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AI In Action

Show us and win.

Show us one real way you're using AI agents or automated workflows to make your work better. Two minutes of screen recording, one idea, and you could win a โ‚ฌ1,000 travel voucher. Solo or duo. Six companies. Every role welcome.

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA
Deadline: Wednesday 24 June 2026 ยท 23:59 CET

Four steps. Done in a coffee break.

We're looking for real AI agents and automated workflows โ€” not just chatbot conversations. Show us how AI does the work alongside you. Screen recording is perfect.

01

Pick your workflow

Think of one way an AI agent or automated workflow has helped (or could help) you or your team do your work better. We're looking for AI that does the work โ€” not just answers questions.

02

Grab a teammate (or go solo)

Enter alone or as a duo โ€” maximum 2 people per team. Pick someone from your own company.

03

Record 2 minutes

Record your screen showing the agent or workflow in action. Walk us through: what it does, how it runs, and what the impact is. Screen recording + voiceover is ideal โ€” no editing required.

04

Submit and wait

Fill in the form, upload your video, and you're in. The jury reviews all submissions across the six companies and picks three winners.

Not sure where to start?

We're looking for AI that works alongside you โ€” from a simple automation to a full agentic workflow. Here's the kind of thing we mean.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Meeting notes on autopilot

Use Granola or a similar tool to record meetings, auto-generate structured notes, action items, and follow-up emails โ€” then share them with your team in one click.

๐Ÿ“ง Auto-draft email replies

AI reads your incoming emails, drafts context-aware replies in your tone, and queues them for your review. You just hit send.

โญ Customer review responder

An AI that drafts personalized responses to every Google or social media review โ€” positive or negative โ€” in the right tone and language. One minute per review instead of ten.

๐Ÿ“‹ Appointment rescheduling workflow

A workflow that monitors cancellations, identifies suitable patients from the waitlist, and sends rebooking messages automatically โ€” no manual phone calls.

๐Ÿ“ CV screening assistant

Paste a job profile, feed in a batch of CVs, and get a ranked shortlist with a one-paragraph summary per candidate. Hours of work in minutes.

๐Ÿ”„ Social media content pipeline

Take one piece of content โ€” a blog post, an announcement, a photo โ€” and let AI generate versions for Instagram, LinkedIn, and newsletters, ready to schedule.

๐Ÿ“Š Daily report generator

Pull yesterday's sales, appointments, or KPIs from your tools, and have AI summarize them into a clean morning briefing for your team โ€” delivered automatically.

๐ŸŒ Instant translation workflow

Customer writes in French, you respond in Italian โ€” AI translates communications back and forth while keeping the tone professional and natural.

๐Ÿงพ Invoice processing agent

An AI agent that reads incoming invoices, extracts line items, matches them to purchase orders, and flags discrepancies โ€” no manual data entry.

๐Ÿ“ฆ Stock replenishment automation

A workflow that monitors inventory levels, predicts demand from historical data, and generates purchase orders before you run out.

๐Ÿค– End-to-end patient onboarding agent

A multi-step agent that collects patient details, verifies insurance, pre-fills medical history forms, books the first appointment, and sends a welcome pack โ€” fully automated from intake to confirmation.

What counts

Simple automation Connected workflow Full AI agent

All of these count. We're not looking for the most complex โ€” we're looking for the most useful.

Get inspired

Watch how others have built AI workflows that work:

Three winners. โ‚ฌ1,000 each.

Each of our 3 winning teams receives a โ‚ฌ1,000 travel voucher โ€” go wherever you want, whenever you want.

WINNER 1
โ‚ฌ1,000
Travel voucher
Solo? Keep the full โ‚ฌ1,000. Duo? Split it and double the fun.
WINNER 2
โ‚ฌ1,000
Travel voucher
Pick any destination. Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen โ€” your call.
WINNER 3
โ‚ฌ1,000
Travel voucher
Use it for flights, hotels, experiences โ€” it's yours.
Total prize pool: โ‚ฌ3,000 ยท 3 teams ยท Travel vouchers

Who can play?

Short answer: everyone. Long answer:

Who's eligible

Every permanent employee across all six companies โ€” Bludental, Tom & Co, Nesto, Faceland, The Climbing Hangar, and Boulders. Every function, every level. Store staff, clinical teams, vets, nurses, field, HQ.

