EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 winners announced in Austria

The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 awards were presented for the 21st time in Austria at the Hofburg in Vienna. The ceremony recognized several winners across various business categories.

In the Start-ups category, Johannes Ferner of the Vienna-based fintech fiskaly was named the winner. The company provides cloud solutions for retailers and restaurateurs to manage compliant transaction signing and storage. This follows fiskaly's previous recognition as Scale-up of the Year in June.

Other notable winners include baker Martin Auer in the Trade & Consumer Goods category, recognized for his expansion into New York and his growth in the gastronomy and coffee sectors. Nikolaos Bogianzidis of öKlo received the Social Entrepreneur award, while Volker Fuchs of TEST-FUCHS won in Innovation & High-Tech. Andreas Beck and Roman Zauner of ZAUNERGROUP were honored in the Services category.