Building with AI: Vibe2Pitch #2 (w/ The AI Collective)

​Building with AI will host the pitch day of the second edition of Vibe2Pitch !
It will be an action-packed evening where multidisciplinary teams pitch solutions to satisfy real-world needs to a captive audience.
Built for beginners and experienced builders alike, no AI background required.

​This edition's theme: Moving to a New City.
Stamford is seeing a wave of new residents right now.
What problems do they run into — finding housing, meeting people, navigating the city, choosing food, settling in?
Your team will select one topic and build something to address it.
You are encouraged to vibe-code a platform/service.

​Teams of 3–6 people will turn a problem into a working prototype and a pitch/presentation.
Success depends on more than a working demo — it's judged on problem definition, market research, product design, storytelling, and how well you put AI tools to use, and will be judged by a panel of experienced judges from the industry.

​Here's how it works:

• ​Register on Luma — bring your own team, or register as a free agent and we'll place you on a team.

• ​We kicked off with a Meet & Greet orientation on Sept 16, where this edition's theme was announced — teams are free to start building from that day, at their own pace. If you missed the Meet & Greet, no problem — you can still register as a free agent, or reach out to a team asking to join.

• ​Oct 5 — Team assignment day for free agents and UConn students. They get placed onto a team on a rolling basis by organizers, as seen on the dashboard at this link
  https://bwai.web.app/vibe2pitch
  Registration stays open after this.

• ​Build your project with your team — The organizers won't set up the team meetings, that is scheduled by the teams amongst themselves. The building time is this whole window between the day you join a team, to the pitch day.

• ​Oct 18 — Confirm your team's attendance.

• ​Oct 21 — Pitch day - The main event

​Here's the schedule for pitch day itself (Oct 21st):

• ​6:00 – 6:30 PM — Registration & open networking.

• ​6:30 – 6:45 PM — Welcome: an introduction to Building with AI and Vibe2Pitch.

• ​6:45 – 8:45 PM — Pitch time

• ​8:45 – 9:00 PM — Awards, results, and wrap-up.
  
  Judging Rubric (Each criterion rated 1-5 points)

• ​Defines a Real Problem — is the problem genuine, meaningful and clearly understood?

• ​Offers Valuable User Benefits — does the solution create clear, tangible value for the user?

• ​Shows Strong Advantages Over Current Solutions — is it meaningfully better than what exists today?

• ​Delivers a Confidence-Inspiring Presentation — is the pitch clear, credible and persuasive?

• ​Demonstrates a Strong Prototype — does the prototype show the core workflow and credible evidence that it works?
  
  Don't have a team?
  Register as a free agent — we'll assign you one starting from October 5th onwards, on a rolling basis.

​Already have a venture?
If it's relevant to the themes of AI and “Moving to a New City”, you are welcome to pitch!

​Please note: space at these community events is limited, and we can't always accept everyone who applies. If you're not accepted this time, please keep applying — we'd love to see you at a future event.

​The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era. We unite 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier, build trust, and coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress.

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