> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://upnext.world/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026: RankWit AI Takes the Supernova Crown - URL: https://upnext.world/ai-everything-abu-dhabi-2026-recap/ - Published: 2026-10-13T01:23:09.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-13T01:23:09.000Z - Description: RankWit AI, an Italian startup that tracks how chatbots describe hotels, won the $10,000 Supernova pitch at Ai Everything Abu Dhabi. It beat four finalists from four countries. Their customers show where applied AI is already earning revenue. - Author: Edwin J. Frondozo - Tags: UpNext World Tour, world-tour Ai Everything Abu Dhabi filled the ADNEC Centre on October 6 and 7\. Organizers counted more than 400 technology companies, over 150 startups and more than 200 investors from 30 countries who manage about $100 billion. The startup showcase, called Ai StartX Everything, ran beside an investor program. The Supernova AI Global Pitch Competition closed the week with five finalists and one $10,000 prize. Sponsored · Flashpoint Global ****81.5% of founders now use AI for content.** **58.7% say it doesn't sound like them.** They surveyed 92 founders to find out why — and what the ones who've cracked it are doing differently. Free report, no gate. [Download the Free Report → ](https://flashpoint.global/founder-presence-report?utm%5Fsource=upnext&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter&utm%5Fcampaign=founder-presence) ## The Supernova Winner ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/bd/f7bd9425-660a-4347-a458-f5a607a098d3/content/images/2026/10/AI-Everything-2026-Supernova-Rankwit-Ai-1.jpeg) [RankWit AI](https://www.rankwit.ai/?ref=upnext.world) \[AI\] won first place and the $10,000 prize, which comes with no equity taken. The Italian company builds software for hotels and travel brands. It checks how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Gemini describe a property, and it tracks that every 24 hours. It shows a hotel how often it is named compared with rivals, which pages feed the answers, and what to fix. RankWit says more than 300 travel companies use it. RankWit credited Gherardo Fagioli for bringing the cup home and said the judges chose it from a field of strong founders. Each finalist pitched for two minutes and took three minutes of questions. Judges scored market size, business model and team. --- ## The Finalists [Audit41](https://audit41.ai/?ref=upnext.world) \[AI / Enterprise\] comes from Budapest. Its software runs the paperwork of a security audit, from scoping to the final report, for audit firms and consultancies. Auditors review and sign every rating. It covers ISO 27001 and NIS2 rules as written into law in several Central European countries. Co-founder and CEO Balázs Bereznai spent 18 years in enterprise finance and client success before starting the company. [KnowGuard AI](https://www.knowguardai.com/?ref=upnext.world) \[AI / Enterprise\] is based in Belgium. It builds a memory layer that links a company's invoices, contracts, payments and approvals so AI agents can use their full history. Its first use is catching overpayments before money goes out. Charu Consul Yassin Mekawi is the founder and CEO. [Iconflux AI](https://iconflux.com/?ref=upnext.world) \[AI / Enterprise\] is the AI arm of Iconflux Technologies, an Indian software firm founded in 2012\. It sets up private language models, knowledge search and AI agents for companies. The firm lists more than 250 delivered projects and an ISO 9001 certified process. [Climaty AI](https://menastartupdigest.com/?p=15412&ref=upnext.world) \[AI\] is a Dubai company that measures the carbon cost of ad campaigns across digital, social, print and outdoor. It then suggests changes that cut emissions without hurting results. Founder Neel Pandya, a former CEO of Pixis in Asia-Pacific, built it with a $2 million round led by Turbostart. ****Running a pitch competition, accelerator or demo day?** UpNext produces editorial showcases for innovation centres, accelerators and trade agencies, putting your cohort in front of a network of 150,000+ founders, investors and innovation leaders, with a direct introduction channel to every company. Talk to us about your next cohort. ## Standouts From the Showcase [Ailytics](https://www.wamda.com/2026/10/ai-abu-dhabi-2026-brings-150-ai-startups-uae-capital?ref=upnext.world) \[AI / Industrial\] turns existing CCTV cameras into industrial safety monitors. It reports more than 400 deployments in over 15 countries. [VisionHammer](https://www.wamda.com/2026/10/ai-abu-dhabi-2026-brings-150-ai-startups-uae-capital?ref=upnext.world) \[AI / Enterprise\] is a Portuguese company that diagnoses and fixes software incidents, with an engineer approving each change. It says it cut resolution time from about five hours to an average of four minutes. [Lucidya](https://www.wamda.com/2026/10/ai-abu-dhabi-2026-brings-150-ai-startups-uae-capital?ref=upnext.world) \[AI / Enterprise\] is a Saudi customer experience platform that handles 17 Arabic dialects with 92 percent accuracy. It holds ISO/IEC 42001 certification for AI management. [MetisJean](https://www.wamda.com/2026/10/ai-abu-dhabi-2026-brings-150-ai-startups-uae-capital?ref=upnext.world) \[AI / Enterprise\] is a UAE company selling a sovereign enterprise AI operating system called Jean 1001\. It says the system cuts token use by up to 90 percent in some cases. [Newrunio](https://www.wamda.com/2026/10/ai-abu-dhabi-2026-brings-150-ai-startups-uae-capital?ref=upnext.world) \[AI\] is a US company with a floating AI agent that reads what is on a user's screen. --- ## Why It Matters for the UpNext Network The five finalists came from five countries, and each sells to a business with a clear budget line: hotel marketing, audit fees, invoice errors, IT services and ad spend. The winner sells to a buyer who now asks chatbots where to stay. Founders building for that kind of buyer can find them in the UpNext network at [upnext.world](https://upnext.world/).