Minsky Awards for
Excellence in AI 2025

September 17-19, 2025
KTPO @ Whitefield – Bengaluru

The Minsky Awards at Cypher are the most prestigious AI awards in the country, given out exclusively at the company or organization level. These awards are dedicated to recognizing excellence in AI, showcasing the very best in innovation and application of artificial intelligence.

The awards are dedicated to recognising the pioneering businesses in this field and raising public awareness of their work.

The awards honour the outstanding use of data, analytics, and AI to foster innovation, develop new goods and services, and operational effectiveness in enterprises.

Categories

A total of 23 distinguished categories have been crafted for the Minsky Awards, with one esteemed award to be conferred per category, celebrating the diverse and pioneering achievements in AI across various sectors.

AI in Service Providers/Consulting Firms

1. Leading AI Service Provider
2. Excellence in AI Strategy Consulting
3. Best AI Implementation by a Service Provider
4. Most Innovative Use of AI in Service Delivery
5. AI-Enhanced Data Analytics Excellence

AI in GCC/Captives

1. Leading GCC/Captive for AI Innovation
2. Best AI Implementation in a GCC/Captive Environment
3. Excellence in AI Talent Development within GCC/Captives
4. Outstanding AI-Powered Business Transformation in GCC/Captives
5. GCC AI Visionary Award

AI Startups

1. AI Startup of the Year
2. Most Promising Early-Stage AI Startup
3. Best Growth-Stage AI Startup
4. Fastest-Growing AI Startup
5. Most Innovative AI Startup Collaboration

AI in Domestic Indian Firm

1. Leading Domestic Indian Firm in AI Innovation
2. Excellence in AI Research by an Indian Firm
3. Outstanding AI Product by a Domestic Indian Firm
4. Best AI-Enabled Business Strategy in an Indian Firm
5. Excellence in AI Talent Development by an Indian Firm

Special Categories

1. Cypher Cool AI Company Award
2. Cypher Top Data Center Award
3. Cypher Top Database build for AI Award
4. Breakthrough AI Technology
5. AI for Social Impact

Individual Awards

1. CEO of the Year
2. CIO of the Year
3. Chief AI Officer of the Year
4. AI Evangelist of the Year
5. AI Innovator of the Year

Evaluation Criteria

Our esteemed panel of judges will evaluate entries based on the following criteria:

  • Innovation: The degree to which the work represents a new idea or approach.
  • Impact: The significance of the work in its field or, in the case of an application, for end users.
  • Quality of the contribution: The rigor of the methodology and validity of the claims.
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