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UN AI for Good Startup Pitch Competition

  • Organization: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), AI for Good
  • Type: Competition
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: November 23, 2026
  • Funding: No Funding

The AI for Good Innovation Factory is the startup pitching platform of the International Telecommunication Union, the UN agency for digital technology. Early stage startups using AI to tackle a global challenge pitch online to a panel of investors and founders on 8 December 2026. The session winner goes through to the Grand Finale at the AI for Good Global Summit 2027 in Geneva, where the overall winner receives a $20,000 cash prize. **What you get:** - For the session winner: a place in the Innovation Factory Grand Finale at the AI for Good Global Summit 2027 in Geneva, where the final winner receives a $20,000 cash prize - For the session winner: a Speaker Pass to the AI for Good Global Summit 2027, a startup pod there, and a pitch on its Frontier Stage - For the session winner: access to the Innovation Factory Startup Accelerator Programme 2027 and its alumni network - Follow up mentoring from the judges, a featured listing in the Innovation Factory Exhibition on the AI for Good Neural Network, and networking with the UN and potential partners **What you'll do:** - Apply with your pitch deck and short answers on your product, its use of AI and the global challenge it addresses - If selected, pitch live online on 8 December 2026, 16:00 to 17:00 Geneva time, to judges including Helen H. Liang of FoundersX Ventures and Bryce Meredig of Citrine Informatics **Key dates:** - Applications close 23 November 2026 - Live online pitching session 8 December 2026, 16:00 to 17:00 CET (Geneva) - Pre-final round 22 June 2027, Geneva - Grand Finale 24 June 2027 at the AI for Good Global Summit, Geneva **More information:** - Innovation Factory overview: https://aiforgood.itu.int/about-us/innovation-factory/ - Selection criteria and application form: https://aiforgood.itu.int/innovation-factory-startup-application-form/

Apply for UN AI for Good Startup Pitch Competition

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), AI for GoodCompetition

UN AI for Good Startup Pitch Competition

Nov 23, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Zurich
Opportunity type
Competition
Funding
No Funding
Location
Global
Deadline
Nov 23, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Zurich

About this opportunity

The AI for Good Innovation Factory is the startup pitching platform of the International Telecommunication Union, the UN agency for digital technology. Early stage startups using AI to tackle a global challenge pitch online to a panel of investors and founders on 8 December 2026. The session winner goes through to the Grand Finale at the AI for Good Global Summit 2027 in Geneva, where the overall winner receives a $20,000 cash prize.

What you get:

  • For the session winner: a place in the Innovation Factory Grand Finale at the AI for Good Global Summit 2027 in Geneva, where the final winner receives a $20,000 cash prize
  • For the session winner: a Speaker Pass to the AI for Good Global Summit 2027, a startup pod there, and a pitch on its Frontier Stage
  • For the session winner: access to the Innovation Factory Startup Accelerator Programme 2027 and its alumni network
  • Follow up mentoring from the judges, a featured listing in the Innovation Factory Exhibition on the AI for Good Neural Network, and networking with the UN and potential partners

What you'll do:

  • Apply with your pitch deck and short answers on your product, its use of AI and the global challenge it addresses
  • If selected, pitch live online on 8 December 2026, 16:00 to 17:00 Geneva time, to judges including Helen H. Liang of FoundersX Ventures and Bryce Meredig of Citrine Informatics

Key dates:

  • Applications close 23 November 2026
  • Live online pitching session 8 December 2026, 16:00 to 17:00 CET (Geneva)
  • Pre-final round 22 June 2027, Geneva
  • Grand Finale 24 June 2027 at the AI for Good Global Summit, Geneva

More information:

  • Innovation Factory overview: https://aiforgood.itu.int/about-us/innovation-factory/
  • Selection criteria and application form: https://aiforgood.itu.int/innovation-factory-startup-application-form/

Who can apply

  • Artificial intelligence is a core component of your product or service
  • Your AI solution addresses a global challenge and creates positive impact for people or the planet
  • Your startup is registered and has been operational for at least six months
  • Your startup has received less than US$1 million in total funding
  • A functional company website and visible, active social media pages
  • Evidence of product development: a prototype, beta version or minimum viable product
  • A consolidated and validated business plan with clearly defined objectives
  • A pitch deck (max 15MB) explaining your business idea, target market, business model and team

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Good to know

  • +Run by ITU, a UN agency
  • +Free to apply, open worldwide
  • +Clear published criteria
  • +Real path to a $20,000 cash prize and the AI for Good Global Summit stage
  • +Past winners documented on ITU's own site (Nearpays 2026, MamaMate 2025)

Worth checking yourself

  • !The $20,000 cash prize goes only to the overall Grand Finale winner in Geneva in June 2027; winning this 8 December session earns a Grand Finale place, not cash
  • !The page gives a closing date but no time; apply before the end of 23 November, Geneva time
  • !ITU's pages do not say whether travel to Geneva for the Grand Finale is covered
  • !For registered startups at least six months old with under US$1 million raised, not for ideas or individuals without a company
  • !ITU warns it does not endorse paid pitching or mentorship services promoted outside its official channels; applying is free on aiforgood.itu.int

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UN AI for Good Startup Pitch Competition
Nov 23, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Zurich