On the 24th of May 2025, JA Malta celebrated the 36th edition of its annual Finals and Awards Night at Sir Temi Zammit Hall, at the University of Malta.
This year, over 250 students from 12 schools and educational institutions participated in the JA Malta Company and StartUp Programmes. Representing a wide range of academic backgrounds, the participating institutions included: G.F. Abela Junior College, De La Salle College Sixth Form, Sir M.A. Refalo Sixth Form, Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School, Central Mediterranean Business School, Verdala International School, Institute of Tourism Studies, St. Edward’s College Sixth Form, St. Aloysius College Sixth Form, Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education (SMI), Manzoni Fashion School, and the University of Malta. The evening highlighted the hard work, creativity, and dedication of these young participants.
The evening was filled with excitement and anticipation as 15 judges faced the challenging task of selecting the winners from a pool of exceptional talent. These participants vied for the titles of Company of the Year and StartUp of the Year.
The winning teams were Simplex from St. Aloysius College Sixth Form, crowned Company of the Year, and MediMind from Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education (SMI), named StartUp of the Year. These teams will now represent Malta at #Gen_E – the largest entrepreneurship festival in Europe, which will be held in Athens, Greece from 1st to 3rd July 2025, competing against 42 other countries. Additionally, both teams for these two awards will also get 1 Year membership with the Malta Chamber and 10 hours of consultancy and support from Bajada Group to tweak their reports and presentations for the international experience.
The finalists for the Company of the Year award were:
- Beewise
- Famuzi
- Heritage in Hand
- Matter
- Opuntis
- Revive
- Simplex
- Ziffa Maltija
Second place: Opuntis – G.F. Abela Junior College
Third place: BeeWise – De La Salle Sixth Form
Award Winners
- Deloitte Business Plan Award – Simplex
- Farsons Ready for Work Award – Simplex
- EFQ Management Consultants Quality Excellence Award – Simplex
- Atlas Insurance Digital Marketing Innovation Award – Matter
- Mizzi Organisation Sales Technique Award – Matter
- Malta Digital Innovation Authority Use of Tech Award – CasaX
- FinanceMalta Financial Statements Award – Ziffa Maltija
- HSBC Malta Foundation Green Entrepreneurship Award – Revive
- Hili Ventures Marketplace Award – Matter
- Bolt Internationalisation Award – BeeWise
The finalists for the Company of the Year award were:
- ClassHopper
- Clothink
- MediMind
- MontiNotes
StartUp Programme Awards
- HSBC Malta Foundation ESG Sustainability Award – MediMind
- EY Idea Validation Award – ClassHopper
- Camilleri Preziosi Advocates Customer Focus Award – MediMind
- Bolt Disruptive Excellence Award – MediMind
- Tech.mt Digital Innovation Award – MediMind
StartUp of the Year – Second Place: MontiNotes – University of Malta
StartUp of the Year – Third Place: ClassHopper – University of Malta
Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Winners
- Alina Artiukhova
- Danill Golomozy
- Celaine Bonello
- Jenneyzia Degabrielle Abela
- Nicholas Zammit
- Souhayma Amdouni
Special Chairperson Awards
- John Harper Award – Mr Roberto Calleja
- Philip Bonnet Award for Perseverance – Team MasterMugs – Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS)
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our partners, including Jobsplus, HSBC Malta Foundation, Aġenzija Żgħażagħ, Deloitte Malta, EY Malta, Camilleri Preziosi Advocates, Atlas Insurance, The Malta Chamber, Salesforce, Microsoft, Mizzi Organisation, Malta Digital Innovation Authority, Bolt, FinanceMalta, Farsons Group, Hili Ventures, EFQ Management Consultants, Tech.mt, Malta Enterprise, the Malta Business Registry, Muscat Drago, S.Rausi Trading Ltd, Verdi Hotels and Bajada Group.
