AI for Good Innovation Factory 2026 — Live Pitching Session

The AI for Good Innovation Factory is the UN International Telecommunication Union's startup pitching and acceleration platform, run as part of the AI for Good initiative in Geneva. This entry is one of the programme's recurring live pitching sessions in the 2026 cycle, held online in early December, in which selected ventures present AI-, machine-learning- and algorithm-driven solutions addressing real-world and Sustainable Development Goal challenges to a panel and an online audience.

Across the year the Innovation Factory runs monthly regional and thematic pitching rounds — spanning sectors and geographies, including dedicated sessions for African finalists and women entrepreneurs — that feed into the Innovation Factory Grand Finale staged at the AI for Good Global Summit. For founders, the platform offers global pitching exposure, connections to funding, expert mentorship, networking and media visibility; for attendees, it is a free, openly accessible window onto early-stage AI startups building toward social and humanitarian impact under a credible UN-backed banner. Because it is an online session tied to a live competition, exact line-ups are confirmed close to the date, but the format — short pitches, expert feedback, and a route toward the summit finale — is consistent across the series. It suits investors, accelerator partners, and anyone tracking AI-for-good entrepreneurship beyond the usual commercial circuit.