{"slug": "pitching-day-finalists-of-the-apply-ai-startup-award", "title": "Pitching day: Finalists of the Apply AI Startup Award", "summary": "The European Commission's Apply AI Startup Award has received 24 nominations from national startup associations across 16 Member States, with independent experts now evaluating them to select the top 10 finalists for a pitching event where each will have 3 minutes to present their AI solution. The jury will then choose 3 winners, who will pitch on the main stage of the Apply AI Summit and receive a trophy and certificate.", "body_md": "The [Apply AI Startup Award](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/apply-ai-startup-award) recognises innovative European startups and scaleups developing AI solutions in the 11 strategic sectors covered by the [Apply AI Strategy](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/apply-ai).\n\nIn July, national startup associations nominated 24 European AI startups and scaleups across 16 Member States. Independent experts are currently evaluating the nominations and will choose the top 10 finalists for the pitching event. Each startup will have 3 minutes to pitch their AI solution and convince the jury.\n\nAfter the pitching session the jury will select the 3 winners. Among other rewards, they will be invited to pitch their solution and receive a trophy and certificate on the main stage of the [Apply AI Summit](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/apply-ai-summit).\n\n**Registration **will open soon.\n\n**14:00-15:30 CET(to be confirmed)**\n\nThe jury members and the top 10 Finalists will be announced soon.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pitching-day-finalists-of-the-apply-ai-startup-award", "canonical_source": "https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/events/pitching-day-finalists-apply-ai-startup-award", "published_at": "2026-08-24 08:19:46+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-24 08:42:58.330379+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-startups", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["European Commission", "Apply AI Startup Award", "Apply AI Strategy", "Apply AI Summit"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pitching-day-finalists-of-the-apply-ai-startup-award", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pitching-day-finalists-of-the-apply-ai-startup-award.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pitching-day-finalists-of-the-apply-ai-startup-award.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pitching-day-finalists-of-the-apply-ai-startup-award.jsonld"}}