The process

How ZBIF works

Four stages, from the first challenge brief to a signed pilot.

Switch the journey to see each stage from your side.

  1. A man presenting a chart to colleagues in a meeting room 01

    Submit

    Create your team profile: who you are, your sector, and what you can build.

    Describe a real operational problem, with context and, where you can, a pilot budget.

  2. Two colleagues laughing during a discussion over a laptop 02

    Match

    Browse open challenges, submit your approach, and get AI-ranked as a recommended fit when you match well.

    Review AI-recommended rankings of solutions. You do the final screening and selection.

  3. A young man assembling an electronic circuit board at a workbench 03

    Build

    Develop a working answer with feedback from mentors and the company that posted the challenge.

    Give feedback while matched teams build toward a pitch you would actually buy.

  4. A woman with a microphone presenting slides at a conference 04

    Close

    Pitch live at the forum, then sit down with buyers and investors in a private Deal Room.

    Watch the pitches, then agree MOUs, pilots or procurement in a Deal Room.