"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

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

"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

"Winning a category award at the Central European Startup Awards really increased our international recognition. We got several requests to collaboration by potential investors, start-up accelerators and other enterprise developing organisations."

• CEO of EVA Vision, winner of “Best Newcomer” category in 2017 at CESAwards - from Hungary

"Winning the Central European Startups Awards provided a boost in my efforts to successfully open Credo's Silicon Valley office: it helped me to stand out from the crowd in the eyes of U.S. investors and pay more attention to our startups"

• Partner at Credo Ventures (Regional winner of the "Investor of the Year" category in 2016 at Central European Startup Awards) - from Slovakia

“We got recognition from the press which was really valuable. Also, almost one year after winning, we still get networking opportunities with investors. For example we recently got the chance to sit down with some representatives from AUDI’s management, to show them how we work and what are we working on. It was pretty great :) And without CESAwards we would not have had that opportunity.”

• CEO & Co-Founder at Nostromo (Regional winner of "Best User Experience" category in 2016 at Central European Startup Awards) - from Hungary

“Puzl CowOrKing has the ambition is to grow across Central and Eastern Europe. Winning the CESAwards has been a great boost for us. It has given us credibility in the region and has opened us many doors.”

• Co-Founder of Puzl CowOrKing (Regional winner of the “Best Coworking Space” category in 2017 at Central European Startup Awards.) - from Bulgaria

"In 2016 Huge Thing won the "Best Acceleration / Incubation Program" category at the Central European Startup Awards. Thanks to the received award, we have become more recognized outside the country. Many great startups came to us thanks to this nomination. It was also appreciated by experts who became mentors in our program. CESAwards is a competition connecting best ideas, big technologies, and a great community!"

• Program Executive at Huge Thing Accelerator (Regional winner of "Best Acceleration / Incubation Program" category in 2016 at Central European Startup Awards) - from Poland

"Central European Startup Awards is a great opportunity for SAP to see who the movers and shakers of the local start-up scene are. It gives us a good understanding of who is doing what in specific technology domains. A big bonus is that we get to meet and engage with the teams."

• COO of SAP Labs Hungary, sponsor of Central European Startup Awards - from Hungary

"Within our project EO CLIMLAB, realized for European Space Agency, we had one of the tasks to built strong startup community based on events, hackhatons in Central and Eastern Europe. Without the strong support and good expertise of Central European Startup Awards it would have never ever happened - they helped us how to work with startups in each stage of their incubation and acceleration, joined our startups with potential investors and mentored us how to built quite good network of new companies around Earth observation. We together showed that it is possible. It was also possible because Central European Startup Awards supported us with a great marketing job and social media presence."

• CEO of Omnilogy, sponsor of Central European Startup Awards - from Poland

"Central European Startup Awards connected us to the management of a major automotive company in their program where they visited innovative companies in the CEE region. We had a nice chat, they liked our product, and now we are in the middle of a really exciting project with the HR department. The kind of connection makers like Central European Startup Awards are the missing links from the Central-Eastern European startup ecosystem."

• Co-founder of Quantified.Company, nominee of "Best Social Impact Startup" at Central European Startup Awards 2016 - from Hungary

"I had been expecting to meet a lot of inspiring people, innovators and visionaries, and get to know their stunning ideas... and I did! It’s one of those events that are a must in our industry, and for all the good reasons.”

• Project Lead at PwC Startup Collider, sponsor of Central European Startup Awards - from Poland

"Winning the Central European Startups Awards was not only a recognition for our work in South East Europe but also strengthened our brand among startups and investors."

• Partner at LAUNCHub, winner of "Investor of the Year" category at Central European Startup Awards in 2017 - from Bulgaria

“It was a great honor to be awarded by CESA and be recognized as a successful startup founder. That gives me extra motivation to keep up the good job. I even had a bank reaching out to me saying: “you've got a great PR, we want to work with you"

• Co-Founder and CEO of Limitless, winner of "Founder of the Year" catergory at Central European Startup Awards in 2017 - from Poland

"Being a two-time winner of the Central European Startup Awards 'Best Coworking Space' category in Hungary was a great opportunity for Loffice. Being there at the Global Startup Awards and Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was an awesome occasion to make new friends, clients and partners and get to know some international best practices from the coworking scene and the global startup ecosystem. CESA is more than just a competition - it brings the whole startup ecosystem together in the CEE region and represents the key values that we have in common.”

• Co-founder of Loffice, winner of the “Best Coworking Space” category in 2015 & 2016 - from Hungary

"The Central European Startup Awards gives a great overview of what the regional startup ecosystem activity looks like. More importantly, it enables the creation of meaningful relationships across founders, investors, and partners on a global level which is an invaluable benefit. At 500 Startups we're always looking to connect with global ecosystems and bridge the gap to Silicon Valley- CESA is a great catalyst in this effort."

• Venture Partner at 500 Startups, Jury and Speaker at CESA 2017 - from USA

"Winning the category "Best Fintech Startup" at Asean Rice Bowl Startup Awards means being able to showcase what our company is about and our capabilities to the whole ecosystem."

