Funding

Free

Program dates

TBA

Entrepreneurship•Portugal · Lisbon · Hybrid

KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Competition 2026

KPMG Private Enterprise

Application Deadline

Rolling admission

Official Page

The Global Tech Innovator Competition is run annually by KPMG Private Enterprise. Around 21 country or regional heats each pick a national winner, and those winners meet at one global final, held in November 2026 in Lisbon alongside Web Summit. It is aimed at technology and tech-enabled companies that are past the earliest stage and ready to scale internationally. Entrants pitch their business to KPMG panels; there is no entry fee.

Benefits & funding

  • National winners get an all-expenses-paid trip to the global final in Lisbon (travel, hotel, and Web Summit access covered by KPMG).
  • Exposure to KPMG’s international network, plus mentoring and events with founders and CEOs of fast-growth private companies.
  • The right to describe the business as the KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator for the year.
  • No cash prize is published; the value is visibility, network, and the global platform. Free to enter.

Eligibility

  • A registered company in a country or region where a heat is being held.
  • Operating for 7 years or less in its current form.
  • Annual revenue roughly between US $1 million and US $15 million, or at least US $500,000 raised in equity (exact thresholds are set by each member firm and vary by country).
  • A pure-technology, tech-driven, tech-led, or tech-enabled business.
  • Not majority-owned by a large corporate.
  • Able to pitch in English and available for the regional and global stages if selected.

Can you apply?

Open to all applicants

No nationality, residency, education, or experience limits are listed.

We only check the criteria we have data for. Always confirm full eligibility on the official page before applying.

Application process

  1. 1
    Find your country or region’s KPMG Private Enterprise page and confirm its local eligibility and deadline.
  2. 2
    Submit the online application (business overview, traction, and financials) before your country’s cut-off.
  3. 3
    Pitch at the regional heat; the national winner advances.
  4. 4
    Compete at the global final in Lisbon in November 2026.

Program timeline

  1. Applications open (member-firm dependent, e.g. from April 2026)

  2. Country / regional deadlines

    vary by KPMG member firm, generally May through early August 2026

  3. Regional heats and national finals

    mid-2026

  4. Global final

    November 2026, Lisbon (alongside Web Summit)