Future Unicorn Award Application form
Apply for the Future Unicorn Award to celebrate your company's achievements and gain unparalleled visibility. This award offers exceptional networking opportunities and the chance to showcase your innovation at Masters of Digital 2025, held on 19 & 20 February.
DIGITALEUROPE represents over 46,000 businesses and 41 national trade associations across Europe. The Award will be:• Presented by: The upcoming European Commissioner for Startup & Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva (tbc. once the new College of Commissioner take office in Nov. However the 7 previous editions were presented the Commissioner for Startups and Innovation)
• Evaluated by: A distinguished jury of industry leaders, including:
o Doris Pöld, Vice-President Executive Board, DIGITALEUROPE
o Eric de Montgolfier, CEO, Invest Europe
o Erique Lisazo Olmos, CEO and Founder, Multiverse Computing (2023 Future Unicorn Award Winner)
o Stéphane Ouaki, Head of Department, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
o Nadia Calviño, President, European Investment Bank (tbc)
o Carme Artigas, Chair of UN High-Level Advisory Body and former Spanish State Secretary for Digitalisation and AI (tbc)
• Benefits: Gain access to leading corporations, venture capitalists, and policymakers to accelerate your growth.
All information provided will be treated confidentially and used solely for the purpose of evaluating your application. If needed, please request a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). For PR and promotional activities.
Please share your logo to be used across our communication channels:
Does your company have women in the management team?
What percentage of your employees are women?
II. Business & Growth Data
Industry Sector: Please select the one primary industry sector that best describes your company.
Technology focus: Please select all technologies that are central to your company's product or services.
Primary customers: Please select the one primary customer segment you are targeting.
In a couple of sentences: Describe what your company does, your mission, and the problem you solve. For the jury to understand what you do.
In one sentence: This will be used on our website and in promotion materials (e.g. your tagline).
Please provide your approximate staff and financial information for the past years (in EUR thousands). You can indicate negative EBITDA value by adding '-' in front of the value, if not applicable put '0'. Only numerical values accepted.
This information is crucial for jury evaluation. All financial data will be kept confidential and used solely for evaluation purposes. However you may decide to opt out:
Alternative growth metric (Optional): If relevant, please consider providing an alternative growth metric. For example: Annual Recuring Revenue, Monthly Active Users, etc.
9. Principal Geographical Markets
Please indicate the main geographical markets where you operate and the approximate percentage of your total turnover.
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You have indicated a total turnover of %.
III. Company funding & recognition
10. Latest funding stage
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You can find a definition of funding series here. 11. Latest Round Valuation
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What is your valuation in EUR Million?
Is your valuation based on your latest funding round?
12. Funds Raised (Optional)
Please indicate how much fund you raised approximately each year in EUR Thousands (only numerical value accepted).
Fundraising (K €, not cumulative)
13. Funding sources (Optional)
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Pease indicate the approximate % of funding from European investors.
This will not affect the evaluation of the application. It will be used in aggregate to support policy development for European scale-ups.
14. Awards & recognition
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Has your company received any prizes/awards?
15. Intellectual Property
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Does your company hold any registered IP?
15. Intellectual Property
All data shared will be kept strictly confidential and used solely for evaluation purposes.
• Market size: what is the total addressable market of your product/ service?
• Key competitors: Who are your main competitors?
• Market drivers: What key trends or forces are shaping your market?
Max 150 words; bullet points encouraged
17. Unique Value Proposition
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• Main customers: Who are your primary customers?
• Unique Selling Point (USP): What makes your product/service unique?
• Competitive Advantage: Why is it difficult for competitors to replicate your offering?
Max 150 words; bullet points encouraged
18. Scalability and growth potential
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• Scalability: How does your cost scale relative to your revenue? Do you benefit from economies of scale?
Max 200 words; bullet points encouraged
Top 3 reasons why an investor should back your company?
Max 150 words; bullet points encouraged
V. Advice for policymakers
20. Challenges in Scaling Across Europe (Optional)
Which are the main challenges that you have encountered when trying to grow across Europe?
Your insights will help us to advocate for better policies for European Scale-ups.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this form!
For questions or assistance, please contact
[email protected].
• Shortlisting (Nov-Dec 2024): Selection of shortlisted candidates by CEOs of National Trade Associations.
• Jury Deliberation (Dec-Jan 2024): Presentations from shortlisted companies to the jury and deliberation based on shared information.
• Award Ceremony (19-20 Feb 2025): Gala and award ceremony in Brussels at the Masters of Digital Conference.
