{"id":484070,"date":"2024-07-29T10:27:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T08:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=484070"},"modified":"2024-07-29T10:27:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T08:27:15","slug":"brand-new-ai-pitch-competition-advances-technology-and-entrepreneurship-in-brabant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/brand-new-ai-pitch-competition-advances-technology-and-entrepreneurship-in-brabant\/","title":{"rendered":"Brand new AI Pitch Competition advances technology and entrepreneurship in Brabant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cArtificial intelligence is the future. There are endless possibilities. That’s why this technology is one of Brabant’s key growth drivers,\u201d said Liesje Goldschmidt. She is Head of Business Development at Erasmus Enterprise and one of the organizers of the AI Pitch Competition<\/a> in Brabant. Startups play an important role in developing AI and making a social impact, in domains such as the energy transition or healthcare. To help startups take their first steps, the province of North Brabant, Erasmus Enterprise, Braventure, and Innovation Origins are organizing the first AI Pitch Competition this year. \u201cOf course, we hope this will create the new ASML,\u201d Goldschmidt states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AI startups with a link to the province of North Brabant can participate in the competition.  \u201cCompanies can already be based in Brabant, or intend to be. In addition, they can join the competition through knowledge institutions or other companies in the province. This gives the event a national and even international character. Of course, we work here with international students and employees of large companies. But we keep the Brabant sociability in it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge and network<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why Brabant? Goldschmidt: \u201cIt’s an interesting place for startups and scale-ups in AI. There are several universities and colleges in the region, as well as regional development companies such as Brainport Development, Braventure, and Midpoint Brabant that can support young companies.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshops and events<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From all the applications, several finalists will be selected to pitch during the finals on November 7. A professional jury of AI experts will eventually choose a winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPitching is super important. It is important to bring in investors or customers and to be able to tell people your story over a cup of coffee. Participants learn that beforehand, during a pitch workshop,\u201d she states. There will also be a meet & greet during the startup event LEVEL UP on September 30. \u201cBuilding a network is essential for startups. Events like this help with that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n

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Prize money<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Winners will receive hefty prizes. The competition winner will receive \u20ac50,000, including VAT, and second and third place will receive \u20ac35,000 and \u20ac25,000. The winner of the public prize will receive \u20ac10,000. In addition to these cash prizes, there are other rewards, such as admission tickets to the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in Paris or a voucher for a relaxing activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking part is more important than winning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, the goal of the competition is to give budding startups a kickstart and a platform. \u201cTaking part is more important than winning,\u201d said the organizer. \u201cThat may sound clich\u00e9, but it is true.\u201d She sees the AI Pitch Competition not so much as a contest, \u201cit’s more of an incubator”. The competition introduces startups to a large network and knowledge about AI, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Goldschmidt: \u201cCompetitions and incubators are often broad in scope, but we focus entirely on one technology. This is how we build specialized knowledge that defines the world of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have an AI startup and want to apply for the AI Pitch Competition? Then register via this website.<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cArtificial intelligence is the future. There are endless possibilities. That’s why this technology is one of Brabant’s key growth drivers,\u201d said Liesje Goldschmidt. She is Head of Business Development at Erasmus Enterprise and one of the organizers of the AI Pitch Competition in Brabant. Startups play an important role in developing AI and making a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1640,"featured_media":506804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"views\/single-partner.blade.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[84165],"tags":[69735,85601,54703,5393],"location":[6763],"article_type":[36684],"serie":[],"archives":[],"internal_archives":[],"reboot-archive":[],"class_list":["post-484070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-ai-nl-3","tag-ai-pitch-competition","tag-bom-2","tag-start-ups-nl","location-netherlands","article_type-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":{"subtitle":" Brabant is launching a new competition for AI startups as part of the AI Summit Brainport on November 7, 2024.","text_display_homepage":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"Linda Bak","author_link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/author\/linda-bak\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IO_article_AIpitchcompetition_EE3.png","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["COMMUNITY<\/a>"],"unlinked":["COMMUNITY<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["AI<\/a>","AI Pitch Competition<\/a>","BOM<\/a>","start-ups<\/a>"],"unlinked":["AI<\/span>","AI Pitch Competition<\/span>","BOM<\/span>","start-ups<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 2 years ago","modified":"Updated 2 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 29, 2024","modified":"Updated on July 29, 2024"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 29, 2024 10:27 am","modified":"Updated on July 29, 2024 10:27 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484070"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=484070"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=484070"},{"taxonomy":"serie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/serie?post=484070"},{"taxonomy":"archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/archives?post=484070"},{"taxonomy":"internal_archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal_archives?post=484070"},{"taxonomy":"reboot-archive","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reboot-archive?post=484070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}