Curaçao Innovation Award
Curaçao’s yearly award for recent innovation. Created in 1996 by Innovation Center Curaçao, and organized by CITI since 2014.
Curaçao Innovation Award 2026
About Curaçao Innovation Award
Every year, the Curaçao Innovation Award recognizes the entrepreneurs and organizations that are shaping the future of Curaçao through creativity, technology, sustainability, and new business models.
An expert jury selects a shortlist of innovative organizations. Nominees are chosen across several categories, the public votes for the People’s Choice Award, and the winners are announced at the Innovation Award Ceremony.
What counts as innovation
- The application of a new idea, product, service, or process
- Or an adjustment to an existing product, service, or process
- For which there is a demand in the market
Who can take part
- Innovative companies and entrepreneurs based in Curaçao
- Organizations that have introduced new technologies, services, or business models
- Businesses that have made significant progress in innovation within the past 18 months
Categories in 2025
- Overall winner: Curaçao Innovation Award
- Digital Innovation Award
- Business Innovation Award
- Sustainable Innovation Award
- Young Innovation Award, for innovators under 30
- People’s Choice Award, voted by the public
History
The Curaçao Innovation Award was created in 1996 by Innovation Center Curaçao (ICC). Since 2014 it has been organized by CITI, the result of a merger between ICC and Stimul-IT. The 2025 ceremony was the 27th edition.
At a glance
- For
- Companies, entrepreneurs, foundations, and organizations in Curaçao with a recent innovation
- Focus areas
- Innovation ecosystemBusiness development
- Kind of work
- Initiative
- Editions
- 9 editions, 2014 to 2026
Earlier editions
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15 October 2025
Curaçao Innovation Award 2025
The 27th edition. Overall winner and People’s Choice: M4 Development BV. The winners were announced at the ceremony on 15 October 2025.
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8 October 2024
Curaçao Innovation Award 2024
The 26th edition, with seven nominees, a People’s Choice vote, and the award ceremony at Sambil on 8 October 2024.
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28 September 2023
Curaçao Innovation Award 2023
The 25th edition, with five awards including the Circular Innovation Award and the Digital Transformation Award. The ceremony was on 28 September 2023.
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2022
Curaçao Innovation Award 2022
The 24th edition. Because of the pandemic the event was not open to the public, and innovations introduced since March 2019 could take part in five categories.
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9 November 2017
Curaçao Innovation Award 2017
The 19th edition, held on 9 November 2017 at Cinemark Sambil and broadcast on TeleCuraçao. Curaçao Innovation Award: CARIFLIX.
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17 November 2016
Curaçao Innovation Award 2016
The 18th edition, held on 17 November 2016. Registration closed on 28 October 2016.
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2015
Curaçao Innovation Award 2015
Grand Prize: IBIS. Other winners included Skempi, Green Kidz, 2 Brother, Tur Ta Konta, and Humans of Willemstad.
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2014
Curaçao Innovation Award 2014
Overall winner: Route Guider. The first edition organized by CITI.
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Past events
Updates
Winners for the 2026 Curaçao Innovation Award
Three nominees in each of four categories: Sustainable, Young, Business, and Digital Innovation. The winners will be announced at the ceremony on 22 October 2026.
AnnouncementWinners of the 27th Curaçao Innovation Award
M4 Development BV won the 2025 Curaçao Innovation Award and the People’s Choice Award. Sentoo, Kumbai BV, City Nature Challenge Curaçao, and Daring Structures won their categories.
Result
Nominees for the 2025 Curaçao Innovation Award
The jury selected nominees in the Digital, Business, Sustainable, and Young Innovation categories from 45 applications.
Announcement
Nominees for the 2024 Curaçao Innovation Award
Seven nominees for the 26th award, including Sentoo, MCB, and Club 17, with a People’s Choice vote before the ceremony.
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