Recognition

Honours, awards and the people she backs.

From the Presidential Medal of Honor and the Web Summit PITCH title to fellowships with Google and Twitter, plus the juries and accelerators where Ana gives back.

honours, awards and fellowships: 19
juries and mentor roles: 7
first award, NYIT valedictorian: 2016
latest, The Pitch by Deel: 2026

Highlights

The headline honours

Ana Robakidze holding the Web Summit PITCH trophy in falling confetti on Centre Stage, Lisbon

Photo: Sam Barnes/Web Summit, CC BY 2.0

2022 · Centre Stage, Lisbon

Web Summit PITCH Champion

Won the final on Centre Stage at the world’s largest technology conference.

2022

Presidential Medal of Honor

Awarded by the President of Georgia at Globalize UK, LondonAwarded by the President of Georgia

Ana Robakidze on stage at Forbes Georgia 30 Under 30

2018

Forbes 30 Under 30

Forbes Georgia, Technology

2022

Y Combinator

Winter 2022 batch, Demo Day in San Francisco

2026

The Pitch by Deel

Dubai winner, top 3% of applicants, then the Paris Grand FinaleDubai winner, then the Paris Grand Finale

2021

Grace Hopper Award

Emerging Leader, from USAID, TBC and UN WomenEmerging Leader, USAID, TBC and UN Women

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more honours, fellowships and awards, from Google and Twitter to the World Bankmore honours, fellowships and awards

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Ana Robakidze holding the Web Summit PITCH trophy beside Eva Longoria in Lisbon — Lisbon · 2022 With the Web Summit PITCH trophy at the Forum, alongside Eva Longoria

Ana Robakidze as national champion of Startup World Cup Georgia in Batumi — Batumi · 2022 Startup World Cup Georgia, national champion

Ana Robakidze with the audience award at GenAI Collective Demo Night, San Francisco — San Francisco Audience award, GenAI Collective Demo Night

Ana Robakidze speaking at the Parliament of Georgia — Tbilisi · December 2023 Speaking on Georgia’s startup ecosystem at the Parliament of Georgia

Complete list

All honours & awards

2026

The Pitch, Dubai edition winnerDeel and J.P. Morgan

2025

Data & AI Impact Award, TheneoDataFest Tbilisi
Featured success story, GENIE programWorld Bank
Most Promising Georgian Startups, TheneoForbes Georgia × Axel

2022

Web Summit PITCH ChampionWeb Summit
Presidential Medal of HonorPresident of Georgia
Startup World Cup, national championBatumi
Battlefield 200TechCrunch Disrupt
Golden Kitty Awards finalist, AIProduct Hunt
WorldFestival Startup Awards, nomineeWorldFestival
Winter 2022 batchY Combinator

2021

Grace Hopper Award, Emerging LeaderUSAID, TBC and UN Women
Startup of the Year, finalistTBC Business Awards
Innovation grant, GEL 100,000GITA, World Bank GENIE
Applications Competition, winnerTBC

2019

Grace Hopper FellowshipTwitter

2018

30 Under 30, TechnologyForbes Georgia

2016

Valedictorian, Computer ScienceNew York Institute of Technology
Grace Hopper Celebration scholarshipGoogle

Giving back

Juries & mentoring

2026

Visiting mentor

2080 Ventures accelerator
2025

Judge

DemTech hackathon, Forbes Georgia
2022–25

Mentor

Founder Institute
2023

Mentor Hours

Web Summit, Lisbon
2022–23

Jury member

Grace Hopper Award
2022

Mentor

Techstars Startup Weekend Tbilisi
2021

Judge

Georgia Business Case Competition, Bank of Georgia, TBSC Consulting and the U.S. Embassy

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