Deadline: July 31, 2026
Applications are open for the KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Competition 2026. The future doesn’t change by accident. It changes when innovators move ideas forward. For the past five years, they have introduced hundreds of bold technology entrepreneurs and innovations that are making a difference in the world in the KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Competition.
Now you have the opportunity to make that next step in the 2026 competition. It brings together some of the world’s most promising and bold technology innovators — founders and entrepreneurs like you who are challenging assumptions and building solutions to real-world challenges that may not have been imagined by others.
If your tech solution has the potential to transform industries, empower communities or redefine markets, and you’re ready for growth — the competition offers visibility, credibility and connections with global technology leaders and investors. It’s your platform to demonstrate the impact of your innovation at scale. If you’re ready to push the limits and take your tech innovation to the next level, they want to hear from you!
Benefits
- Visibility and exposure: Introduce your innovation and business on a prestigious platform, reaching a national and global audience of industry professionals, investors, potential partners and customers. Increase your company’s presence locally through targeted business and social media coverage that reaches key tech and business influencers across your country.
- Validation and recognition: Strengthen your credibility in the tech industry and among potential investors, partners and customers by earning recognition and validation for your innovation as a finalist – or potential winner – in national and global pitch competitions.
- Networking opportunities: Tap into a powerful hub for collaboration and knowledge-sharing. Build meaningful connections with fellow tech innovators, engage with seasoned professionals and gain fresh insights that can accelerate your growth. Join a global peer-to-peer network of high-achieving entrepreneurs, where ideas are exchanged, partnerships are forged and opportunities thrive.
- Mentorship and guidance: Gain access to KPMG mentors and advisers who bring deep industry knowledge and experience. Receive tailored guidance to refine your innovation, overcome challenges and successfully navigate the path to scaling your tech.
- Media and publicity: Secure regional and global media coverage to amplify your innovation’s visibility, strengthen your market presence and attract potential users, customers and future investors.
- Learning and growth: From the initial application through regional and global presentations, the competition offers powerful learning opportunities. Gain valuable feedback from judges and peers, sharpen your innovation and refine your presentation skills through real-world experience and collaboration.
Eligibility
Applicants are typically technology entrepreneurs who are successfully making the transition from the startup phase to the next stage in the growth of their businesses. They have developed innovative, proven technologies, established robust business models, demonstrated traction and have the potential to scale up globally.
To be eligible for the competition, you must:
- Be a registered company in the country/region where the country/region final is being held.
- Have been actively operating for 7 years or less (in the current form).
- Generate revenue between US $1 million and $15 million; or have raised at least US $500,000 in equity.
- Be either a pure technology or a tech-enabled, tech-driven or tech-led business.
- Not be majority owned by a large corporate.
- Be able to conduct all pitches in English.
- Be available to pitch at a country/region semi-final event in the timeline outlined by the country of origin (if applicable).
- Available to pitch virtually at a country/region final event in the timeline outlined by the country of origin.
- If selected as a finalist, be available to pitch at the global final in November 2026
Application
For more information, visit KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Competition.
