Scale your solution. Pitch your startup!

The goal of the AI for Good Innovation Factory is to identify the most innovative startups using AI to achieve the SDGs.

The AI for Good Innovation Factory evaluates promising AI-focused startups, and the best teams will be provided various accelerating programs and investment/partnership opportunities. The winner of each monthly pitching session will pitch at the AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale during the AI for Good Global Summit 2025, 8-11 July 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Are you a startup leveraging AI to drive progress on the SDGs?

Step 1

Monthly AI for Good Innovation Factory Pitching Sessions

Fill out the application form for a monthly online or in-person pitching session. Selected startups will have the opportunity to deliver a 5-minute pitch followed by a 10-minute Q&A session with our top-class judges.

Judges will evaluate the best startups which advance to Step 2.​

Step 2

Follow-up Accelerating Program

 

The best teams will be given

  • ​matchmaking and partnership-building sessions with interested UN partners and/or governments 
  • ​mentoring sessions and investment opportunities by accelerators and/or VCs
  • dedicated blog ​article
  • fast-track access to the AI for Good Innovation Factory Startup Acceleration Program our sponsor’s accelerating program ​(if applicable)  ​

Step 3

AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale

The finalist startup of each monthly pitching session will get access to the AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale during the AI for Good Global Summit, 8-11 July 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland, the final demo event where startups pitch to a panel of investors, VCs, and philanthropists for potential funding. The final winner will get a full package of prizes, including special media exposure​.

Step 1

Monthly AI for Good Innovation Factory Pitching Sessions

ill out the application form for a monthly online or in-person pitching session. Selected startups will have the opportunity to deliver a 5-minute pitch followed by a 10-minute Q&A session with our top-class judges.

Judges will evaluate the best startups which advance to Step 2.​

Step 2

Follow-up Accelerating Program

 

The best teams will be given

  • ​matchmaking and partnership-building sessions with interested UN partners and/or governments 
  • ​mentoring sessions and investment opportunities by accelerators and/or VCs
  • dedicated blog ​article
  • fast-track access to the AI for Good Innovation Factory Startup Acceleration Program our sponsor’s accelerating program ​(if applicable)  ​

Step 3

AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale

The finalist startup of each monthly pitching session will get access to the AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale during the AI for Good Global Summit 2025, 8-9 July, in Geneva, Switzerland, the final demo event where startups pitch to a panel of investors, VCs, and philanthropists for potential funding.

The final winner will get a full package of prizes (items to be confirmed) including special media exposure​.

Do you have an innovative idea or a start-up using AI to advance the SDGs?
















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    Innovation Factory – your local chapter!

    Looking to accelerate the growth and scale of innovative AI social impact start-ups in your region, or those you’re supporting across different sectors?

    Co-organize, with ITU, your own start-ups Innovation Factory, and join your top finalist at the prestigious AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale at the 2025 AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva (8 to 11 July) where the final winner will get a full package of prizes.

    Download the package by completing the form below, and we’ll contact you to discuss this exciting opportunity.