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The biggest founder-focused event of the year ✨ Slush ✨ is around the corner, and we will be present! AI Founders Club members Thoughtful Oasis and Pandatron will be around in Helsinki all week. You can also connect with our colleague Parul Chaudhary to get to know our services and support. Slush and its side events are a great chance to meet several other EIT Community initiatives as well: ☘️ EIT Community New European Bauhaus - Maria Marrugat, Catherine Breyssens, Marianne Lemberger & Thomas Park Join their Demo Day showcasing current startups: https://shorturl.at/dKiH2 ♀️ EIT Community Supernovas - Celia Alija Pérez, Asier Sannio Ormazabal, Celeste Reglá Díaz & Elena Popovici Join their networking event for female-led startups & investors: https://lnkd.in/dFN8pu3U 🌎 EIT Global Outreach - Adina Beer & Maytal Perlman Join their deep-tech scaleup dinner: https://luma.com/80bmm6un 🎓 EIT Campus - Gerard Dominguez-Reig & Luisa Esposito 📣 EIT Community communication manager - Rebecca Ugalde Varela #EITCommunity #Slush2025 EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology

Europe’s AI entrepreneurs are getting noticed - and supported! 🚀 We’re proud to share that the AI Founders Club, initiated by the EIT AI Community and led by 28DIGITAL, was highlighted by the European Commission in its new Apply AI Strategy as a model initiative for strengthening AI entrepreneurship across Europe. 📘 In the strategy, the Commission proposes the creation of an AI Entrepreneurs Lab, and points to the Founders Club as an existing example of how Europe can bridge AI talent, innovation, and investment across sectors. 💡 After a successful pilot edition in 2025, the AI Founders Club has already supported a first cohort of promising startups - including Thoughtful Oasis, WeavAir, Pandatron, Istya, Artiwise and Bit&R - through tailored investor matchmaking, EU funding readiness sessions, founder-to-founder exchanges, and visibility across Europe and Silicon Valley (🤝 EIT Hub Silicon Valley). Looking ahead, we’re scaling up the AI Founders Club to reach even more early-stage AI innovators, expanding the offering to include deeper mentorship, cross-border connections, and stronger links to both EU and global markets. 🌍 🤝 Thanks to Rens Dommerholt, Natalia Mykhaylova, Dima Syrotkin 🇺🇦, Diana Miron, Tanel Temel & Keylany Hassine for joining the community and making this pilot a success! 🔗 Learn more about the initiative and how to get involved: https://lnkd.in/eBKkk8iR #EITCommunity | EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT Food, Climate KIC, EIT Health, EIT Manufacturing, Orestis Trasanidis, Parul Chaudhary, Rebecca Ugalde Varela

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the way Europe manages, monitors, and optimises traffic 🚦 From smarter routing and multimodal systems to safer, more accessible urban mobility. But key questions remain: 🧭 How can AI be deployed responsibly in critical infrastructure? ⚖️ How can we balance efficiency, safety, and citizens’ rights? 🚗 And what does AI in traffic management really mean today? Join us on November 14 for a webinar on this topic - organized together with AYA Consulting / Dr. Johanna (Yanna) Tzanidaki - to explore these questions with leading experts from research, industry, and city networks. 🎙 What to expect: Dr. Oihana Otaegui from Vicomtech will open with insights from applied R&D&I on AI-based mobility solutions, followed by perspectives from two EU-funded projects: ACUMEN and DELPHI (led by Claudio Roncoli and Manos Barmpounakis), focusing on AI tools for multimodal traffic management and drone-based data collection. Industry innovators Hayden AI (represented by Charley Territo) and Valerann (by Olga Gonzalez, MBA, ☁, STEM (London / Miami)) will demonstrate how AI enhances public transport safety, accessibility, and real-time incident detection. From the city perspective, Sibylle Meffre from POLIS network will share lessons on deploying AI in urban mobility. Traffic information leaders TomTom (Carolien Mazal) and Be-Mobile (Bart Lannoo) will reveal how AI enables smarter routing and live travel insights. Finally, Orestis Trasanidis (28DIGITAL, EIT AI Community & EIT Hub Silicon Valley) will reflect on the broader implications of AI-driven innovation in Europe’s transport and mobility ecosystems. 💬 Bring your own questions to the discussion! 💻 AI in Traffic Management 📅 14 November 2025 🕥 10:30 – 12:30 CET 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/e-KekqgD #EITCommunity EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology

