Take a look at six startups taking new approaches to building data-driven apps and platforms that expand on the promise of AI.

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Six global startups are highlighted as 'ones to watch' from the 2026 Snowflake Startup Challenge. Each is building data-driven AI applications on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud: AAAxAgents (enterprise AI agents for KPI dashboards), ContexQ (financial crime intelligence using graph AI), Holoplan (VR/MR project management with 3D digital twins), Hypercube (renewable energy asset management), Tynapse (auditable AI agent trust layer for regulated industries), and Unified Honey (business-process-first data modeling). All leverage Snowflake tools like Cortex Search, Snowpark, and Cortex AI to power their platforms.

Startup Challenge Spotlight: Ones to Watch