Lviv, Ukraine, September 2026 – Leobit, a .NET, AI, and web application development company, has won five Gold Stevie® Awards and one Silver Stevie® Award at the 23rd Annual International Business Awards® (IBAs). The company received recognition in the Technology Team of the Year, Best Business Technology Pivot, Computer Services Medium-size, and Legal Solution categories. In addition, Oleksa Stelmakh, CEO and Founder of Leobit, was recognized in the AI Leader of the Year and Best Entrepreneur – Computer Services categories. This is the third consecutive year Leobit has been honored at the IBAs, following Silver Stevie Awards for Customer Service Department of the Year in 2024 and 2025.
The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide, public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small, are eligible to submit nominations. The 2026 IBAs received entries from organizations in 82 nations and territories. More than 3,400 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories.
“The 2026 International Business Awards winners represent the very best in business achievement from organizations of all sizes and across virtually every industry,” said Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller. “This year’s winners have demonstrated exceptional innovation, leadership, resilience, and results in a highly competitive global field. We congratulate every Stevie Award winner and look forward to celebrating their achievements together in Paris on October 28.”
More than 200 business professionals worldwide served as judges on nine specialized committees to evaluate Stevie Award nominations. No fewer than five judges reviewed and rated each entry on a 1-10 scale, and winners were determined by judges’ average scores during the independent judging process in June and July.
Several judging committees reviewed Leobit’s nominations, whose members included executives and senior professionals from organizations such as Google, IBM, PwC, SAP America Inc, and Amazon.