Osana AVARA-tapahtumaa ArtTech-säätiö järjestää ArtTech Prize -kilpailun finaalin luovien alojen start-upeille. Kilpailussa myönnetään palkinto yhdelle kahdeksasta kansainvälisen tuomariston valitsemasta innovatiivisesta startup-yrityksestä. Vuoden 2025 kilpailun finalistit ovat:

Artcrush

ARTCRUSH: WHERE ART MEETS URBAN SPACE

Artcrush transforms digital advertising billboards into open-air galleries, bringing curated art to train stations, bus stops & streets where millions see it daily. 

Active in 15 countries with 15,000+ screens, we grow 100% yearly by using remnant ad slots at no cost.

Artists gain global exposure, while brand partners like Google & Coca-Cola connect with audiences through culture. We make creativity accessible — redefining where art lives & who sees it.

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Mathieu is Founder & CEO of Artcrush 

Beat Shaper

Beat Shaper is an AI music platform that helps producers accelerate their creative workflow. It generates editable music notation data compatible with standard music production tools, making it easy for users of all skill levels to explore new ideas. The system is trained ethically on proprietary and licensed data. Backed by Austrian innovation grants and a world-class incubator, Beat Shaper aims to set the standard for ethical, creator-friendly, and human-centric generative AI in music.

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Taylor Peer is founder of Beat Shaper

emergentic.ai

Emergentic.AI is building the authoring layer for agents across media and games. Agents with memory, personality, and goals interact in real time, powering emergent stories, dynamic NPCs, and collaborative workflows. Proven through cultural commissions like The Game of Whispers (LACMA) and enterprise deployments, Emergentic is the most powerful simulation and authoring platform for multi-agent worlds.

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Parag K. Mital is founder of emergentic.ai

KTG -ReadEU

KTG Research & Innovation Ltd (Cyprus), through its project ReadEU, is developing a multi-sided discovery platform connecting libraries, publishers, indie authors, and readers with books overlooked by mainstream algorithms. 

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OnstageAI

OnstageAI, Inc. (USA) has harnessed the power of AI technology and translated it into a production assistant tool for the automation of live classical video production.

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Patternsfrom Agency

Patternsfrom Agency is the biggest pattern design service provider in Northern Europe, established in 2019. 

Our aim is to make good and long-lasting design accessible globally by licensing pattern designs, offering design services for improved home textile products and collections as well as highlighting designers’ essential role in the manufacturing and branding process.  As an outcome, there will be home textiles that people want to consume for years, and that last good for years. 

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Jenni Moberg is the CEO of Patternsfrom Agency

PEGGY

Peggy is redefining how the world connects with art. Built around a patented AI authentication engine, Peggy allows artists to verify each original work and share in its ongoing value. By combining technology with care for artists and collectors, Peggy brings trust, liquidity, and accessibility to one of humanity’s oldest and most inspiring markets.

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Craig Follett is Co-Founder & CEO of Peggy

Real Snap

Real Snap is an all-in-one AI visual creative platform that analyzes fashion production sheets to automatically generate garment visualizations, lookbooks, and video content in a single workflow. Powered by a multimodal AI model trained on both text and image data, it learns each brand’s aesthetic to produce high-quality visuals within minutes—without physical shooting. The platform also enables users to intuitively design with artistic elements through a tablet interface, allowing even those without strong visual sensibility to build structured and highly refined creative outputs. Real Snap has already proven its innovation and scalability through collaborative tests with leading K-fashion and global brands.

Jaeyeon Park is CEO of Real Snap

Mika (Jaeyun) Noh  is Global Head of Real Snap