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title: Meet the Founders Jury for Founder of the Year 2026 – Small Size Companies
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# Meet the Founders Jury for Founder of the Year 2026 – Small Size Companies

**[Founders Alliance](https://www.foundersalliance.com/blog/author/founders-alliance) **2026.04.08

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# meet the founders jury -

# founder of the year 2026

##### SMALL SIZE COMPANIES

Receiving recognition from your peers is one of the highest honors as a founder. Our jury members - esteemed founders and previous award winners - have embraced this responsibility to support the next generation, generously sharing their experience, insights, and commitment to building stronger founder ecosystems.

We are proud to present the Founders Jury for Founder of the Year – Small Size Companies 2026:

- [Elvira Eriksson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elviraeriksson/) - Chair, Co-Founder of [Mockberg](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mockberg/)  
- [Jaakko Wäänänen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaakkowaananen/) – Founder of [Hellon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hellon/)  
- [Andrius Francas (he/him)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/francas/) – Founder of [Alliance for Recruitment](https://www.linkedin.com/company/alliance-for-recruitment/)  
- [Dave Slocombe](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveslocombe/) – Co-Founder of [WUKA](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wuka/)  
- [Johanna von Sydow](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-von-sydow-3250b128/) – Founder of [Equestrian Stockholm](https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestrian-stockholm/)  
- [Alexandra Leonkrone](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-leonkrone-24b1296a/) – Founder of [Care by IRIS](https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-by-iris/)

These founders represent a powerful mix of entrepreneurial journeys, international perspectives, and a shared passion for elevating peer founders.

✨ Stay tuned as we approach the [25th Anniversary Founders Awards Gala](https://founders-alliance.confetti.events/the-25th-founders-awards-gala-stockholm-sweden-sep-24-2026) in Stockholm on September 24, 2026 - a celebration of the founders shaping the future.

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