Startups of The Year has returned for 2024, and we’re happy to say that this was our biggest and best year yet. 150,000+ startups across the globe were nominated, over 4M+ votes were cast, and 2.9k cities were represented.
One of the most exciting startup scenes to watch was the Emerging Tech industry!
If you’re wondering what Emerging Tech is, it’s new and cutting-edge tech that has the potential to change all of our lives. But this tech doesn’t just grow on trees; trailblazers and innovators have to push boundaries to make them come true. That’s why we’re happy to showcase and put a spotlight on all of these amazing Emerging Tech startups.
🏆 Key Stats
Let’s start out with some general stats for all of you technical folks.
- Total Startups Participated: 14,248
- Sub Industries Represented: 10
- Total Votes Gathered: 48,800
- Winning Startups: 10
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To explore winning top startups in other industries or cities, head over to startups.hackernoon.com and use the search bar — the name at the top of each list is the winner.
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You may also check out the full list of nominated startups in the Emerging Tech Industry HERE.
Now, drum roll please, here are all the 2024 Startups of The Year winners for Emerging Tech!
Space Technology (26.2k total votes, 566 startups)
Winner: Spacecoin
- Pan Galactic Developments Ltd
- Space Copy
Honorable mentions:
Climatetech (5.7k total votes, 3.5k startups)
Winner: Cropler
- Nat5
- Violet
Honorable mentions:
Biotechnology (3.6k total votes, 2.1k startups)
Winner: Vitality Robotics
- Lite-1
- GOTECH Antimicrobial
Honorable mentions:
- Sorintellis
- Unibaio
- Jungopharm
- Tintte
- GUTolution
- MariHealth Solutions
- EcoScience Lab
Quantum Computing (3.4k total votes, 46 startups)
Winner: SharePass
- Exohood Labs Limited
- Quantum Commodity Intelligence
Honorable mentions:
Energy Solutions (2.9k total votes, 4.2k startups)
Winner: Dunia
- Swarm
- Opla Energy
Honorable mentions:
Iot (2.6k total votes, 588 startups)
Winner: Cropler
- Epowar
- Swarm
Honorable mentions:
Ar/Vr (1.6k total votes, 133 startups)
Winner: SimZero
- Creart Digital Media
- INFINITY-UP
Honorable mentions:
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Akela Hub
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RSight
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Exposit ARVR
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AniML, Inc.
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nXscale
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FutureMeds
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Argineering, Inc.
Cloud Computing (1.4k total votes, 1.5k startups)
Winner: RELAYTO/ Content Experience Platform
- Edgee
- Pulumi
Honorable mentions:
Renewable Energy (1.1k total votes, 1.4k startups)
Winner: scoutlabs
- Dracoss
- Matteco
Honorable mentions:
Nanotechnology (110 total votes, 115 startups)
Winner: Namalab
- Theranautilus
- Krilltech
Honorable mentions:
Congratulations to you all! We will contact you with details on how to claim your winnings!
- See the global regional announcements here.
- See the global industry announcements here.
About HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year
Startups of The Year 2024 is HackerNoon’s flagship community-driven event celebrating startups, technology, and the spirit of innovation. Currently in its third iteration, the prestigious Internet award recognizes and celebrates tech startups of all shapes and sizes. This year, over 150,000 entities across 4200+ cities, 6 continents, and 100+ industries participated in a bid to be crowned the best startup of the year! Millions of votes have been cast over the past few years, and many storieshave been written about these daring and rising startups.
The winners will get a free interview on HackerNoon and an Evergreen Tech Company News page.
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