Team size

Teams of any size can enter โ€” solo, duo, or a full department. The prize (โ‚ฌ1,000 travel voucher) goes to the team regardless of size. Multiple teams from the same department can enter separately, and the same team can submit multiple different projects.

Submission format

A screen recording (max 2 minutes) showing your AI agent or workflow in action, plus a short written description via the form. Voiceover encouraged. No production value required.

What counts

AI agents, automated workflows, and real use cases where AI does the work โ€” not just answers a question. Already running it? Even better. The jury rewards agentic and practical over theoretical.

Deadline

All submissions must be received by Wednesday 24 June 2026 at 23:59 CET. Late entries won't be considered. Winners announced Wednesday 1 July 2026.

What doesn't count

Vague "AI will change everything" pitches without a concrete use case. Submissions containing confidential customer or patient data. Links to someone else's product demo.

How we decide.

An independent jury of 3 Verlinvest team members + 1 external AI advisor scores every submission on five criteria. No CEOs on the jury โ€” this is a cross-portfolio decision.

Relevance

Does it solve a real problem in day-to-day work?

Feasibility

Can it actually be done โ€” or is it already being done?

Originality

Is there something fresh in the approach?

POC quality

How concretely has the submitter shown it works?

Replication

Could another company in the portfolio use the same idea?

Six companies. One challenge.

Employees across all six portfolio companies compete in a single pool. Three winners are chosen by an independent jury โ€” regardless of which company they're from.

Bludental
Dental care ยท Italy
Tom & Co
Pet care ยท Belgium, France & Luxembourg
Nesto
Veterinary care ยท Belgium, Germany & Luxembourg
Faceland
Aesthetic clinics ยท Europe
The Climbing Hangar
Indoor climbing ยท UK & Europe
Boulders
Indoor climbing ยท Europe

Key dates.

5 May 2026
Submissions open
24 June 2026
Submissions close (23:59 CET)
1 July 2026
Winners announced

Questions?

Do I need a technical background to enter?

No. If you've set up an AI agent to handle a task for you, built an automated workflow, or even just imagined a way AI could run part of your job โ€” that's a valid starting point. We're looking for useful agentic workflows, not technical sophistication.

My idea feels too simple. Is that OK?

Yes. Your best idea is allowed to be simple. A 15-minute time-save that actually works beats a grand theoretical vision every time. The jury rewards practical over clever.

How do I record the video?

Record your screen showing the AI agent or workflow in action โ€” use your phone, a screen recorder, or whatever's easiest. Walk us through what it does and what the impact is. Add a voiceover. No editing needed. Raw is fine.

Can I submit more than one idea?

Yes โ€” if they're genuinely different use cases. Duplicate or near-identical submissions from the same person will be merged by the organizers.

What happens to my idea after I submit?

The independent jury reviews all submissions across the six companies. The best ideas will be shared across the portfolio to help everyone learn. Nothing is published externally without your agreement.

Can my teammate be from a different company?

No โ€” your teammate must work at the same company as you. But you can enter solo.

What about data privacy?

Do not include confidential customer data, patient data, or personally identifiable information about third parties in your submission. The jury and organizers only see your submission, and all files are deleted 12 months after the competition ends unless you opt in to longer storage for showcase.

When do I find out if I won?

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 1 July 2026 across all six companies simultaneously.

Can a full team enter?

Yes. There's no limit on team size โ€” solo, duo, or your whole department. If your team has built something together, show us. The โ‚ฌ1,000 travel voucher goes to the winning team to split however they choose.

Can we submit multiple projects?

Yes. A single team can submit multiple different projects, and multiple teams from the same department can each submit their own. The marketing team has three different AI workflows? Submit all three as separate entries. More ideas, more chances.

Do we need to be somewhere in person?

No. Everything is submitted digitally โ€” there's no physical event, no pitch day, no travel required. Record your screen, fill in the form, and you're done. The jury reviews submissions remotely.

Need help or have questions?

Reach out to your internal champion or email aichallenge@verlinvest.com

Ready? Show us.

Two minutes. One workflow. You could be booking a trip by July. Three โ‚ฌ1,000 travel vouchers. Deadline: 24 June 2026.

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA