LEVEL UP Award 2026
The fifth edition of LEVEL UP once again shined a spotlight on some of the most promising tech startups and scale-ups in the Benelux. Out of 10 companies selected as official nominees for the LEVEL UP Award 2026, five were invited to take the stage and pitch their innovations to the jury. Following the pitches, three finalists advanced to the Main Stage for the final reveal. In the end, HaptonTech emerged as the winner of the LEVEL UP Award 2026.
Curious to learn more? Get to know the winner, HaptonTech, and discover the other official nominees that competed for the LEVEL UP Award 2026.
HaptonTech: LEVEL UP Award winner 2026
| HaptonTech will make the virtual world accessible for everyone via the sense of touch; imagine you could feel images on your digital device! |
ATA Mute: Finalist LEVEL UP Awards 2026
| ATA Mute develops ultra-thin, sustainable acoustic tech that reduces low- to high-frequency noise in energy systems, vehicles and buildings. |
Kyvvu: Finalist LEVEL UP Awards 2026
| Kyvvu builds the security layer that makes it possible to deploy AI agents safely: it stops harmful agent actions before they happen. |
Nominees LEVEL UP Awards 2026
Avendar
| Investigative intelligence for Governments and Enterprises |
eyeo imaging
| eyeo’s builds nanophotonic color-splitting image sensors that capture all the light, three times more than current state of the art cameras. |
INNER
| Fast, AI-powered inline X-ray/CT scanning that catches latent battery defects others miss, transforming quality across EV’s and beyond. |
Integer
| Integer brings the AI revolution to HVAC with plug-and-play optimization for any climate installation using phsyics-informed AI models |
Keiron Printing Technologies
| Keiron’s laser precision lets manufacturers mount both the smallest components and largest AI chips, enabling smaller, smarter electronics |
Nuclivision
| We develop software to make nuclear medicine safer and more acccesible. |
Sensaplant
| We turn plant biology into real-time decisions for the growers feeding the world. |
