The Innovation Award 2026: A platform for visibility, networks, and sustainable growth (Sponsored)

The European tech landscape is seeing significant initiatives aimed at bolstering early-stage innovation, particularly within regulated sectors like finance and insurance. The Innovation Award 2026, now in its third year, has emerged as a critical platform designed to provide these nascent companies with essential visibility, professional networks, and the foundational support for sustainable growth. Its founders, leveraging extensive experience in financial markets, are actively bridging the gap for startups often excluded from established networks. This initiative goes beyond a typical startup competition by acting as a comprehensive ecosystem facilitator. It actively seeks out creative, environmentally conscious, and impactful innovations, focusing on solutions to real-world challenges. Participants gain direct access to a curated environment that includes investors, industry experts, corporations, and key decision-makers, fostering the development of crucial relationships for market readiness and scaling. Selected startups receive tangible benefits, including significant prize money (€15,000) and substantial additional funding (up to €75,000) to advance their ideas toward market viability. This is complemented by an exclusive founder support program and high-level visibility within a connected innovation network. The Entrepreneurs.Club further extends this support, serving as a continuous meeting point for the startup community, facilitating capital access, customer acquisition, and ongoing guidance.