| | EARLY-RATE DEADLINE: JUNE 21 |
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Key information for this year's application
| Next Big Things in Tech highlights new technology breakthroughs that promise to help define the future of the industries they serve. We’re looking for products, services, features, research, and other technological efforts that are on their way to having a positive impact for consumers, businesses, or society at large in the next five years.
Here is everything you need to know about this year's Next Big Things in Tech Awards:
- Save $300 when you apply by Friday, June 21. The final deadline to apply is July 12
- This year, we'll be honoring companies in 27 industry and company demographic categories
- For the first time ever, we'll be honoring individual excellence through our brand-new Technologist of the Year category
- Applications will be judged on relevancy, ingenuity, and current and potential cultural and business impact
- All honorees will be named on fastcompany.com
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| CATEGORIES | | Next Big Things in Tech will recognize the overall best technology solutions, as well as additional honorees on category‑specific lists. Applications will be judged on relevancy, ingenuity, and current and potential cultural and business impact. Categories include: |
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| AI and Data | Innovations in artificial intelligence, algorithms, and data science, including customer-facing products and under-the-hood technologies | Computing, Chips, and Foundational Technology
| Processors, quantum computing, enabling tech such as lidar and 5G, and other core technologies
| | | Consumer electronics, smart-home products, and other products and services aimed at individuals
| | | Software, hardware, and services for use in organizations of all sizes
| | | The future of food and farming
| AR, VR, Spatial Computing, and Multiverse
| Hardware, software, and services relating to extended reality in all its forms
| | | Robots and supporting technologies, as well as innovations in areas such as manufacturing and automated retail
| | | Satellites, rockets, and related technologies, as well as terrestrial and airborne communications
| | | Technologies relating to automotive, autonomy, mass transit, and beyond
| | | Far-reaching innovations with the potential for positive impact across multiple industries
| Next Big Things in Tech: North America
| Tech breakthroughs from organizations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that tackle their home countries' biggest challenges
| | | Tech breakthroughs from organizations that have between 100 and 999 employees with big ideas that put them at the vanguard of the next generation of innovation
| | | Tech breakthroughs from organizations that have been in business between 0 and 4 years
| | | Tech breakthroughs from organizations that have been in business 15+ years
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Buildings and Real Estate | Property tech, architecture, construction, and related areas
| | | Commerce products and services, including both online and physical retail
| | | Products and services for teaching, learning, and training, both in and outside of school and for all age ranges
| | | Finance and cryptocurrency, as well as new applications of blockchain and Web3 technology
| | | Medical innovations, from products to research projects
| Media, Entertainment, and Social
| Streaming services and other entertainment platforms, advertising and marketing, gaming, and social media
| | | Technologies that protect organizations and consumers against online and physical threats and privacy intrusions
| Sustainability and Energy | Innovations relating to climate, energy production and consumption, and similar topics
| Workplace and Productivity
| Tools for business productivity, collaboration, hiring, and HR
| Next Big Things in Tech: International
| Tech breakthroughs from organizations headquartered outside of North America, including both those for domestic markets and ones with global reach
| | | Tech breakthroughs from organizations that have fewer than 100 employees with big ideas that put them at the vanguard of the next generation of innovation
| | | Tech breakthroughs from organizations that have 1,000+ employees with big ideas that put them at the vanguard of the next generation of innovation
| Established Excellence NEW | Tech breakthroughs from organizations that have been in business between 5 and 14 years
| Next Big Things in Tech: Technologist of the Year NEW
| Individuals responsible for leading efforts that lead to tech breakthroughs, from conception to market
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| | Early-Rate Deadline: June 21 ($495) |
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