Nominations Announced for The Hague Innovators Awards 2025
Celebrating the upcoming innovative entrepreneurs of The Hague
The Hague, 25 September 2025 – This week, a jury of eight experts selected thirteen organisations competing for the three prizes of The Hague Innovators Awards 2025. Past winners include names such as Seepje, Naïf, and North Sea Farmers.
Driving Positive Impact
The awards ceremony is initiated by ImpactCity (part of the Municipality of The Hague) and aims to encourage local entrepreneurs to tackle global challenges for a better future. Selection criteria include the innovativeness of the company, the feasibility and scalability of the business model, and the extent to which the venture addresses an international societal challenge.
Nominees of 2025
Eight startups and scale-ups are nominated for the Best Innovator Award:
- EviSafe – An AI-powered app that supports victims of domestic violence by enabling access to help and gathering evidence.
- 0plastic – A machine that converts hundreds of kilos of plastic waste into diesel daily.
- Droppie – Rewards consumers for returning clean recyclable waste through a smart app, making recycling more engaging and efficient.
- GameAnalyze – Uses playful AI-driven games to detect and monitor ADHD and other vulnerable conditions in children.
- VoiceBridge – Reduces language barriers in international meetings through AI-assisted automatic translation combined with human interpreters.
- FarmBizAfrica – Supports millions of smallholder farmers in Africa to improve yields, incomes, and climate resilience.
- SEED – Turns organic waste into affordable biogas and fertiliser.
Five student entrepreneurs are nominated for the Future Innovator Award:
- The Solo Hub – Transforms unused urban spaces into capsule hotels for solo travellers.
- TUNNELVISION – Combines online and offline sports goals in one app, from tracking personal performance to organising sports events.
- Atlas OS – Launches the first AI-native laptop that runs entirely offline, saves energy, and keeps data secure and private.
- Swarmed – Connects thousands of beekeepers to local communities to rescue swarms and use data for sustainable beekeeping.
- Legumia – Produces accessible, allergen-friendly tofu alternatives from legumes such as lentils and chickpeas.
For both categories, a jury has been formed, comprising experts from Rabobank, Stichting DOEN, Unknown Group, The Young Digitals, UNIIQ, PLNT, and ImpactCity. There is also a third prize, the Audience Award, for which everyone can vote.
Finalists Announcement
The nominees will participate in an intensive programme focused on further developing and scaling their ventures. At the end of the programme, they will present a final action plan and pitch to the jury during the leading impact event, ImpactFest, on 30 October in The Hague. Winners will receive cash prizes ranging from €2,500 to €15,000.
Alderman Saskia Bruines will present the awards for the eleventh year:
“It is incredibly inspiring every year to meet the most innovative entrepreneurs in The Hague and see their ideas grow into solutions with real impact. The energy and creativity of these entrepreneurs are contagious.”
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