ZUNO Games named Startup of the Year in Montenegro

There are moments in a startup journey that mean much more than an award.

Moments when all the work, uncertainty, ideas, experiments, pitches, meetings, and belief in a product are recognized by people who understand what it means to build something new.

For ZUNO Games, one of those moments happened in Tivat, at the Game Changer Montenegro conference, where the Montenegrin startup was named Startup of the Year in Montenegro.

The award was presented during the Game Changer Awards ceremony, which brought together leaders from the worlds of technology, innovation, digital transformation, investment, and artificial intelligence. Among companies, teams, and individuals shaping the future of technology and business in the region, ZUNO Games received the highest recognition of the evening - the title of Startup of the Year.

This award confirms that ZUNO Games has been recognized as one of the most promising startups emerging from Montenegro, developing products with strong regional and global potential. For a team that has believed from the beginning that technology can transform the way people learn, work, and understand complex information, this recognition is a powerful signal that they are on the right path.

“This award is not only a recognition of what we have achieved so far, but also a strong confirmation that technology products with regional and global potential can be built from Montenegro. ZUNO was created from a deep belief that learning does not have to be passive, boring, or difficult to absorb - it can be interactive, engaging, and motivating. Being named Startup of the Year gives us additional energy, but also a responsibility to continue building products that change the way people learn, work, and adapt to change,” said Sanja Gardašević Janion, CEO of ZUNO Games.

For ZUNO Games, this award is not the end of one chapter, but the beginning of a new one. It comes at a time of intense company development, growing ambitions, and stronger positioning of ZUNO as a startup building solutions from a small market for much larger systems, industries, and users.

At the same time, this recognition carries meaning beyond the team itself. It sends an important message to the Montenegrin innovation ecosystem: local startups can be competitive, relevant, and recognized in the regional technology space. Big ideas do not have to come only from large markets. Products that start in Montenegro can have the ambition to reach far beyond its borders.

Being named Startup of the Year at Game Changer Montenegro is a confirmation of ZUNO Games’ vision, work, and potential - and a strong motivation for everything that comes next.

Because for a startup, the greatest recognition is not only receiving an award on stage. It is the moment when an idea the team deeply believed in begins to be recognized as something that can truly change the game.