The main Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe category ranks 50 fast growing technology companies, public or private, based on percentage revenue growth over four years. In order to be eligible for the Technology Fast 50 Central Europe Programme companies must:

1. Be in business a minimum of 4 years - founded on or prior to December 31st, 2019.

2. Own proprietary intellectual property or proprietary technology, sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues.

• Own proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company’s operating revenues.
• Manufacture a technology related product.
• Devote a significant proportion of operating revenues to research and development of technology.
• Be technology intensive or use unique technology to solve problems.

3. Have base-year operating revenues of €50,000 in 2020, 2021, 2022 and a current year operating revenue (2023) of at least €100,000.

4. Be headquartered within Central Europe.*

* The CE Fast 50 Programme is open to companies with headquarters based in the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo and Ukraine.

This Technology Fast 50 Central Europe subcategory recognizes companies that are too young to be listed in Fast 50, but are growing rapidly.

Companies to Watch must:

1. Be in business a minimum of 3 years - founded on or prior to December 31st, 2020.*

2.Own proprietary intellectual property or proprietary technology, sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues.

• Own proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company’s operating revenues.
• Manufacture a technology related product.
• Devote a significant proportion of operating revenues to research and development of technology.
• Be technology intensive, or use unique technology to solve problems.

3. Have base-year operating revenues of minimum €10,000 (2021) and current year operating revenue of minimum €30,000 (2023).

4. Be headquartered within Central Europe.**

*In justified cases, we accept companies founded between January 1 – 3, 2021.

**The CE Fast 50 Programme is open to companies with headquarters based in the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo and Ukraine.

The Impact Stars is a special classification of entities which successfully link great products/services with a positive impact on at least one of the following: society, business, innovativeness, environment and diversity.

Those interested in applying for the Impact Stars category must:

1. Sell a product and/or a service that makes an impact in the following fields:

• Impact on the business, environment and society.
• Diversity – amongst employees and/or management staff.
• Unique assets and/or services development.

2. Be headquartered within Central Europe*

* The CE Fast 50 Programme is open to companies with headquarters based in the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo and Ukraine.

This is special recognition by Google Cloud and Deloitte, in which joint teams assess the companies’ technologies and award those with the greatest business potential. The award is dedicated to all companies that apply to the CE Technology Fast 50 ranking in 2024.

To be eligible for the CE Tech Rocketship! category companies must:

1. Develop high-quality, scalable solutions with the potential to serve the most demanding customers in the market.

2. Be headquartered within Central Europe*

* The CE Fast 50 Programme is open to companies with headquarters based in the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo and Ukraine.