Introducing the Fast50 Channel Accelerator Awards

As part of the Fast50 2026 program, techpartner.news is proud to introduce the inaugural Channel Accelerator Awards.

These awards celebrate the vendors, distributors, marketplaces and community groups that are playing a critical role in accelerating the growth and success of Australia’s IT channel.

The Channel Accelerator awards recognise organisations that go beyond traditional support to help partners build capability, create new opportunities, improve profitability and strengthen the broader channel ecosystem.

There are four awards in total - Vendor, Distributor, Marketplace and Community Group - and to enter, you just have to answer one simple question: “What are you doing to accelerate the channel?”

Any additional information on partner growth as a result of your support will be welcomed.

Self-nomination, which is free, opens Friday 9 October and closes Friday 23 October 2026, close of business. 

Entries are now open here.

Channel Accelerator Award – Vendor

This award celebrates vendors that are actively helping MSPs, resellers and systems integrators build stronger, more profitable businesses through innovation, partner enablement, training, commercial opportunities and meaningful channel investment

Channel Accelerator Award – Distributor

This award celebrates distributors that go beyond product availability and fulfilment to actively enable their partners through education, technical expertise, innovative services, business development support and new market opportunities.

Channel Accelerator Award – Marketplace

This award celebrates marketplaces that simplify doing business, enable scalable growth and create new commercial opportunities for MSPs, resellers and other technology partners through innovation, automation and improved partner experiences.

Channel Accelerator Award – Community Group

This award celebrates organisations that bring channel businesses together to share knowledge, develop leadership skills, build valuable relationships and create opportunities for collaboration and business growth.

Fast50 Awards gala dinner and ceremony only six weeks away

The Australian IT partner firms that earned a place in the 2026 techpartner.news Fast50 were unveiled last week.

This year's group ranged from AI and automation specialists to business application consultancies, data security and compliance specialists, managed services providers, analytics specialists and others.

Each Fast50 firm will learn where it ranks, the other Fast50 businesses’ revenues and growth rates, and which earned the Profitability, Leader and Resilience Awards at the November 19 Fast50 Awards gala dinner and ceremony in Sydney next month.

The winners and highly commended Channel Accelerators from the Vendor, Distributor, Marketplace and Community Group categories will be announced on stage at the 2026 techpartner.news Fast50.