Finalists
We’re thrilled to introduce the nine finalists selected to pitch for investment of up to $1 million USD at our next Pitchday (February 2025).
NETRASCALE
FINALIST
Region: UK
NetraScale is a pioneering cybersecurity and risk management startup. Their AI-powered solutions are designed to help small businesses to combat advanced cyber threats and fraudulent activities. By securing the digital backbone of the economy NetraScale will contribute to economic stability and foster innovation – helping to build a more resilient digital ecosystem where businesses of all sizes can thrive.
GOTCHA
FINALIST
Region: Armenia
Gotcha has developed AI-based, multi-model emotion recognition solutions to help businesses enhance customer satisfaction and detect fraud, utilizing real-time analysis of facial behaviour, speech recognition, and gestures, without storing biometric data, and detecting 13 distinct emotions, including advanced deception cues.
OIAI
FINALIST
Region: UK
These AI teachers are capable of teaching anything, both for Corporate Learning and Development (C&L) and Higher Education. They make digital learning two-way conversational and connect to an enterprise dashboard for module creation and deep learner analytics.
VESTIR
FINALIST
Region: Switzerland
Vestir Technologies are developing a groundbreaking AI-powered virtual fitting room, where shoppers see clothes on a true likeness of themselves in 3D video form. As a person's avatar moves, the fabric moves. They see their own body, face & skin tone, with their own natural movement – something no one has done before. It's not just a question of whether something is the ‘right size’, but whether an item of clothing is ‘right’. Vestir is recreating the in-store fitting room online, changing online shopping forever.
ARACHNE DIGITAL
FINALIST
Region: NEW ZEALAND
Arachne Digital is an innovative, open-source platform that leverages machine learning and human expertise to map cyber threats helping organisations understand, prioritise, and respond to threats with precision. With a commitment to transparency, open standards, and community-driven development, they empower our clients to stay ahead of evolving cyber risks. By promoting global collaboration, Arachne Digital is building a safer internet while driving innovation in the fight against cyber threats.
SourceEazy
FINALIST
Region: USA
Have developed a factory direct operating system for branded merchandise. Their system will revolutionise the $110B legacy promotional and uniform product industry's supply chain by simplifying design, sourcing, production, and distribution through automated technology—eliminating intermediaries, improving transparency and efficiency. By working directly with verified factories, distributors using SourceEazy can simplify operations, ensure ethical and sustainable sourcing, and
DIPTERA
FINALIST
Region: ISRAEL
"Diptera.ai has the potential to revolutionize the health and livelihood of billions of people by modernizing the tools to fight mosquitoes and the diseases they spread, a growing problem that is being amplified by climate change. Diptera.ai uses biology and computer vision to sustainably control mosquito populations and end the transmission of diseases like malaria, dengue, Zika, and more. To date, they have successfully conducted one of the world’s largest release pilots, reducing the local mosquito population by up to 94% in an entire town, and are collaborating with the Gates Foundation to combat malaria. They are now raising funds to bring this solution to the people who need it the most."
JADE AUTISM
FINALIST
Region: UK
This pioneering company aims to empower neurodivergent children through innovative technology. Their gamified platform leverages artificial intelligence and data-driven insights to support early autism detection and personalised educational strategies. With a global presence in over 179 countries and partnerships with governments, schools, and educators, Jade aims to foster inclusion, improve learning outcomes, and create a more equitable future for all children.
DANUROBOTICS
FINALIST
Region: UK
Have developed an AI Guided Robotic Waste Management System which aims to combat the problem of recycling facilities being reliant on slow manual sorting. Their AI guided multi-picker, which has attracted significant market attention, offers a robotic sorting system that operates like an octopus, eight pickers can pick out eight different things, and will fully automate the whole waste sorting process.