AWE EU 2025 Start-up Pitches

AWE is hosting a Start-up Pitch Competition at AWE EU 2025! Select AR and VR start-ups will be selected to pitch in front of the judges

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AWE is hosting a Start-up Pitch Competition at AWE EU 2025! Select AR and VR start-ups will be selected to pitch in front of the judges

Why Apply?

Select AR and VR start-ups will be selected to pitch in front of the judges - all experienced XR investors. The winning startup will be honored on the main stage at AWE EU 2025 and go home with the Auggie Award for the “Start-up to Watch”.

Who can apply?

XR startups
Companies in
- 5G
- Ads, Sales, and Marketing
- Art
- Artifical Intelligence
- Big Data
- Brain Computer Interface
- Computer Vision
- Content
- Culture
- Depth-Sensors
- Developers
- Ecommerce
- Enterprise
- Gaming & Entertainment
- HMD/Glass Augmented Reality
- Haptics
- Hearables
- History/Museums
- Holograms
- Humanitarian
- IoT
- Journalism
- Leisure
- Literature
- Machine Learning
- Microchips
- Microdisplays
- Mobile Augmented Reality
- Non-profit
- Open
- Psychology
- Social Impact
- Storytelling
- Training
- UX Design (Creators)
- Virtual Avatars
- Virtual Reality
- Wearables

Timeline

September 27: Deadline for Submissions
October 28: Start-ups Announced
November 20: Start-up Pitch Competition & Winner announced during Auggie Award ceremony

Benefits

On-stage Award
The "Startup to watch award" will be given to the winner on stage at AWE EU 2025