National AI Startup Competition 2026

​LiU Students - Are you aiming to be a founder? Have an idea you’ve dreamt of realising?

The sharpest builders from Sweden’s elite universities are going head-to-head to design, build, and launch a real AI startup. Compete for national recognition, prizes, and a spot at the National Final in Stockholm.
Partnered with Antler, Amazon Web Services (AWS), NVIDIA, Lovable, Lunar, and with Grant Thornton (US) as our Growth Partner, this competition gives future builders the chance to create VC-backable ideas, connect with top investors, and scale with professional support.

⚠️ 𝗟𝗶𝗨 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲: While other universities run their local buildathon on April 18-19, LiU Ai Society will host ours on April 12-13 instead.

🗓 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
April 12–13 | Local Buildathon at LiU: Our campus qualifier. Only two teams will be selected for the finals.
April 28 | National Final in Stockholm: A final build sprint at Antler’s office, live pitches at AWS HQ, and an exclusive award dinner with our partners.

🎯 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹:
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 exposure to Sweden's top VCs and tech leaders

💡 Ready to build something real?
👉 Sign up now to represent Linköpings University: https://lnkd.in/dufTd6Y9

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