Pitch Competition

The IEEE AI Pioneer Summit Pitch Competition is a great opportunity for early-stage startups to showcase their innovative ideas, technological solutions, and potential impact to a jury of experts, investors, and leaders from the IEEE ecosystem.

How does it work?
Early-stage Artificial Intelligence startups (up to three years after founding or MVP validation) can register to present their pitch live at the event. The competition will take place in person on the morning of the second day of the Summit, with each startup having up to 15 minutes (a 10-minute presentation + a 5-minute Q&A). A mixed panel of IEEE evaluators and industry guests will select the finalists. In the afternoon, the winners will be deliberated and announced, with an exhibition, networking, and special recognition.

Steps and Rules:

Startup registration is free and open to early-stage businesses with AI solutions.
Proposals must address socio-environmental impact, innovation, market viability, scalability and business potential.
The selected startups will present their pitch in person in Portuguese.
After selection at the event, the winners must submit a pitch video in English (3 to 4 minutes), according to the IEEE Entrepreneurship Region 9 rules, to compete in the regional semifinals and receive international exposure.
The winning startup will be able to advance to the regional stages and will gain visibility on IEEE channels.

Benefits for participating startups:

Live feedback from investors, experts, and IEEE referees.
Dedicated mentoring and networking with potential partners.
Recognition and dissemination on IEEE R9 channels.
Opportunity to participate in regional semifinals and compete for prizes.

Evaluation criteria:
Innovation, impact, scalability, market viability and business potential.

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