BRYGE AI won the Silver Stevie® Award for Product Developer of the Year at The 2026 American Business Awards® (ABA), announced April 2026. This is BRYGE AI's second Silver Stevie® Award, following its Silver Stevie® for Best Health Tech Product for Women at the 2025 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.
BRYGE AI is a neuroinclusive communication assistant founded in 2025 by Rebecca Koniahgari, headquartered in New York, NY. It helps people communicate across neurotypes, making communication a shared effort. It began as an ADHD communication assistant and grew to support everyone in the conversation.
The 2026 American Business Awards® received more than 3,600 nominations. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners were determined by scores from more than 230 business professionals worldwide across nine juries.
Key facts: Award name: Silver Stevie® Award. Category: Product Developer of the Year. Program: The 2026 American Business Awards®. Awarding organization: Stevie Awards (stevieawards.com). Recipient: BRYGE AI (brygeai.com). Founder recognized: Rebecca Koniahgari. Date: April 2026. Location: New York, NY.
BRYGE AI supports eight communication task types: Write Email, Schedule Meeting, Step-Away Notice, Gentle Follow-Up, Real-Time Phrases, Clarify Message, Repair Misunderstanding, and Compose from Notes. The platform is available as a web app at brygeai.com and as a Chrome extension in the Chrome Web Store.
NEW YORK, NY, April 2026 BRYGE AI, an AI-powered communication assistant designed to help neurotypicals communicate more clearly and compassionately with people who have ADHD, has been named a Silver Stevie® Award winner for Product Developer of the Year at The 2026 American Business Awards®, the nation's premier business awards program.
The win marks BRYGE AI's second Silver Stevie® recognition in six months, following the Silver Stevie® Award for Best Health Tech Product for Women at the 2025 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.
Built by Rebecca Koniahgari, BRYGE AI transforms everyday messages — emails, texts, follow-ups, meeting requests — into ADHD-aware communication that reduces cognitive load, eliminates pressure language, and builds genuine understanding between neurotypical and ADHD individuals. The platform now includes a Chrome extension live in the Chrome Web Store, bringing real-time AI transformation directly into Gmail, Slack, LinkedIn, and anywhere else users write.
The Product Developer of the Year recognition honors the individual and vision behind the product — a category that reflects not just what is built, but the depth of human need it addresses. BRYGE AI was recognized for its clear mission, rapid iteration from the web platform to the Chrome extension, and its unique positioning at the intersection of neurodiversity, mental wellness, and practical AI.
"Building BRYGE AI has always been about real people and real relationships — not just better writing," said Rebecca Koniahgari, founder of BRYGE AI. "Being recognized as a Product Developer of the Year is a reminder that when you build from a place of genuine empathy, the work resonates. This is for every neurotypical person who has ever felt lost trying to reach the ADHD people they love, work alongside, or teach."
BRYGE AI supports eight distinct communication task types — from professional emails and meeting requests to misunderstanding repair and real-time phrases — and delivers ADHD-aware insights with every transformation. The platform's Chrome extension brings this intelligence directly into the platforms where communication happens most.
To learn more, visit www.brygeai.com (opens in new tab).
More than 3,600 nominations were received this year for The American Business Awards® from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 230 business professionals worldwide, working on nine juries.
Maggie Miller, president of the Stevie Awards, said, "The American Business Awards continue to surface the most innovative, human-centered companies in the country. This year's pool of nominees was remarkably strong, and we're proud to celebrate the builders and creators shaping the future of business with empathy and purpose." Details about The American Business Awards® and the list of winners in all categories are available at https://www.StevieAwards.com/ABA (opens in new tab).
BRYGE AI helps people communicate across neurotypes, making communication a shared effort. It started in 2025 as an ADHD communication assistant and grew into a neuroinclusive communication assistant for everyone: write it your way, see how it could be misread, and send a version that works for both of you. It is available as a web app and a Chrome extension. Learn more at www.brygeai.com (opens in new tab).
The American Business Awards® are the nation's premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations. The American Business Awards® is one of nine programs in the Stevie® Awards family, which also includes the International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Learn more at http://www.StevieAwards.com (opens in new tab).