Eligibility Requirements 

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe is a Programme that ranks 50 fast-growing technology companies, public or private, based on percentage revenue growth over the past 4 years.  

In order to be eligible for the Technology Fast 50 Central Europe Programme companies must: 

• Be in business a minimum of 4 years - founded on or prior to December 31, 2021. 
• 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. 
• Have base-year operating revenues of €50,000 in 2022, 2023, 2024 and a current year operating revenue (2025) of at least €100,000. 
• 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, Romania, Croatia and Ukraine). 

Eligibility requirements 

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: 

Be in business for at least 3 years - founded in 2022. 

• 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. 
• Have base-year operating revenues of minimum €10,000 (2022) and current year operating revenue of minimum €30,000 (2024). 
• 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, Romania, Croatia and Ukraine). 

The AI Value Driver is a special award by Deloitte & Google Cloud. It recognizes companies that are turning AI into real, measurable outcomes. It celebrates organizations that have moved beyond experimentation and are embedding AI into products, platforms, or services to drive tangible value for customers, partners, or employees. 

This includes solutions that operate autonomously (Agentic AI), integrate across the technology stack (Silicon to Service), or extend AI into real-world environments (Physical AI), demonstrating how AI is reshaping how work gets done and how value is delivered. 

In addition to the main award, Deloitte & Google Cloud will grant Special Recognitions to highlight outstanding achievements across key dimensions of AI innovation.

To be eligible for the AI Value Driver category, companies must:

1. Develop high-quality, AI-powered solutions, products or platforms that are scalable and deliver measurable value to clients, partners or employees.
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, Romania, Croatia and Ukraine.

Note:
There are several milestones to winning the award, of which we will inform the shortlisted companies.

Eligibility Requirements 

The Impact Stars (IS) is a special category which recognizes a company which successfully links great product/services with a positive impact. Laureates must operate in one of the following areas: Fintech, Cyber, ESG, MedTech/BioTech, Defence. 

Those interested in applying for the Impact Stars category must: 

• Sell a product and/or a service that makes an impact in the one of the fields: Fintech, Cyber, ESG, MedTech/BioTech, Defence: 
  • Impact on the business, environment and society. 
  • Diversity – amongst employees and/or management staff. 
  • Unique assets and/or services development. 
• 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, Romania, Croatia and Ukraine).