AI Entrepreneurs Lab is a five-day, in-person venture bootcamp operated by 28DIGITAL under the EIT Community AI & Robotics. It supports early-stage AI and robotics ideas through founder training, customer discovery, commercial-model testing and pitch development.
Up to 15 selected people or teams move through Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, ending with Demo Day. Applicants may enter alone or as a team of two, in a personal capacity.
Benefits & funding
- Up to five €10,000 team prizes are subject to quality, agreements and budget; winners pay taxes and transfer fees.
- Top 15 travel and accommodation support may be offered under separate rules and available budget.
- Award acceptance may require a SAFE or equivalent giving 28DIGITAL at most 1% future equity.
- Participants owe annual impact surveys for seven years; confirmed winners must present in Brussels on 17 November.
Eligibility
- Apply individually or in a team of up to two, in a personal capacity.
- The detailed eligibility section requires residence in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye or Ukraine; an earlier call section also says resident or established there.
- Master’s and PhD students or graduates are the main audience; bachelor-level graduates need exceptional programme fit.
- The idea must centre on Deep AI or robotics; an incorporated startup must still be pre-market launch.
- Submit only one application and expect full attendance across all five in-person days.
- There is no strict age limit; applicants aged 35 or younger are only particularly encouraged.
- EU-rule exclusions, restrictive measures, false information or unresolved conflicts of interest can bar an application.
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Residence required
Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece
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Hungary · Ireland · Italy · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Montenegro · North Macedonia · Serbia · Türkiye · Ukraine
Education required
Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Submit one English application by 21 October 2026, 17:00 CET; there is no application fee.
- 2Include one CV per team member and a short creative presentation.
- 3For a two-person team, the form says only the primary applicant will attend if selected.
- 4Eligible applications are scored; short online interviews may be requested before the Top 15 decision.
- 5Selected participants sign within three working days; winners later need a validated PIC and award documents.
Program timeline
Application deadline
21 October 2026, 17:00 CET
Top 15 announced
26 October 2026
Bootcamp starts
9 November 2026
Demo Day and bootcamp ends
13 November 2026
Awards ceremony in Brussels
17 November 2026