Who we are
An independent mark of excellence
The DaVinci Awards® is an international awards program recognizing innovation and achievement in products, services, organizations and teams. It is run entirely online by Awarding & Consultancy International, the team behind The Cloud Awards.
Entries are assessed by expert judges and can earn one, two or three stars. Not every entry earns one, which is what gives a DaVinci Award® its meaning.
Why we started
The same standards, a much wider field
Our team has run The Cloud Awards since 2011, recognizing excellence in cloud computing. The DaVinci Awards® launched in 2025 to bring the same approach to innovation in every field.
“Awards can be a bit of a wild west. The Cloud Awards was built on transparency and leading industry expertise, and we saw room to recognize excellence and innovation in the same way, across far more than cloud technology.”
James Williams, CEO
How awards are decided
Judged by experts, on evidence
- Three levels. One star recognizes commendable growth and clear innovation, two stars a track record of innovation and sophisticated execution, and three stars the most outstanding accomplishments.
- Expert judges. Judges are drawn from a pool of more than 550 international experts and selected for the relevance of their experience to each entry.
- A published method. Each entry is assessed on its completed entry form (70%), supplementary materials (20%), and third-party metrics and our own research (10%).
- No fixed categories. Our seven award areas are suggestions, not boundaries. Any innovation can enter.
Read the rules of entry or see the frequently asked questions.
Our track record
Recognizing excellence since 2011
- 2011: the year our team launched its first awards program, The Cloud Awards.
- 350,000+: award applications processed across all our programs since then.
- 550+: international experts in our judging pool.
Our namesake
In the spirit of Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, engineer, anatomist and inventor whose work crossed every boundary of his time. The awards carry his name because they look for the same thing: ingenuity that is realized with skill, wherever it appears.
Leadership
The team behind the awards
- James Williams, Chief Executive Officer
- Annabelle Whittall, Chief Operating Officer
- Matthew Gregory, Head of Marketing
The company
Awarding & Consultancy International
The DaVinci Awards® is part of Awarding & Consultancy International.
North American office: 515 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor, New York City, NY 10022, United States
European office: 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom
