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.
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01
Submit
Create your team profile: who you are, your sector, and what you can build.
Describe a real operational challenge with context and, where you can, a pilot budget.
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02
Match
Browse open challenges, submit your approach, and wait for the organisation to shortlist strong fits.
Review submitted solutions. You do the final screening and selection.
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03
Build
Develop a working solution with feedback from mentors and the company that posted the challenge.
Give feedback while matched teams build towards a solution you would actually buy.
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04
Close
Pitch live at the forum, then sit down with buyers and investors in a private Deal Room.
Watch pitches, sign MOUs, agree on pilots or procurement in a Deal Room.