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Sweden’s premier student AI Buildathon is here!
The sharpest builders from elite universities go head-to-head to design, build, and launch a real AI startup, competing for national recognition, serious prizes, and a spot at the National Final in Stockholm.
📍 Local Rounds
From 18–19 April, your UU AI Society will host an intense 24h buildathon where teams will:
🧠 Design a AI-driven solution
💻 Build a working prototype from scratch
🔍 Validate their idea and define real-world impact
🎤 Pitch to a local jury of experts
Only two teams will make it to the final.
🏆 National Final
The winners from each university gather in Stockholm on 28th of April to compete against the country’s top student builders for:
💰 30,000 SEK in cash
☁️ 100,000 SEK worth of AWS cloud credits
💖 6 months of Lovable - free
💻 Up to 33,000 SEK of Nvidia compute credits
🌟 National recognition across Sweden's top universities and startup ecosystem
🚀 Direct exposure to investors, industry leaders, and founders
This is where Sweden’s next AI founders are made.
🎓 Participating Universities
Elite students from institutions including:
⚙️ KTH Royal Institute of Technology
💼 Stockholm School of Economics
📚 Uppsala University
🤖 Linköping University
🛠️ Chalmers University of Technology
Sign up for the local round at Builderbase: https://builderbase.com/v2/event/national-ai-startup-competition-2026
National AI Startup Competition 2026
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