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Ukrainian IT entrepreneur and investor Volodymyr Lytvyn, founder of the Ukrainian Lytvyn Foundation and the European Lytvyn.AI.Foundation, joined the jury for startup pitches at AI Summit Barcelona 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.
Representatives from OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Cloudflare, AWS, SAP, J.P. Morgan and other international companies participated in the summit, along with founders of technology projects, researchers and investors. The program included talks, working sessions, AI product demos and a dedicated track for startups. Lytvyn judged European AI startups Lytvyn served on the Startup Pitch jury at AI Summit Barcelona alongside representatives of European venture funds Acurio Ventures, Partech, Cathay Innovation, Elaia and Armilar Venture Partners. Five AI startups reached the final: Papaya, Albion Techbio, Elna Health, Vigiai and Siren Agtech. The teams presented their products to the jury and investors, then answered experts’ questions. The winner was Vigiai. Volodymyr Lytvyn served on the Startup Pitch jury at AI Summit Barcelona (photo: Lytvyn Foundation)Participation in AI Summit Barcelona continued the European work of the Ukrainian IT investor with technology entrepreneurs and teams building products based on artificial intelligence. Through Lytvyn.AI.Foundation he is developing support for engineers, technical founders and AI startups, focusing on building technology teams and products. Volodymyr Lytvyn is developing a track focused on AI startups (photo: press service)An AI hackathon from Lytvyn.AI.Foundation will take place in Barcelona Incidentally, already 9–10 October Lytvyn.AI.Foundation will hold an AI hackathon in Barcelona for 70 engineers and technical founders. Participants will work in teams of up to four people and will have 13 hours over two days to create a finished product. The theme will be announced at the start. Teams may use any AI models, coding agents and other tools. The result must be a product that runs in a mobile browser and that a new user can begin using in 60 seconds. Participants will work in one of three tracks: game, tool, or product for building a useful habit. The best project will receive 10 thousand euros. AI Summit Barcelona served as one of the venues for meeting potential participants for the upcoming hackathon.
What is known about Volodymyr Lytvyn Volodymyr Lytvyn is a Ukrainian IT entrepreneur and investor who develops technology projects and AI initiatives in Europe and is the founder of the European Lytvyn.AI.Foundation. He owns several successful IT projects, invests in new technology directions and supports social and educational initiatives. In Ukraine, Lytvyn founded the charitable Lytvyn Foundation, which creates free educational and development programs for children, teenagers and young people. The foundation’s projects include the MindCraft online business school; a business club for teenagers developing their own startups; the Code The Future series of AI hackathons; mentoring and grant programs; and the ONE POINT: Game. Mind. Future. sports-education program in partnership with tennis player Elina Svitolina’s foundation. In Europe he focuses on projects in artificial intelligence, work with engineers, technical founders and startups, and on hosting large-scale technology events under Lytvyn.AI.Foundation.
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