On December 18, the TSU Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Center organized the final event of the AI Startup Challenge - Pre-Accelerator Program. The program aimed to support innovative artificial intelligence-based ideas and transform them into startups.
Students presented AI-based products, services, minimum viable products (MVPs), and startup concepts developed during the two-month program. The program provided participants with the opportunity to solve real-world problems and undergo intensive training, mentoring, and teamwork using Agile methodologies.
The jury revealed the following winners:
1st place – SkillBridge, a startup that guides beginners on the path of professional development and connects them with employers, using skill- and career-based mechanisms.
2nd place – FPM team
Startup - Shuapp, an app that helps users meet new people and expand their social connections using modern technologies.
3rd place – BotCraft team
Startup - RoutineX, an organizational business process automation platform that helps companies optimize routine operations and increase efficiency.
Program partners: HIGGS, Clevertone, the TSU Department of Computer Science.
HIGGS awarded cash prizes to the winning teams:
1st place – GEL 7,000
2nd place – GEL 5,000
3rd place – GEL 3,000