The annual Nordic Startup Awards have opened for votes by the public. The first round of votes will be between local – Icelandic – finalists. The winner of each category will then compete against their counterparts in the other nordic countries.

This year, awards will be granted in the following categories:

• Startup of the year
• Best newcomer
• Best bootstrapped
• Best fintech startup
• Best health / lifestyle tech startup
• Best IoT startup
• Best social impact startup
• Founder of the year
• Best accelerator program
• Best coworking space
• Investor of the year
• Best startup ecosystem initiative

You can see the shortlist of nominees for Iceland here, and cast your vote here.