Enter The TechRound100 2025!
Our biggest competition of the year is here! TechRound is proud to announce the launch of our 7th annual TR100 campaign, celebrating the most innovative and exciting startups across the UK, US, Middle East and Europe.
Now in its 7th year, the TechRound100 sees hundreds of startups compete to be in our final list of top startups to watch.
Are you already shaking up your sector? Are you bringing a new perspective to the way people do things? Whether you’re a single entrepreneur or a huge company, this is an opportunity to have your story heard.
Enter for free for a chance to be featured as one of our top 100 startups. Each company featured will get an individual write-up, so it’s great publicity!
Founded in 2016, TechRound is the UK’s best-known and fastest-growing startup and tech news site. This is where decision-makers, investors and startups of all sizes and nature come to find out the latest developments and trends within the industry.
Entries Open: 5th November
Entries Close: 19th November
Winners To Be Announced: 26th November
Why Enter?
- Featured in front of an audience of 150,000+ visitors per month
- Top 100 winners get a full page write-up (see example)
- Recognised by VCs, investors, journalists and industry leaders
- Free to enter
Our Criteria
- All startups and companies welcome regardless of size or geography
- Revenue not a deciding factor
Meet The Judges
Mary Pedler, Founder at INPUT Global
Mary Pedler is a Dubai-based communications entrepreneur shaping the public narrative of Web3. As founder of INPUT Global she has guided 120+ blockchain and AI companies – including Tether, Tron and Bitget – to reach 5.3 billion readers worldwide. Mary is mentor at Plug & Play Tech Center and a sought-after moderator at industry conferences, as well as a voice for ethical, inclusive Web3 growth.
Find out more about what Mary is looking for from entrants in her interview here.
Andrey Kuznetsov, Angel Investor and CTO at Haqq Network
Andrey Kuznetsov is an angel investor and deep-tech mentor specialising in AI, blockchain, and trading infrastructure. He backs deep-tech teams building hard startups to solve complex, real problems. Andrey supports early-stage teams with capital and hands-on technical and strategic guidance. He is also CTO at Haqq Network, leading a team of 25+ engineers.
Find out more about what Andrey is looking for from entrants in his interview here.
Samuel Olamide, VP of Product at Edgetrace
Samuel Olamide is the VP of Product at Edgetrace, a YC-backed AI video intelligence platform revolutionizing security operations for law enforcement, transportation, and enterprise sectors. With over 7 years as a Fullstack Software Engineer, he has led the development of high-impact platforms leveraging LLMs and RAG systems. A passionate innovator in AI and decentralised technologies, Samuel specialises in transforming concepts into production-ready systems that deliver measurable business impact.
Find out more about what Samuel is looking for from entrants in his interview here.
Furkat Kasimov, Angel Investor and Serial Entrepreneur
Furkat Kasimov, is an angel investor with over 20 years of experience building, scaling, and advising technology companies. As an angel investor who has backed several unicorns, he has a keen eye for companies with high-growth potential.
Find out more about what Furkat is looking for from entrants in his interview here.
David Soffer, Founder and Editor-in-Chief at TechRound
David is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of TechRound. David is very passionate about startups of all shapes and sizes and through TechRound, drives coverage for some of the most up-and-coming companies across the UK, USA, MENA and Europe.
Alongside TechRound, David runs DSR Digital, where he helps clients across all sectors maximise their SEO and improve and manage their online reputation.
Andrei Komissarov, Founder & CTO at OpenWay AI and DEVAR
Andrei Komissarov is a repeatable tech founder and product leader at the intersection of augmented reality and generative AI. He is the Founder & CTO of OpenWay AI and of DEVAR.
Over the past decade, Andrei has helped build one of the world’s most widely adopted consumer AR ecosystems, launching 300+ AR products, including interactive children’s books that have sold 15M+ copies across 75 countries and 27 languages.
