"We are very proud that we were able to prevail among so many competitors. This award is another acknowledgement of the hard work put in by the entire team. Millions of people are enthusiastic about online games these days, and it is fantastic to see how the Gameforge success story is reflected in winning this award," says Klaas Kersting.
The top-class jury of the Audemars Piguet 'Changing Times' European Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Award is composed of representatives from Google, Good Energies, European Tech Tour Association (ETT), Wellington Partners, Sofinnova, Go4Venture, Partech, Accel Partners, Index Ventures, Balderton Capital, and Northzone Ventures. Contenders needed to show an annual growth rate of at least 50 percent over the last three years. The enterprise could not be older than ten years, and needed to draw its profits from several different countries. Founder-led companies with European management were given preference.

About Audemars Piguet:
Founded in 1875 by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet in the Swiss village of Le Brassus, Audemars Piguet is the oldest fine watchmaking manufacturer never to have left the hands of the founding families. At the heart of the Vallée de Joux, its master-watchmakers dedicate their unique expertise and know-how to creating a range of exclusive products composed of high-precision watches and jewellery watches, designed and crafted with legendary care. Throughout its history, Audemars Piguet has adopted avant-garde technologies which have enabled it to develop an unparalleled number of world firsts in the field of Haute Horlogerie. www.audemarspiguet.com 

About Schroder & Co Banque
Schroders is a global asset management company established in 1804 with EUR 133 billion assets under management. The company still bears the stamp of the founding Schroder family and focuses exclusively on asset management and private banking. The independence of its advisory and financial services is reflected in the bank’s structure: Schroders has a very solid financial base. Schroders has had a local presence in Switzerland since 1967 and the offices in Zurich and Geneva (since 1984) service a national and international private and institutional clientele. In Switzerland, Schroder & Co Banque SA provides a wide range of asset management and credit services. www.schroders.ch

About The European Tech Tour Association (ETT)
European Tech Tour (ETT) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation which recognises that continued prosperity in Europe lies in its ability to transform today’s innovative projects into tomorrow’s global technology leaders.  Its goal is to promote European entrepreneurship and provide a platform for entrepreneurs and investors to meet, ideally leading to funding or facilitation of high technology companies looking to expand internationally.  ETT organizes two country specific tours per year to identify the best emerging companies in a geographical region, as well as two vertical industry events to capture the most innovative European companies in a specific industry segment, such as Semiconductor, Cleantech, Medtech and Web & Mobility.  www.techtour.com

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