantly enriching the local technology business ecosystem.
Winner – Bud Financial
2.Money Magnet
Awarding the tech company that secured the largest investment in the past year, showcasing Vilnius as a prime destination for investors.
Winner – Ovoko
3.Vilnius Startup of the Year
Recognizing the most outstanding startup based in Vilnius, demonstrating exceptional growth, innovation, and market impact over the past year.
Winner – Biomatter
4.Tech for Good
Honoring tech company driving sustainability, cleantech, or social impact, and contributing to a greener and more responsible future.
Winner – SoliTek
5.Public’s Favourite
The public’s choice award, celebrating the most beloved tech company of the year, selected through online voting.
Winner – Amlyze
6.Community Hero
Awarding to an individual or organization that fosters collaboration and growth within the Vilnius tech business ecosystem.
Winner – Flo Health
7.Vilnius Ambassador
Recognizing a company, person, association, or project that has significantly contributed to promoting Vilnius as a global startup and innovation hub.
Winner – Nord Security
Winners of 2023 Awards
Startup of the Year
PVcase
PVcase won the main Startup of the Year Award. The startup develops cutting-edge digital solar park design tools. PVcase's technology solutions are used by customers in more than 60 countries worldwide.
- CAST AI
- carVertical
- Ovoko
- PVcase
- Surfshark
Ecosystem Hero
Tomas Okman & Eimantas Sabaliauskas
Tomas Okman and Eimantas Sabaliauskas were honored with the Ecosystem Hero Award. They are co-founders of Nord Security, a cyber security company. The company develops market-leading cybersecurity solutions for both consumers and businesses. They also founded the technology accelerator Tesonet.
- Darius Žakaitis
- Lietuvos Junior Achievement
- Tomas Okman & Eimantas Sabaliauskas
- Vladas Lašas
- Women Go Tech
Newcomer of the Year
Plug and Play
This year's Newcomer of the Year award went to Plug and Play. It is a leading innovation platform connecting start-ups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies. It offers corporate innovation programmes and support at all stages of the innovation journey - from education to implementation.
- Deep Scientific
- Hoperfy
- Monavate
- Payhawk
- Plug and Play
Tech for Good
PVcase
This year's Tech for Good awardee is PVcase. It was the only startup with two Awards this year!
- Dancer Bus
- Inbalance Grid
- Inion
- PVcase
- Viezo
Rising Star
Ovoko
This year's Rising Star Award went to Ovoko, a fast-growing start-up operating in Lithuania under the RRR.lt name. The company runs one of the largest e-commerce platforms for used car parts in Western and Northern Europe.
- Atrandi Bioscience; BioGNR
- HeavyFinance
- myTU
- Ovoko
- Turing College
Public’s Favourite
RatePunk
RatePunk was named the Public's Favourite. It is a free app & browser extension that saves travelers' money on hotels by getting around all the pricing hacks booking websites use. Price comparison across all booking websites, on different devices, and in different countries, price tracking, rebooking, and seven other hacks applied - all in one.
Highlight of the Year
Cyber City opening
The Highlight of the Year award went to the opening of Cyber City. It is a city within a city, the largest technology community centre in the capital, with optimal conditions for employee well-being and productivity, continuous improvement, innovation, aesthetics, and sustainability at its core. One of the main objectives of this tech city is to catalyse and contribute to the renaissance of the New Town.
- Cyber City opening
- The first national IT exam in Lithuania
- Direct flight to Web Summit
- The Lithuanian startup ecosystem
- Tech Zity Vilnius project