THE POOL Finals

Welcome to THE POOL – Final Pitch Day!
After an intense hackathon week(end), the newly formed teams from THE POOL are ready to take the stage: they will pitch the AI startup ideas they developed during the hackathon – from first spark to prototype vision.
In front of an expert jury, they’ll compete for the chance to receive up to €25,000 in prototype funding – a unique opportunity to turn their ideas into reality.
But this event is about more than pitches: it’s a celebration of creativity, collaboration, and the growing AI ecosystem. Whether you’re a founder, researcher, investor, or simply curious about what’s next in AI – you are warmly invited to join us.
Come for the ideas, stay for the community: inspiring pitches, insights into Munich’s AI landscape, and plenty of networking at Google Munich.
Agenda:
4.00 pm: Arrival with Networking
4.30 pm: Welcome
4.45 pm: Google Keynote
5.00 pm: Video Message Dr. Fabian Mehring
5.03 pm: Startup Pitches
5.30 pm: Ecosystem Pitches
5.45 pm: Panel Discussion w/ Dr. Hans Michael Strepp &
Claudia Baumgartner
6.05 pm: Winner Announcement
6.20 pm: Wrap-Up & Networking
8.30 pm: End of Event
And there’s more: together with RoboTUM, who bring their robotics showcase and community to Google on the same day, you’ll get an extra dose of inspiration!
If you don’t want to wait until October 2, dive deeper into production realities at the Munich AI Nexus meetup organised by appliedAI Developers – where senior engineers tackle the critical challenge of scaling AI prototypes before teams pitch for €25,000 at the THE POOL Finals.
SEE YOU AT THE POOL!