🚨 The very last day to submit your proposals for the AI Challenge 2025! Don't miss this change to match your AI innovation with real needs from industries, a cash incentive to develop your PoC and access to the high potential EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology network accross Europe. 👇

How do you make coding feel like play? 👾 For Diana Miron, the answer was to bring creativity, curiosity, and AI together. As a self-taught developer and founder of Bit&R, she saw how many kids lost interest in coding before they ever wrote a single line of real code. So she decided to change that. 💻 Enter Bit&R - an AI-powered platform where kids aged 10–14 learn by building and sharing their own games. With their soon-to-launch AI copilot Robert, Bit&R helps children learn real coding languages in a way that feels as natural and fun as gaming. 💬 "What sets us apart is the speed and playfulness of the experience. A child can build a website or a game in just a few hours, gaining confidence and motivation, while also being part of a community where they can showcase their creations" says Diana. From classroom projects to NGO partnerships reaching underserved communities, Bit&R is showing how AI can make education more inclusive, creative, and empowering, one line of code at a time. As part of the EIT AI Founders Club, Diana and her cofounder Claudia Ifrim are now scaling their platform responsibly, ensuring that the next generation learns not only how to code, but also how to build ethically, curiously, and confidently in a digital world. 🔗 Read the full founder story: https://lnkd.in/evFhrKFS #EITCommunity | EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology 28DIGITAL

🚨 Last Call for AI Startups & Scaleups! Only one week left to apply for the AI Challenge 2025 🗓️ deadline 29 October. Don’t miss your chance to match your AI innovation with real needs from industry, cities, and institutions across Europe. What’s at stake? 💡 Direct collaboration with leading challenge owners 💰 €10,000 cash award to accelerate your proof-of-concept 🤝 Entry into the AI Founders Club with tailored support & access to the wider EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology ecosystem 👁️🗨️ Visibility & credibility as part of a Europe-wide AI initiative This year’s industry-backed challenges: • Tailoring Fertilization To The Land – GRUPO AN (Alimentación Natural) • Transportation Resilience & Accessibility in Crisis – Hellenic Centre for Defence Innovation S.A. • AI-Powered Training for Modular Farming Systems – Take Root Bio Technologies Ltd • AI-Enhanced Community Digital Twin – Take Root Bio Technologies Ltd • AI for Carbon-Smart Autonomous Agrifood Systems – Take Root Bio Technologies Ltd • Smarter Information Access for Field Teams – Bayer | Crop Science 👉 Deadline: 29 October Apply now and join the movement shaping Europe’s AI future. 🔗 All info & application: https://lnkd.in/eTQ8dTMC #EITCommunity --- The EIT AI Community - driven by 28DIGITAL, EIT Food, EIT Health, EIT Manufacturing and Climate KIC - connects, supports, and accelerates high-potential AI and robotics start-ups and talent across Europe.

🚨 The AI Challenge 2025 remains open for two more weeks. This is your chance to showcase how your AI solution can create real-world impact. Missed the infosession where the challenge owners explain their topics first-hand? 📺 Watch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/e-XrpvZB 🔗 All info, full challenges & applications: https://lnkd.in/eTQ8dTMC #EITCommunity | EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology

