Celebrating Organizations Rising to New Heights in Software Supply Chain Excellence and Innovation

Congratulations to the 2025 Winners

The Elevate Awards celebrates bold innovators embracing open source and AI/ML to scale their software development, while defending against malicious code and security vulnerabilities. These organizations are at the forefront of DevSecOps realizing the value of software supply chain management at-scale.

Thank you to everyone who submitted for the 2025 Sonatype Elevate Awards. This year’s finalists represent a global group of innovators leading in software supply chain security and open source excellence. We’re proud to celebrate all who submitted and would like to congratulate our 2025 winners:

• HSBC for Tech Debt Destroyer, celebrating leading organizations that eliminate technical debt to spark innovation, creating developer environments where productivity and software quality thrive.
• Nomura for Software Supply Chain Impact, honoring the team with the most holistic approach to security and performance.
• Commerzbank AG for Leader of the Year, recognizing outstanding industry leaders across the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• DCAI for Fastest Time to Value, celebrating the team that achieved rapid, measurable gains through clear goals, smart prioritization, and fast, high-quality execution.
• A global financial services organization for DevSecOps Trailblazing Team of the Year, honoring leaders redefining DevSecOps by harnessing AI, SBOM management, and more to set new industry standards for innovation.
• Swift for Collaboration Catalyst, recognizing the team’s ability to unite security, development, and operations to drive enterprise-wide impact.

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“The software supply chain is a core driver of innovation and resilience, but can also introduce risk if ungoverned. Our customers continue to show what’s possible when security and innovation work hand in hand. This year’s Elevate Awards winners embody what forward-thinking engineering and innovation look like in the age of AI: teams who not only adapt to change, but shape the future of secure development.”

David Rudolph

Chief Customer Officer