The worlds biggest

startup

competition

Are you the next winner?

Are you a potential partner?

looking for an investment?

Are you an investor?

FACTS ABOut GSA

+5,000 INVESTORS

+35,000

founders

+554m€

nominations

73,000

total value of finalists

numbers from last competition

public votes

Countries

210,000

120

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Denmark - Norway - Sweden - Iceland - Finland
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These are the 120 countries we operate in

READY TO BE THE NEXT WINNER?

We believe in the transformative power of startups. We understand the challenges entrepreneurs face while navigating the path to success. By organizing these awards, we aim to provide a platform for startups to gain exposure, access valuable resources, and connect with industry experts and potential investors. Our passion for fostering innovation drives us to create opportunities that empower startups to reach their full potential and make a lasting impact on the world.

What do you gain as a startup/individual?

Global Recognition

Learning and growth

Networking opportunities

investment exposure

access to resourses

showcase your ideas

previous grand finale days

For the second time, the Global Grand Finale Day was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. All types of key stakeholders, such as VCs, Ecosystem Partners, the Minister of Business of Denmark, and more attended the event. The event consisted of breathtaking performances and mesmerizing startups driven by talent and innovation from across the globe. Together we embraced the rich tapestry of diversity and announced Global Finalists and Winners for this season.  

read more about the Global Grand Finale 2023

  • INGI RAFN SIGURDSSON

    "It is great to be noticed, and even better to be recognized – giving the team some satisfaction for the hard work put in. This recognition helped us in a great way with validating our solution to both partners and customers, we have heard from people they have noticed the award and were curious about us. We were in the middle of closing our seed round when we received this award so it was a nice boost when going through the investment process."


    CEO at Karolina Fund (Regional winner of "Best Social Tech Startup" category in 2016 at Nordic Startup Awards) - from Iceland

  • BRIAN MUNKHOLM

    We are very humbled and deeply honored by it. I think this award is quite important to us. It is a great testament of the technology that we have developed over the last four and a half years, so it is hugely appreciated.”

    VP of Engineering at Realm (Regional winner of "Startup of the Year" category in 2016 at Nordic Startup Awards) - from Denmark

  • ANETTE NØRGAARD

    "Nordic Startup Awards is a great organization because they recognize startups and make them visible. If they want to have success, they need this visibility; they need customers, investors and everyone to have a reference to them. Nordic Startup Awards is really helping them with that."

    NextGen AMM at Microsoft, sponsor of Nordic Startup Awards - from Denmark