• Founder of Qwikwire (Regional winner of "Best FinTech Startup" category in 2016 at Asean Rice Bowl Startup Awards) - from the Philippines

"The recognition as a winner in both the national and the regional round opens doors for business oppurtunities"

• CEO at Glueck Technologies (Regional winner of "Best Deep Tech/AI/Big Data Startup" category in 2016 at Asean Rice Bowl Startup Awards) - from Malaysia

"Winning in the regional round is a humbling and powerful experience at the same time."

• CEO at buildeasy (Regional winner of "Best Newcomer" category in 2016 at Asean Rice Bowl Startup Awards) - from Malaysia

"ARBSAwards is a truly amazing experience for me and my team. Winning gives us a new spirit and motivation to be bigger and more impactful than before. I think ARBSA gives us the strength to have more impact on the Indonesian society, and possibly also on other countries in the Asean region as well."

• CEO at Mallsampah (Regional winner of "Best Social Impact Startup" category in 2016 at Asean Rice Bowl Startup Awards) - from Indonesia

"Recognition is the key. Not only for the award, but it helps expanding our service to mass audience"

• CEO at Zoom Malaysia (Regional winner of "People's Choice" category in 2016 at Asean Rice Bowl Startup Awards) - from Malaysia

"We were happy that we were recognized for the positive impact we are bringing to people's life, study and work."

• CEO at Hubud (Regional winner of "Best Coworking Space" category in 2016 at Asean Rice Bowl Startup Awards) - from Indonesia

“In Asia, to see rice in your dream means that you are in the right track of achieving your goals. At the Rice Bowl Startup Awards, we manifest that dream to recognise the contributions and excellence of breakout startups and ecosystem contributors in South East Asia. Our partnership with the Global Startup Awards will indeed propel our regional entrepreneurs to a global audience, and with it the public and media attention they truly deserve.”

• CEO of New Entrepreneurs Foundation (Regional partner of Global Startup Awards in South-East Asia) - from Malaysia

“SAARC at this instance is at the cusp of a startup revolution and we know this as the governments are involved in the process of nurturing their respective ecosystem. India has initiated a huge movement called Startup India Movement, Bhutan has a government aided incubation, Pakistan has a significant startup ecosystem, etc. Our event will be used as a bridge between the political boundaries to promote innovation across SAARC countries and to enable them to solve their problems at exponential rates.”

• Regional partner of Global Startup Awards SAARC - from India

“ I am proud to be part of the Global Startup Awards as a jury member. The great ideas, visions and innovation showcased by the

founders, entrepreneurs and investors are fantastic. And the Global Startup Awards provides a platform celebrating great ideas by

connecting the ecosystems globally - creating tomorrow’s solutions”

• Executive Director, Innovation Centre Denmark, Shanghai

“Innovation was always truly global, and now it is good to see more diverse startups get the global attention and respect that they so deserve. All of the global finalists remind me of what Henry Ford said, “ The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all but goes on making his own business better all the time." and each year, the Global Startup Awards finalists prove this point.”

• Strategy & Biz Dev for Family Investment Offices (Global Jury Board - Tokyo, Japan)

“The best thing about participating in the GSA was the people I got to know on the way. I'm still in contact with quite a few of them and can't wait to travel again to reconnect physically. Winning the award of course, also gave us a strong media presence which helped with investors and clients.”

• CEO & Co-Founder of Blockpit (2018 Regional Winner of “BestBlockchain Startup” category - Austria, Central European Startup Awards)

“As the saying goes: it takes a village to raise a successful startup - and having a platform such as Global Startup Awards, making that metaphorical village a global one, is so fantastic. I am thrilled to play a small part in furthering the global startup ecosystem and to have this opportunity to connect with entrepreneurial people from all parts of the world.”

• President Of The Board at Women In Tech Gothenburg and program manager at Startup Norway (Global Winner of the ‘Startup Ecosystem Supporter’ category - Norway, Nordic Startup Awards).

“The global Fintech startup scene has, during the past five years, gone through an enormous development. The Danish are no exception where the ecosystem has become very advanced and powerful compared to the size. Pleo is born in this ecosystem. Their product solves an old but still very relevant problem for its customers and does it with style and user-friendliness, hard to compete with. Furthermore, their growth and ability to keep growing is impressive. This is why Pleo deserves to win the Startup of the Year category.”

• Founding Partner of 4P Capital (Global Jury Board - Frankfurt, Germany)

“We’re so proud to be named the Global Startup of the Year, especially when you look at the number of great companies who were in the running. Our mission is to transform how businesses handle their spending. Our growth so far, from an acorn of an idea to over 13,000 customers, shows that we’re onto something. At the same time, this feels like a moment to recognise that we’ve evolved. We’ve been a scrappy startup, we’ve tackled the joys and challenges of scaling. Now, it really feels like we’re moving into a new phase – and that starts with this fantastic award.”

• CEO and Co-Founder of Pleo Technologies (Copenhagen, Denmark)

“Providing digital trust, digital transformation in the legal industry for SMEs is really challenging; everybody can tell that. 2019 was the

year when we stepped into the light after 2 years of preparation and showed what we could be capable of, and this award as the Best

Newcomer is a great honor for us for that achievement! Also, I'm happy to say, in 2020, we achieved 30x growth in our user numbers

and truly became one of the fastest-growing startups in the region. This is how the Best Newcomer prize is truly proved to be worthy.”

• CEO & Co-Founder of Trustchain (Global Winner of the ‘Best Newcomer’ category - Hungary, Central European Startup Awards)