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The winners of the ATHENE Startup Award UP26@it-sa have been announced
The ATHENE Startup Award UP26@it-sa was presented on October 28, 2026, as part of the it-sa Expo&Congress in Nuremberg. The Bochum-based company Fuzzware prevailed in a live pitch against four other finalists and received prize money of 7,500 euros for its innovative solution for security testing of embedded software.
The other winners are:
2nd place: Complioty – CRA compliance for mechanical engineering
3rd place: RedCastle – SOC for small and medium-sized businesses
The ATHENE Startup Award UP@it-sa recognizes successful startups and promising young companies in the field of IT security and data protection. The focus is on innovative products and attractive business models. The award is an initiative of the national research center for applied cybersecurity ATHENE, specifically the ATHENE Digital Hub Cybersecurity, and it-sa. The award has been presented since 2018 at Europe’s leading IT security trade fair, it-sa Expo&Congress.
For more information about the winners and the competition, see the official press release at https://www.athene-center.de/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/gewinner-up26it-sa.
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