The European Prize for Women Innovators is jointly awarded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the European Innovation Council (EIC).

Through this collaboration, the EIT and EIC are showcasing a large pool of women innovators, offering more opportunities for trailblazers, and providing inspiring role models for women and girls everywhere.

The European Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe's most game-changing innovations.

The prize awards women from across the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe, whose disruptive innovations are driving positive change for people and planet.

Winners:
EIC Women Innovators: Katerina Spranger, founder and CEO of Oxford Heartbeat.

EIC Rising Innovators: Marta Oliveira (Belgium), co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of ATMOS Space Cargo.

EIT Women Leadership: Ella Frances Cullen, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Minespider.

Mark Boggett, co-founder and CEO of Seraphim Space, discusses the recent SpaceX IPO, its impact on the European spacetech sector, as well as the investment landscape, and European sovereignty.

Hosted at Latitude59, the podcast dives into Project Europe, an initiative built to support the next generation of European founders through funding, advice, and access to a wide network of backers and operators.

Together, the conversation promises a perspective on what it takes to build ambitious companies in Europe today – and why backing the next wave of talent matters now.

In the Tech.eu podcast, Coreweave executive Ben Richardson discusses Coreweave's strategy in the UK and Europe.

Tandem Health CEO Lukas Sarri discusses Tandem's proposition and its plans across Europe

In the Tech.eu podcast, Matthias Niessner talks about his startup, Spaitial, and the future of 3D AI models.

In the Tech.eu podcast, Francesco Simoneschi talks open banking, Amazon deal, retail adoption of the tech, and the future.

In this special year-end episode, we look back at the stories that defined European tech in 2025 — and ahead to what 2026 may hold. Instead of Tech.eu journalists alone unpacking the biggest developments of the year, we turned to what you read most in 2025, and invited the founders and investors behind those headlines to share their perspectives on the moments, decisions, and shifts shaping Europe’s innovation economy. From defence and deeptech to venture capital, regulation, and Europe’s race for global scale, our guests reflect on the forces that mattered most in 2025 — and what they believe will define the year ahead.