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Women in Tech CCA Awards 2026 names four winners in Tashkent
Startap-tashabbuslar said 46 finalists competed across nine nominations, including 15 from Uzbekistan. Regional winners will go to the Women in Tech Global Awards in Paris on 3 December 2026.
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Key facts
- The ceremony took place at the Women in Tech Leadership Forum 2026 in Tashkent.
- The fourth edition had 46 finalists across nine nominations.
- Fifteen of the 46 finalists were from Uzbekistan.
- Maftuna Karimova of Femmy won the Start-Up Award.
- Regional winners will compete in Paris on 3 December 2026.
Startap-tashabbuslar said the Women in Tech CCA Awards 2026 ceremony was held in Tashkent at the end of the Women in Tech Leadership Forum 2026. The award recognizes women for contributions to technology in the Caucasus and Central Asia, the Telegram channel reported.
The competition took place for the fourth time. Startap-tashabbuslar said 46 finalists competed in nine nominations, including 15 nominees from Uzbekistan. The channel said Uzbekistan had 9 nominees in 2024 and 3 in 2025.
The nine nominations were Aspiring Teen, Most Disruptive, Best Ally, Most Impactful Initiative, Woman in Web3, Tech Diplomacy, Start-Up, Global Leadership and Lifetime Achievement.
The post named four winners: Dilafruzxon Jo'raboyeva for Aspiring Teen, Anora Amirova for Best Ally, Maftuna Karimova of the Femmy startup for Start-Up, and Ummatoy Yo'ldosheva for Global Leadership.
Regional winners will represent the Caucasus and Central Asia at the Women in Tech Global Awards in Paris on 3 December 2026, the post said.
Startap-tashabbuslar said the awards ceremony was also held in Tashkent in 2024.
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