Winners 2025

December 8, 2025

BrainTech Awards 2025: A Year Defined by Breakthroughs and Bold Ideas

The BrainTech Awards 2025 ceremony, held on December 8, 2025, marked one of the most transformative editions in the history of the awards. This year brought an unprecedented wave of submissions from across the global tech landscape – a powerful reflection of how rapidly the industry continues to evolve. The diversity, depth, and ambition of the projects submitted throughout 2025 demonstrated not only impressive technical expertise but also a shared commitment to shaping meaningful, future-oriented innovation.
What made this year particularly notable was the rise of cross-disciplinary solutions. From AI-driven healthcare tools and next-generation cybersecurity architectures to robotics, fintech breakthroughs, and climate-tech systems, the 2025 competition highlighted how interconnected the modern tech ecosystem has become. Participants pushed boundaries, redefined industry standards, and showcased the power of innovation at the intersection of ideas.

Mееt thе Winnеrs of BrаinTеch Аwаrds 2025


The BrainTech Awards proudly celebrate individuals and teams whose work stands at the forefront of technological progress. Here are the standout winners of the 2025 edition:
  1. Most Innovative Software Engineer – Megha Aggarwal, for pioneering innovations in automated Kubernetes orchestration, transforming container management, enabling zero-touch operations, and establishing new standards in scalable, workload-driven infrastructure.
  2. Best Cloud Plаtform – DigitalOcean, for advancing developer-centric cloud infrastructure that simplifies scalable computing, storage, and Kubernetes orchestration for teams worldwide.
  3. Best Lead Developer – Sree Popury, for exceptional leadership and impactful engineering contributions to Verizon’s Adaptive Authentication and CIAM platforms, elevating system reliability, security, and cross-team delivery excellence.
  4. Best Cloud Аrchitect – Avinash Kumar, for architecting a global shipment generation platform into a highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed system capable of handling massive order volumes with consistent reliability.
  5. Bеst Softwаrе Product – Hugging Face, for pioneering an open-source AI ecosystem that democratizes access to state-of-the-art machine learning models and accelerates innovation across industries.
  6. Most Innovаtivе Tеch Projеct – Hume AI, for introducing the Empathic Voice Interface (EVI), a groundbreaking multimodal system that brings emotional intelligence to human-AI communication.
  7. Best FinTech Innovation – Fireblocks, for revolutionizing digital asset operations through secure MPC-based custody, institutional-grade payments, and a unified platform trusted by global finance leaders.
  8. Best QА/QC Speciаlist – Taras Buriak, for pioneering AI-driven reliability engineering methods that protect mission-critical systems and advance global software quality standards.
  9. Best Contribution to Sustainable Tech Solutions – Climeworks, for pioneering direct air capture technology that enables large-scale CO₂ removal and sets a new benchmark in climate-positive engineering.
  10. Best VR/АR Еxperience – YORD Studio, for delivering next-generation immersive XR experiences that seamlessly blend interaction, storytelling, and spatial design for enterprises and global brands.
  11. Best QА/QC Tool – K6, for redefining performance testing with a high-speed, developer-friendly platform that ensures reliability, scalability, and production-grade software quality.
  12. Best Cybersecurity Solution – Vectra AI, for advancing AI-driven threat detection through a unified platform that identifies and mitigates sophisticated cyberattacks across cloud, network, and identity layers.
  13. Best Software Developer – Anastasiia Perih, for engineering portfolio-level analytical tools that improved forecasting accuracy, simplified reporting workflows, and provided stakeholders with real-time visibility across large multi-project portfolios.
  14. Best АI/ML Product – Anthropic, for delivering Claude, a safety-driven multimodal AI system that combines advanced reasoning, reliability, and high performance in real-world applications.
  15. Best Data Analyst – Ratna Jyothi Kommaraju, for advancing global pharma through transforming the way data is managed, validated, and governed.
  16. Best Blockchain Innovation – StarkWare, for pioneering STARK-based scalability and powering StarkNet, a next-generation zero-knowledge solution that transforms the performance and security of blockchain systems.
  17. Best FinTech Leader – Abdelmadjid Laouedj, for developing a graph-based market analysis framework that uses multi-dimensional similarity metrics, Louvain community detection, and graph embeddings to uncover hidden structures.
  18. Best Software Development Team – Computools, for exemplifying engineering excellence through cross-functional collaboration, innovative development practices, and consistently high-quality software delivery.
  19. Best 3D Design Project – DRESSX, for creating visionary digital fashion collections that merge 3D artistry, sustainability, and XR innovation, defining the future of virtual apparel.
  20. Best VR/AR Creator – Lucas Rizzotto, for pioneering imaginative and experimental XR works that push the boundaries of immersive storytelling and redefine creative interaction.
  21. Best Rising Stаr in Technology – Shreya Rajpal, for advancing AI safety and reliability as founder of Guardrails AI, shaping new standards for trustworthy machine learning systems.
  22. Best 3D Modеling Spеciаlist – Vitaly Bulgarov, for mastering hard-surface design and contributing groundbreaking 3D modeling work to film, gaming, robotics, and next-generation digital production.

А Hеаrtfеlt Thаnk You to Аll Pаrticipаnts аnd Judgеs


We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who submitted their projects this year. The overall quality of submissions in 2025 was exceptionally high, making the selection process both inspiring and genuinely challenging for the jury.
Our deep appreciation also goes to the members of the jury for their thoughtful, fair, and diligent evaluation of each application. Your expertise and commitment uphold the high standards that define the BrainTech Awards and ensure that every decision is made with care and responsibility.
As we close this year’s edition, we look forward to seeing even more remarkable ideas and breakthrough projects in the next cycle of the BrainTech Awards.