⚡️ Women Build AI: Z2D × Connected Women in AI Build an AI startup in a weekend. Zero-to-Demo is going all-women for the first time. Together with Connected Women in AI, we’re filling a room with the most ambitious women building in Copenhagen: engineers, designers, product people, data analysts and domain experts who’d rather build the thing than talk about it. You get 36 hours to take an idea from zero to a working AI product, then demo it live to a jury of founders and investors. It’s intense and a little chaotic, and you’ll ship more in one weekend than you normally would in a month. Around 80% of the teams from our last cohort kept building after the weekend. Our alumni have since raised from Antler and from a16z and Sequoia scout funds. Limited to 20 teams. 📅 Schedule Monday, Nov 16: Match & Ideate 17:00 — Meet the Cohort & Form Teams 20:00 — Wrap Tuesday–Friday, Nov 17–20: The week in between Nothing on-site, so get on with your week. If you want a head start, stay in touch with your team, work on your idea and reach out to our mentors. Day 1 — Saturday, Nov 21 09:00 — Doors Open & Welcome 09:30 — Kick-Off 13:00 — Lunch 13:30 — Building (Mentors on-Site) 20:00 — Pitch & Dine: Show your Day 1 Progress 22:00 — Day 1 Wrap Day 2 — Sunday, Nov 22 09:00 — Doors Open 15:00 — Pre-Selection Announcement 16:00 — Live Demos & Judging 18:00 — Winner Announcement 18:10 — After-Event 22:00 — Wrap 📍 Location Djøf Copenhagen 👥 Who it’s for You don’t have to code, but you do have to build. Engineers, data people, product people, designers, and domain experts who can help take an idea to a working demo. Whether you’re a seasoned builder or doing this for the first time, apply. Apply solo, as a partial team, or as a full team. ⚙️ How it works Commitment: Monday evening and the full weekend 36-hour sprint, Saturday morning to Sunday evening Build an AI-powered product for a real problem, from scratch Mentors on-site all weekend Every team pitches on Saturday night and gets feedback Finalists demo live to the jury on Sunday Demo over deck: show it works Everyone starts building at Saturday’s kick-off. Teams can’t arrive with a product that’s already largely built. If you’re unsure whether your project is eligible, contact us. 🤝 After the weekend Access to the Z2D alumni network and the CWAI community We keep backing the strongest teams after the weekend with intros to investors, co-founders, hires and first customers Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply solo or as a team.