PROPEL YOUR STARTUP TO NEW HEIGHTS
Ready to showcase your groundbreaking AI marketing or eCommerce startup at Technology for Marketing?
This is your chance to shine, demonstrate your innovative business, and compete with the best in the industry.
Perfect your pitch in front of top-tier brands and receive invaluable feedback from some of the most respected figures in marketing, eCommerce and tech.
Don't miss your chance to get noticed and propel your startup to new heights.
Win a stand AND speaking slot at Technology for Marketing 2026, together worth over £10,500!
ARE YOU READY?
THE CONTEST- Step by Step
✍️ STEP ONE: ENTER the competition.
ENTRIES CLOSE -> 18TH JULY
📑 STEP TWO: Our judges will whittle down all the entries to three startups, which will be announced before the 25th of August 2025 (one month prior to Technology for Marketing).
The judges will mark the applicants on:
- Communication & Engagement - How understandable is the solution itself? How well is it being communicated with the audience?
- Innovation - How likely is the AI solution going to transform a user’s job?
- Creative - How good is the branding/creative?
- Built to Last? - How resilient will the business be in the coming years?
- Social Proof - How good is the evidence that this solution will work in the long-term?
🥳 STEP THREE: The three shortlisted startups will be invited to attend & pitch their businesses LIVE at Technology for Marketing on the 25th of September, in front of our esteemed judges and audience. So make sure to clear your agenda!
NOTE: The shortlisted three will each have 5 minutes to do an elevator pitch (with slides) and then have a 5-minute Q&A with the judges.
PRIZES
The Winner will receive a stand and speaking slot at the 2026 Technology for Marketing show worth over £10,500!
The two runners up will receive free tickets to 2026's Technology for Marketing.
All applicants will have their logo displayed at Technology for Marketing across the two days, 24th & 25th of September.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
🌎 Your business must be a solution that can be used internationally
5️⃣ Your business must be under 5 years old
📱 Your business must be an AI solution within Marketing or eCommerce
2024 WINNER
The winner of The AI Startup Contest 2024...
Rosie Bailey, Co-Founder & CEO of Nibble!
Well done Rosie👏
Nibble is the award-winning AI negotiation platform that empowers businesses and brands to negotiate 1-1 with their customers on demand. Through a combination of academically-backed negotiation science and industry-recognised conversation design, they deliver win-win outcomes at scale.
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