Founder of the Year is Founders Alliance's main award and aims to draw attention and raise the profile of founders and thus stimulate more medium-sized and large internationally expanding entrepreneurial companies.
Founder of the Year is awarded in several categories to highlight the highest performing founders in several phases of entrepreneurship and to highlight female and male winners. The founders and their companies have been ranked based on the FA Index, which takes into account past performance in sales, profitability and growth, as well as future potential in terms of ownership and international establishment, long-term perspective and societal benefits such as, employment, tax revenues and community involvement.
Founder of the Year 1st category
The 1st category includes operationally active founders with companies that have at least (2021 figures):
- a registered limited company with annual sales of approximately SEK 20 - 50 million
- over 1 million in Profit of the Year
- main founder
- the founder or together with other co-founders who are still operating has over 20% ownership
Founder of the Year 2nd category
The 2nd category includes operationally active founders with companies that have at least (2021 figures):
- a registered limited company with annual sales of approximately SEK 50 - 100 million
- over 2 million in Profit of the Year
- main founder
- the founder or together with other co-founders who are still operating has over 20% ownership
Founder of the Year 3rd category
The 3rd category includes operationally active founders with companies that have at least (2021 figures):
- a registered limited company with annual sales of approximately SEK 100 - 500 million
- over 3 million in Profit of the Year
- main founder
- the founder or together with other co-founders who are still operating has over 20% ownership
Founder of the Year 4th category
The 4th category includes operationally active founders with companies that have at least (2021 figures):
- a registered limited company with annual sales of over SEK 500 million
- over 10 million in Profit of the Year
- main founder
- the founder or together with other co-founders who are still operating has over 20% ownership
The finalists in each category, two men and two women, introduce themselves and their companies to a jury of qualified founders who select the winners, who receive their honorary award Founder of the Year in gold and silver, during the Gala at Stockholm City Hall in Sweden September 16, 2022.
