President Tech Award Results
2025-12-18 10:30:00 / News of ministry
In December, the President Tech Award hosted a series of key events, combining the relaunched hackathon and the final stage of the main competition. These stages created a unified trajectory for supporting startups—from idea and prototype to mature solutions with high scaling potential.
President Tech Award Hackathon: a new format and a new impetus
From December 5 to 7, School 21 hosted the relaunch of the President Tech Award hackathon, one of the program's central events.
Twenty-one teams selected from 70 eligible projects took part in the hackathon. The distribution across tracks — FinTech, GovTech, MedTech, GreenTech, and AdTech — was done by drawing lots, ensuring equal conditions for all participants. The main prize of the hackathon was $100,000.
On the second day, the teams passed a checkpoint — an interim pitch and technical review of solutions, including code analysis. The final day included a pitch polishing workshop and presentations to an international expert jury:
Alexander Gushchin — Click Avto
Alisher Abdullayev — Ernst & Young
Kelly Pang — Orbit Startups
Melor Kurdovanidze — Payme Lifestyle
Dmitry Pomykin — EPAM
The winner of the hackathon was the Stack Overflowers team with their StreetScreens project — a marketplace for flexible placement of targeted advertising on digital screens with real-time analytics.
The opening ceremony of the hackathon and the main event of the President Tech Award was conducted by First Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies Olimjon Umarov.
Main category selection stage: hundreds of applications and an international jury
On December 11, the selection stage for the main category of the President Tech Award competition took place.
Out of 682 projects submitted, 52 teams that passed the preliminary online evaluation were admitted to participate.
Mentoring sessions (December 8–10) were organized for them, dedicated to product development, business model adjustment, and preparation for presentations.
The projects were evaluated by international experts in five areas:
AI Technologies:
Paweł Jaskula (Startup Consulting),
Alexander Calum Cameron (eID Easy),
Rem Darbinyan (SmartClick AI)
Social Tech:
Rita Katona (Startup Wise Guys),
Jorim Holtey-Weber (Emerge to Prosper),
Mansour Khalid (Nomou Company)
MicroSaaS & AdTech:
Karlis Jonass (Jonass Solutions),
Davide Coppala (Strategic Marketing Advisor),
Firat Palavar (CMO for Startups)
Entrepreneurship and FinTech:
Arthur Karapetian (Yesim),
Carlo Marchisio (Amazon Web Services),
Gunnar Stamer (FinTech Expert)
Computer and mobile games:
Diego Gómez, Alexandro Pereira (Ilogik Games),
Pedro Anillo (Atabey Creations)
Based on the selection results, the top 25 teams were determined—five in each category.
President Tech Award Final: Top 25 Teams and International Experts
The final round of the competition featured 25 top teams that had passed a rigorous multi-stage selection process. Projects were presented in five technology areas.
The final jury included renowned international experts:
Max Bender — PnP Tech Center
Olga Potaptseva — European Customer Consultancy
Colin Turner — Venture Capital Advisor
Kremena Yordanova — Marketing Expert
Sven Meyer — Investor & VC Advisor
Final winners
AI Technologies:
1 — MoliyAI
2 — NavAI
3 — Lexora
Social Tech:
1 — Femmy
2 — Handex
3 — D-Clinics
MicroSaaS & AdTech:
1 — Romchi
2 — Tingla AI
3 — QUVUR
GameTech:
1 — Through The Never
2 — Spring Break
3 — Mara: Escape Together
FinTech & Entrepreneurship:
1 — Karmon AI
2 — 1Way
3 — Robosell
The award ceremony for the winners will be held separately. The date will be announced later.
Results
The hackathon and the President Tech Award finals brought together hundreds of participants, dozens of experts, and the best tech teams in the region. The program has proven its role as a key platform for developing promising solutions, sharing experiences, and forming a strong innovative community.