Awards & Recognition
Rankings,
awards
and events.
API
#1
F6S API ranking
Cybersecurity
#1
F6S Cybersecurity
F6S Startup Network
Industry
badges
Four F6S badges: #1 in Cybersecurity and in API and Top 13 in SaaS (October 2025), and Top 2 cybersecurity company in Portugal (2025).
#1 Cyber Security
#1 API Company
Top 13 SaaS
Top 2 Cybersecurity PT
More recognition
2025
Top 15 - Startup World Cup
2025
Youth Startup Award
2024
3rd Place - Vodafone Ignition
2023
Empreendedores do Ano - Tecnológicas
Top competitions
CategoryRecognition
Year2026
Global stageSan Francisco
01 · Startup World Cup Portugal 2026
Top 10 -
Startup World Cup
Finished in the Top 10 at the Startup World Cup Portugal 2026, advancing ROOTKey among the top finalists competing for the global stage in San Francisco.
CategoryRecognition
Year2025
Result3rd Place
02 · Santander X Awards 2025
3rd Place -
Santander X Awards
Awarded 3rd place at the Santander X Startup Awards 2025, a startup competition backed by Santander and Universidades.
CategoryRecognition
Year2025
LocationChengdu, CN
03 · Golden Panda Final - Chengdu, China
Top 10 -
Golden Panda Competition
Reached the global Top 10 at the Golden Panda Global Startup Competition in Chengdu, China, competing with international startups.
CategoryInnovation
Year2025
ResultTop 6
04 · NTT Data Open Innovation Contest 2025
Top 6 -
NTT Data Open Innovation
Ranked in the Top 6 at the NTT Data Open Innovation Contest 2025, a global challenge connecting startups with one of the world's largest IT companies.
Events & Programs
From Europe
to Asia.
Represented ROOTKey at Expand North Star 2024 in Dubai, one of the world's largest startup and technology events, connecting with investors and partners across the Middle East and Asia.
Events & Programs
44
milestones
Geography
7
countries
Geography
2
continents
Portugal, Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, Spain, UAE, China
Programs & Events
Events
& Programs
Nova Next - Aveiro
Defence Meetup - Critical Software & Productize
SIM Conference 2026
Deep Tech Momentum (DTM 2026)
EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026
All 44 events
- Startup World Cup Portugal 2026 · 17-18 Jun 2026 · Portugal
- Nova Next - Aveiro · Jun 2026 · Aveiro, PT
- Defence Meetup - Critical Software & Productize · May 2026 · Portugal
- SIM Conference 2026 · 14-15 May 2026
- Deep Tech Momentum (DTM 2026) · 20-21 May 2026 · Portugal
- EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026 · Mar 2026 · Portugal
- European Defense Tech Hackathon - Porto · Mar 2026 · Porto, PT
- European Defense Tech Hackathon - Brussels · Feb 2026 · Brussels, BE
- Defence Pitch - Startup Leiria · Jan 2026 · Leiria, PT
- The 2nd Sustainable Value Creation Summit · Jan 2026 · Lisbon, PT
- Breakfast with PwC · Nov 2025 · Portugal
- Santander X Awards 2025 · Nov 2025 · Portugal
- Fintech Report Event · Nov 2025 · Portugal
- Lisbon Beyond Summit · Nov 2025 · Lisbon, PT
- Entrepreneurship Awards 2025 · Nov 2025 · Portugal
- CONF3RENCE 2025 · Sep 2025 · Dortmund, DE
- Golden Panda Final - Chengdu, China · Sep 2025 · Chengdu, CN
- Golden Panda Competition - Lisbon · Jul 2025 · Lisbon, PT
- Portfolio Day - Unicorn Factory · Jul 2025 · Lisbon, PT
- Galp Innovation Day 2025 · Jun 2025 · Portugal
- ruhrSUMMIT · Jun 2025 · Dortmund, DE
- London Tech Week · May 2025 · London, UK
- FEINDEF 2025 - Defence & Security · May 2025 · Madrid, ES
- SIM Conference 2025 · May 2025 · Portugal
- Startup World Cup Portugal 2025 · May 2025 · Portugal
- Hackathon - Incubou Porto · Apr 2025 · Porto, PT
- CyberTalks - The Future of Cybersecurity · Apr 2025 · Portugal
- GITEX Berlin · Feb 2025 · Berlin, DE
- Building the Future · Feb 2025 · Portugal
- Unicorn Factory Lisboa · 2025-2026 · Lisbon, PT
- DOaccelerate · 2024 · Dortmund, DE
- The Next Big Idea · 2024 · Portugal
- F6S Startup Network · 2024-2025
- 360 Tech Industry · 2024 · Portugal
- Global Startup Award · 2024 · Portugal
- Expand North Star · 2024 · Dubai, UAE
- Vodafone Ignition · 2024 · Portugal
- Conf3rence Dortmund · 2024 · Dortmund, DE
- World Trade Center Lisboa · 2024 · Lisbon, PT
- SINFO 30 · 2023 · Lisbon, PT
- Mostra de Empreendedorismo Nacional · 2023 · Portugal
- R2WS 2023 · 2023 · Portugal
- Cyber Summit 2023 · 2023 · Portugal
- Web Summit 2023 · 2023 · Lisbon, PT
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