The FinWell Award trophy on a lit stage in front of the Summit audience: an angled black glass panel with gold FinWell Award lettering, a frosted glass panel with the gold HoFT monogram and a brushed-steel base engraved Wealth Tech category 2026

Award ceremony at the FinWell Summit

FinWell®
Award 2026

Wealth Tech category

Dec 2, 2026Berlin

Start my applicationHow it works

—days left to apply · closes 15 November 2026

How it works

One deck, one jury, one stage

For companies whose products help people build wealth: investing, advice, savings, real estate, retirement. Tell the jury what you do and attach your pitch deck. That is the whole application.

01

Apply by 15 November

Three minutes, no account needed. A dozen short fields and your pitch deck as a PDF.

02

Shortlist in late November

The jury reviews every deck. Shortlisted companies hear from us in the second half of November.

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Winners will be awarded on 2 December

The award ceremony takes place at the FinWell Summit in Backfabrik Berlin at 17:10.

The prize

Trophy, visibility and a seat in the room

The winner receives the FinWell® Award trophy and visibility in the HoFT network. Every shortlisted company receives a free ticket to the FinWell® Summit on 2 December 2026 in Berlin, where the award is presented.

This announcement is part of the Terms of Participation (Section 6).

Preliminary Jury

The people reviewing your deck

Decision-makers from banking, advisory, asset management and venture capital. They read every application, draw up the shortlist and choose the winners.

Anja Schulze
Head of Finance Division
Chief Representative
Berliner Volksbank
Bernd Oppold
Partner
KPMG
Jan-Luca Mölling
Director
Head of Digital Solutions Sales
DWS
Katrin Robeck
Managing Director
IBB Ventures

Media & Cooperation Partners

  • Copenhagen Fintech
  • Berlin Finance Initiative
  • Finance Loop
  • FinTech Poland
  • Fintech Garden

Who can apply

Built for companies that help people build wealth

Pick the category that fits your core product in the form. If none does, name your own.

Open to registered companies, with a focus on the DACH region. One application per company, free of charge. Finalists pitch live in English at the Summit. Full rules: Terms of Participation.

Your application

Apply in three minutes

A dozen short fields and one file. Everything you enter is shared only with the HoFT team and the award jury.

Questions about the award or your application? Write to summit@hoft.berlin

Applications are closed. The deadline was 15 November 2026. Questions? Write to summit@hoft.berlin.
01Company

Enter your company name.

Enter your website, e.g. www.yourcompany.com

Enter a year between 1990 and 2026.

Enter city and country.

Choose your team size.

Choose your funding stage.

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Add a short description (max 280 characters).

02Where you fit in wealth tech

Pick the category that best describes your core product.

Tell us your category.

Pick one category.

03Contact and pitch deck

Enter your name.

Enter your role.

We use this address for everything about the award.

Enter a valid email address.

Drop your pitch deck here or click to choose PDF only, up to 25 MB

Please leave out trade secrets such as source code, customer lists or detailed financial models.

Attach your pitch deck as a PDF (max 25 MB).

Please accept the Terms of Participation to send your application.

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Application sent

You are in the running

Thanks, is in the running for the FinWell Award 2026. We saved your application and will write to after the deadline.

Reference

What happens next:

  1. The jury reviews all decks after the deadline on 15 November.
  2. Shortlisted companies hear from us in the second half of November.
  3. Winners will be awarded at the FinWell Summit in Berlin on 2 December 2026.

Keep the reference. Need to change something? Email summit@hoft.berlin and quote it.