Here are the winners of Techarena Challenge 2026

The winners of Techarena Challenge 2026 were announced during TechMinglet at Kallis in Visby. Seven companies were awarded after an intensive competition process during the Techarena Challenge at Almedalsveckan.

The 19 finalist companies competed for seven awards in total, including Startup Company of the Year, Growth Company of the Year, Audience Award, Social Impact Award, Industrial Award, Dream Award, and the new International Expansion Award.

Startup Company of the Year by Techarena: Brickanta

Growth Company of the Year by Techarena: Meela

Audience Award by HPE & NVIDIA: Intric

Social Impact Award by Nordea: Seapattern

Industrial Award by Teknikföretagen: Seapattern

Dream Award by SPP: Meela

International Expansion Award by Business Sweden: Intric

Out of hundreds of applying companies from across the Nordics, 19 finalists were chosen, representing a wide range of industries including deeptech, AI, healthtech, edtech, energy, and more.

The winners of Techarena Challenge receive an exhibition spot at Techarena 2027.

See all the finalists here.