AI Challenge 2025

Matching AI challenges with the right solution provider

What is the AI Challenge?

The AI Challenge 2025 is a Europe-wide initiative from the EIT AI Community to accelerate the deployment of cutting-edge AI solutions across industries and public sectors. We're calling on cities, corporates, public institutions, and other stakeholders to submit their pressing data- and AI-related challenges and get matched with innovative startups ready to solve them.

A matchmaking engine to put Europe's brightest minds to work on your most complex problems!

Why join?

We are living through an exponential era of technological change. Yet, innovation is often fragmented. To thrive, Europe must bring together value chains, domains, and stakeholders, and turn knowledge into action.

By submitting your challenge, you become part of this transformation:

• Get access to Europe’s most promising AI startups and scaleups
• Discover fresh, deployable solutions tailored to your needs
• Position your organisation as a leader in AI-driven innovation
• Contribute to shaping a strong, connected European AI ecosystem

Challenges 

We’re scouting for challenges that require smart, scalable AI-driven solutions. You can be from the public or private sector, working locally or globally.
Some of the focus areas for 2025 include:

• Data spaces for cities, health, and manufacturing
• AI and 5G technologies
• AI for drones
• Synthetic data & anonymisation
• Generative AI applications
• Process optimisation & logistics

This is not an exhaustive list and other topics also can be applied.

Eligibility check

Every challenge that is handed in will be evaluated equally based on the criteria mentioned in the guidelines document. Out of the several applications, twelve challenges will be selected to compete for the award prize. The others will still have an opportunity to find a solution but will not be eligible to compete for the award prize.

Be part of the EIT AI Community!

Are you looking to connect with European AI innovators?

Contact us at ai@eitcommunity.eu