🥦 Feeding the future means producing food without fuelling the climate crisis. Take Root Bio Technologies Ltd is building modular, closed-loop agrifood ecosystems - from aquaponics and fungi to dwarf trees and precision farming - designed for both urban rooftops and even extraterrestrial habitats🛰️🌌 But with these complex systems come equally complex emissions: fluctuating CO₂, CH₄, and carbon fluxes that can’t be captured by static dashboards. That's why there are looking for AI-powered solutions that can: 🔹 Integrate real-time sensor data with Earth observation inputs 🔹 Track and distinguish local emissions from broader atmospheric shifts 🔹 Predict carbon fluxes with ≥85% confidence 🔹 Optimise conditions for diverse crops while lowering emissions 🔹 Deliver compliant, real-time GHG reports ready for climate finance and MRV The mission: build a modular, secure, and intelligent emissions monitoring system that turns agrifood ecosystems into climate-positive infrastructure, empowering sustainable growth on Earth and beyond. 🚀 This is just one of the challenges in AI Challenge 2025, where Europe’s brightest startups tackle real-world problems. Winning startups gain a €10,000 cash award to fuel PoC development, access to the AI Founders Club and EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology ecosystem, while earning credibility and visibility as part of a Europe-wide AI initiative. 👉 Are you ready to help food systems become carbon-smart? Apply before October 29th: https://lnkd.in/eTQ8dTMC #EITCommunity | EIT Food

The #EITEdTech25 Conference is back on 30 October in Brussels, Belgium! The conference aims to support the European EdTech ecosystem and help make EdTech the next European success story. Recognising the sector’s dynamic yet fragmented nature, the conference serves as a vital platform for connection, collaboration, and policy dialogue. Building on insights from its inaugural 2024 edition, this year’s event will bring together key players from across education and innovation including industry leaders, startups, universities, schools, and public sector representatives. A glimpse of the various speakers: 🎤 Peter Fagerström, Founder & CEO at educraftor 🎤 Jitske van Os, Managing Director at DutchEdTech, 🎤Märt Aro, Co-Founder at DreamApply 🎤 Jannie Jeppesen, CEO at Swedish Edtech Industry & Chair at European Edtech Alliance 🎤 Sharon Flynn, Manager at Institute of Creativity, University of Galway 🎤 Lana Par, President at European Students' Union (ESU) 🎤 Michaela Horvathova, Co-founder & Chief Education Officer at BE | Beyond Education 🎤 Svenia Busson, Edtech Ecosystem Builder Together, they’ll explore synergies, exchange best practices, and discuss the policies needed to drive meaningful progress in digital education. The programme will feature a blend of keynote speeches, high-level panel discussions, and interactive workshops, all designed to: 🔹 Amplify existing EdTech success stories 🔹 Foster new strategic partnerships 🔹 Align innovation efforts with Europe’s digital education priorities 🔹 Strengthen the role of the EIT Community as a committed supporter of a more cohesive and resilient European EdTech landscape 📅 30 October 2025 | 📍 Brussels 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eTd7vCiF #EITCommunity | EIT Urban Mobility EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology

🔎 What if search didn’t depend on knowing what to ask? That’s the question that brought Rens Dommerholt, Kaspar Rothenfusser, and Bekk Blando together. Three founders with different backgrounds but one shared obsession: helping humans and machines find what they don’t yet know they’re looking for. Their company, Thoughtful Oasis, is developing a new kind of search engine. One that doesn’t rely on exact words or perfect phrasing, but instead understands context, intent, and even ~vibes~. Using a breakthrough they call vector ontologies, the system automatically builds a taxonomy from any dataset, creating human-interpretable connections that make search truly intelligent, and transparent. 🧯 One of their first pilots: a virtual assistant for the North and East Gelderland Safety Region that helps firefighters make faster, data-driven decisions in the field. Within seconds, it retrieves verified, traceable information from official training resources, offering guidance in life-or-death situations. As part of the EIT AI Founders Club, Thoughtful Oasis is shaping the next generation of European AI innovation, one search at a time. “We already had a strong network in the Netherlands and some access to the U.S.” says Dommerholt. “The EIT AI Community offers us a chance to see what other European founders are building and enables easy access to infrastructure, strategic support and high-potential opportunities." 🔗 Read their full story: https://lnkd.in/eFq748mw #EITCommunity | EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT Digital