Monnett, the European social network startup focused on digital sovereignty and healthier online connection, has won the Nexus Luxembourg Startup Competition in the Digital Society & GovTech category.

It’s a huge moment for us.

Not just because winning matters (it does), but because of who was in the room and jury: leaders from Expon Capital, the European Central Bank, the Luxembourg Business Angel Network, and some of Luxembourg’s most important voices in innovation and technology.

For a company at our stage, that kind of recognition means a lot.
But what matters even more is why we won.
Because Monnett exists to solve a problem almost everyone feels.
Social media stopped being social.
Today, the average person spends around 50 days a year scrolling.
Fifty days.
That’s almost two months of your life every year — often not talking to friends, not living, not creating, just feeding algorithms designed to keep you there.
That’s the business model.
And that’s exactly what we’re here to change.

Christos Floros speaking at Nexus Luxembourg 2026

At Monnett, we believe social media should help you connect with the people you care about — and then get out of your way.
Not consume your day.
Not manipulate your attention.
Not decide what you see because it serves an advertising machine.
We’re building a platform where you control the algorithm. Where you can shape what you want to see, how far your network reaches, and how much recommendation you even want at all.
That changes everything.
And maybe the timing couldn’t be better.
Europe is waking up to something important:
Our digital spaces matter.
Who owns them matters.
Who controls the flow of information matters.
For too long, our social infrastructure has been built elsewhere, shaped by business models and interests that don’t always align with our values.
Monnett is built in Luxembourg, but the ambition is global.
We want to prove there’s another way to build social media — one based on trust, transparency, privacy, and real connection.
Winning at Nexus gives us momentum.
But this is just the beginning.
The bigger goal is much larger than awards.
It’s to give people their time back.
To make social media feel human again.
And to build a platform Europe can be proud of.
We’re grateful to the jury, the community, and everyone supporting us early.
This movement is growing.
And if you’ve ever felt exhausted by what social media has become — you’re exactly why we’re building this. Join us.