About
The WorldFestival 2022 Awards is the world’s largest technology awards event (Virtual & Live in San Francisco) identifying and recognizing global innovation, with 30,000+ members voting on 10,000+ startups, companies, and new technologies.
Winners are chosen based on 3 factors:
- Qualifier Round – Anyone can vote, 1 point per vote, and leaderboard rankings are live and public
- Final Round – Qualified committee members vote live at WorldFestival with online ballots, 1 point per vote, and ballot points are not added until the end of the round
- Benchmark points, including: funding raised, news and media coverage, etc
View Last Year’s
Award Nominees
See the current Award nominees showcasing global innovation and progress across 16 categories.
Who is Judging?
WorldFestival organizes thousands of judges on the Judging Committees for the WorldFestival Awards, including Venture Capitalists, Angel investors, Corporate Executives, Tech Media & Press, and leading speakers. Our past startup competitions have hosted judges from NEA, Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and more. View last year’s Judging Committees
How to nominate your innovation:
The World Festival Awards recognize the top 10,000+ startups and innovations in the world this year. There are two tracks for awards: The WorldFestival Startup Awards, and the WorldFestival Innovation Awards.
Are you a Technology Startup?
Are you a Company/Organization with a Technology?
Rules
Startup Awards
- Startup Award nominees must have raised less than $10 million in funding (or have less than $10 million in revenues), have fewer than 30 employees, and be less than 10 years old.
- Your startup or technology must be launched (not stealth), must have traction (customers and/or funding), must be a technology product/solution, and must have a clearly communicated customer value proposition.
- Startups must be nominated by DATE.
Innovation Awards (Companies/Organizations)
- Innovation Award nominees must have a technology or product/solution, ust have at least $10 million in funding (or at least $10 million in revenues), and have more than 30 employees.
- Your technology must be launched (not stealth), must have traction (customers), must be a technology product/solution, and must have a clearly communicated customer value proposition.
- Innovations must be nominated by DATE.
Categories
3D Printing & Manufacturing
3D Printing & Manufacturing includes 3D printing software and machinery, 3D design and fabrication techniques, general manufacturing machinery innovation, and product distribution supply chains.
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning innovation includes ML frameworks and libraries, neural networks, deep learning, data science technologies, algorithms, AI cloud services, AI management software, AI for security, as well as natural language processing and chatbots.
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency innovation includes technology applications for bitcoin, ethereum, blockchain protocols, cryptocurrency payment processing and marketplaces, blockchain solutions for business / industry, decentralized ledgers / finances, and new decentralized application platforms.
Business & Workplace
Business & workplace innovation includes: Business management software, SaaS tools and services, sales & marketing technologies, digital advertising, customer intelligence, social media marketing, sales management software, sales analytics & optimization, productivity, management, HR innovation includes project management, HR workflow & optimization, team communication & collaboration, and hiring / recruiting technologies.
Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing innovation includes containers and kubernetes, cloud architecture, DevOps management, microservices & serverless architectures, and cloud native vs. hybrd cloud technologies.
Dev Innovation
Dev Innovation includes: APIs, developer tools and technologies, programming languages and frameworks, cloud development services, code collaboration and management, bug tracking and code security.
Education & Career
Education & Career innovation includes digital & mobile education applications, course and education management, artificial intelligence & adaptive learning, career and training management, and professional development technologies.
Family & Lifestyle
Family & lifestyle innovation includes any consumer tech products, for example: web and mobile family service applications, family communication and media technologies, and travel technologies including web and mobile travel applications, travel management, and travel social networks / review sites.
Finance & Analytics
Finance & Analytics innovation includes financial management software, business analytics software, payment processing technologies, investment software, and financial marketplaces & trading technologies.
Gaming, VR & AR
Gaming, VR & AR includes new computer games, video games, mobile games, emerging gaming consoles and systems, game development technologies, as well as virtual reality / augmented reality hardware, software, and games.
Health, Wellness & Fitness
Health, Wellness & Fitness innovation includes personal health web and mobile applicaitons, doctor and patient communication, medical records management, holistic wellness web and mobile apps, and wellness practice management.
Mobile, IoT, Devices
Mobile, 5G, Communications innovation includes new mobile devices, smart phone software and hardware, mobile application development technologies and languages, 5G software and hardware, and communications technologies.
Retail & Ecommerce
Retail & Ecommerce innovation includes web & mobile shopping, ecommerce technologies, connected retail software and hardware, digital fashion shopping & technologies, and customer intelligence / predictive analytics.
Robotics & Drones
Robotics & Drones innovation includes household / consumer robotics, industrial robotics, robotics design and development, as well as quadcopter innovation and industrial drone hardware and software.
Smart Homes & Smart Cars
Smart Homes & Smart Cars includes: Smart kitchens and appliances, home security, connected home audio / video systems, connected home mobile apps and web apps, the newest cars and road vehicles, smart car software and technologies, connected car web and mobile apps, self-driving car technologies, and artificial intelligence for automobiles.
World Impact & Environment
World Impact & Environment includes: Social impact software and technologies, community and city technologies, breakthrough and disruptive technologies, solar and alternative energy technologies, smart grid solutions, clean tech, csensors / connected environments, and environmental management solutions.
Last Year’s Timeline
NOW
Nominations Open
May 21, 2021
Award Entries Published
May 21, 2021
Crowd Voting Begins, Contact us here when you are ready to invite your community to vote, and we will provide you the instructions
August 4, 2021
Nominations Close
August 6, 2021
Committee Voting Begins
August 10, 2021
Crowd Voting Ends
August 10, 2021
Committee Voting Ends
August 12, 2021
Notify Top 50 Startups & Top 50 Innovations
August 18-19, 2021
Top 50 Startups pitches on virtual stage
2021 Judging Committee
Dr. Andreas Berger
Managing Director
Wintershall Dea Technology Ventures
Sharon Bort
Senior Officer, Sustainability
MIT Solve
Brad Bosserman
Head of Corporate & Brand Partnerships
POLITICO
Clair Byrd
Partner, Marketing
Wing Venture Capital
William Chernicoff, PhD
Senior Manager – Global Research & Innovation
Toyota
Sana Fathima
Investment Manager
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Takeo Ishizaki
President & CEO
ABC DREAM VENTURES
Adam Jendrisak
Associate Portfolio Manager
Capital Innovators
Jacqueline Krain
Innovation Advisory – Head of the Americas
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Veronika Kuznetsova, CFA
Director, Innovation & Strategy
UBS Evolve
J.J. Malfettone
Director, Strategy
KPMG
Andy Netzel
VP Innovation lab
KeyBank
Justin Padinske
Head of Partnerships
Alchemist Accelerator
Hanna Phan
Head of Innovation Culture & Communication Strategy
VMware
Josemaria Siota
Corporate Venturing Expert & Executive Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center
World Economic Forum & IESE Business School
Claire Uhar
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Protocol
Sera Unlu
Global Marketing Executive
Rani Yadav-Ranjan
Global Head AI Technology & Innovation
Ericsson
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