The Top 30 CTOs in EMEA
The Top 30 CTOs in EMEA series recognises technical leaders who are quietly running the infrastructure of Europe’s tech scene - from SaaS platforms to AI-native data products.
Each year we spotlight CTOs who:
- Combine deep technical judgement with clear leadership
- Scale products and platforms used by millions of users
- Build engineering, data, and infrastructure teams
We feature CTOs leading some of EMEA’s most interesting software and AI companies, often venture and private equity backed businesses across enterprise SaaS, data platforms, developer tooling, fintech infrastructure, and AI/ML platforms.
All editions
Latest edition
2025
AI-native platforms, fintech, and B2B software - the CTOs steering EMEA’s most interesting tech stories right now.
2024
CTOs who scaled product, platform, and data teams through a tougher funding environment, and still kept shipping.
2023
Our first snapshot of EMEA’s most influential CTOs in software and infrastructure.
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