Avendar wins the Gerard & Anton Philips Award 2026Avendar wins the Gerard & Anton Philips Award 2026

Avendar has been named one of the 10 most promising startups in the Brainport Eindhoven region, receiving a Gerard & Anton Philips Award 2026. The award recognises innovative startups from across the region, selected from more than 350 companies, that the jury expects to make a significant impact in the year ahead.

We are proud to join the community of Gerard & Anton Award winners, named after the founders of Philips, Eindhoven's first startup. The 12th edition ceremony took place on July 2 at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, celebrating the startups shaping the future of technology and innovation in Brainport.

Thanks to Gemeente Eindhoven, Provincie Noord-Brabant, and Brainport Eindhoven for building and supporting the ecosystem that makes recognition like this possible.

At Avendar, we build sovereign AI software that turns fragmented data into actionable intelligence for critical investigations at public institutions. Our platform already supports the Dutch National Police and multiple municipalities, including Amsterdam and The Hague, in criminal investigations and Bibob screening, giving European governments a trustworthy, European-built alternative.