Partner Awards 2026 – DACH

Agenivo Partner Awards 2026

Once a year we celebrate the partners who do not just sell AI agents but create measurable value for their customers. The Partner Awards honor innovation, customer success and exceptional growth across the entire DACH region.

8 categories
for every partner strength
120+
nominated partners
5 years
of Partner Awards
Award categories

Eight ways to stand out

Each category honors a different strength – whether you shine through innovation, customer success or reach. An independent jury evaluates every category separately.

Partner of the Year

The highest honor – awarded to the partner with the strongest overall profile across growth, customer success and quality.

Innovation Award

For the partner who uses Agenivo most creatively and opens up new use cases for AI agents.

Customer Impact

For the provably biggest effect at the end customer – measured by CSAT, handling time and automation rate.

Newcomer of the Year

For the strongest debut of a partner who only joined the program during the current year.

Regional Excellence DACH

For outstanding market penetration and regional visibility in Germany, Austria or Switzerland.

Technology Excellence

For the most technically demanding integration – from custom skills to complex OEM architectures.

Growth Champion

For the strongest recurring revenue growth across the entire year.

Community Hero

For exceptional engagement in the partner community – sharing knowledge, mentoring, shaping the program.

Hall of Fame 2026

The 2026 winners

From over 120 nominations, the jury decided across eight categories. One partnership stands out in particular this year.

Partner of the Year 2026

Nordlicht Digital GmbH

Hamburg, Germany

In 14 months Nordlicht Digital moved 38 mid-market customers to Agenivo agents – from machine builders to insurance brokers. With its own whitelabel portal, a DACH-wide sales team and an average time-to-live of 31 days, the team sets the benchmark for the entire ecosystem.

We do not sell software, we sell outcomes. Agenivo gives us the platform to prove exactly that in every industry.
Lena Hoffmann, Managing Director Nordlicht Digital
38
active end customers
+214%
license revenue YoY
31 days
avg. time-to-live
4.8 / 5
avg. customer CSAT

The category winners

Innovation Award

Helix Consulting AG

Zurich, Switzerland

First partner with a multilingual voice agent for Swiss municipal administrations – including dialect recognition.

Customer Impact

Meridian Service Solutions

Vienna, Austria

Cut first-response time at an energy provider from 9 hours to under 2 minutes – at a 71% automation rate.

Newcomer of the Year

Brückner & Voss

Leipzig, Germany

From onboarding to first live agent in 19 days – and eleven customers in the first six months after joining.

Regional Excellence DACH

Alpenraum Tech

Munich, Germany

Market leader for AI agents in the southern German mid-market with 22 referenceable customer projects.

Technology Excellence

Quantum Bridge Systems

Berlin, Germany

OEM integration of Agenivo into its own SaaS suite with 4,000+ end users and a custom skill framework.

Growth Champion

Vela Digital Partners

Cologne, Germany

Tripled recurring license revenue within twelve months – without additional acquisition budgets.

Community Hero

Sophie Reinhardt

Stuttgart, Germany

Mentor for seven new partners and host of the monthly DACH partner sessions in the Agenivo forum.

How we evaluate

Four criteria, transparently weighted

The jury assesses every nomination across four dimensions. Each dimension feeds into the overall score with a fixed weight – traceable and consistent across all categories.

100%
100% Gewichtung

A five-person jury of Agenivo leadership and two external DACH industry experts evaluates anonymously. In a tie, customer success decides.

Customer success

35%

Measurable value at the end customer: CSAT, automation rate, handling time and demonstrable ROI.

Innovation

25%

Creativity of the solution, new use cases and the courage to deploy AI agents beyond standard scenarios.

Growth

25%

Development of recurring license revenue, number of active end customers and scaling over the year.

Certification level

15%

Depth of team certification, tier level and continuous training in platform operations.

The award cycle

From nomination to gala

The Partner Awards follow a clear annual rhythm. So you know exactly when each step happens – and when it is your turn to act.

January – March 2027

Nomination

Partners nominate themselves or are proposed by their customers. One entry per category is possible.

April 2027

Jury evaluation

The independent jury reviews every nomination anonymously against the four weighted criteria.

May 2027

Shortlist

The three strongest partners per category are announced publicly and added to the partner directory.

June 2027

Award gala

Winners are celebrated at the Agenivo Partner Night in Frankfurt – with a trophy, press kit and Hall of Fame entry.

Awards 2027

Become the next award winner

The next award season starts in January 2027. Become a partner now – or submit your nomination directly and secure a spot on the shortlist.