And the Winners are…

The 2025 NEXT Awards honored companies across six industry categories, with each category having two awards—one for the Startup stage and one for the Growth stage. Additionally, two individual awards were presented, one in each stage.

Industry Categories:

Music, Sports, Gaming and Entertainment – Startup: Brandwood Global, Inc.

Music, Sports, Gaming and Entertainment – Growth: mtheory

Products and Services – Startup: Daily Crunch

Products and Services – Growth: FortyAU

Financial Services – Startup: Upside Guaranty

Financial Services – Growth: Continuum Planning Partners

Hospitality and Retail – Startup: visitour

Hospitality and Retail – Growth: Rolled 4 Ever Ice Cream

Real Estate and Construction – Startup: Your Pros

Real Estate and Construction – Growth: Holladay Ventures

Healthcare – Startup: Agentis Longevity

Healthcare – Growth: DYNTL

.Special Awards:

  • Startup Entrepreneur: Dr. Edmund Jackson, UnityAI
  • Growth Entrepreneur: Penny Austermiller, Austermiller Roofing and Construction
  • Darrell Freeman Award: Mignon Francois, The Cupcake Collection
  • David H. Furse Mentor Award: Chris Sloan, Baker Donelson

Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame:

  • Rosetta Miller-Perry
  • Manuel Cuevas
  • Mark Deutschmann

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