Short answer
ZvonAI, the AI phone receptionist built in Gdynia, Poland, took 3rd place in the Google Cloud AI Agents Hackathon 2026 for startups from Central and Eastern Europe. We were the only Polish team on the podium. We received the award on 4 November 2026 at Google Cloud Summit Poland at the PGE Narodowy stadium in Warsaw, where we presented the winning agent on the Startup Stage: an AI that sets up a business's phone receptionist by itself, in minutes.
What the jury rewarded
We entered our Setup Agent. It solves a problem every business owner knows: for an AI receptionist to answer calls well, it has to know the opening hours, services, prices and house rules. Until now, someone had to type all of that in.
The agent does it for the owner:
- Checks the company in public registers from its tax number (NIP).
- Reads the company website: hours, services, prices, address.
- Asks at most three questions, by voice or text, about anything it couldn't find.
- Proposes ready settings with a source for every fact. No source, no fact.
- Changes nothing on its own. The owner approves every change with one tap, and the next call already knows it.
Checking the result is as simple as it gets: call your own receptionist and ask questions like a customer would.
How it works inside
The agent runs on Google Cloud: Gemini models on Vertex AI and Cloud Run, with data kept in the European Union. It is the same infrastructure ZvonAI uses every day to answer calls for paying customers. On stage we walked through the architecture step by step: from registers and the company website, through proposed settings with sources, to the owner's approval and a test call.
The core design rule: the AI proposes, a human decides. That matters for trust and for the EU AI Act: callers always know they are talking to an AI, and owners stay in full control of what the AI says about their business.
Two days at Google Cloud Summit Poland
Google Cloud Summit Poland took place in November 2026 at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw. For us it meant two days on stage and in conversations with people from Google, Google Cloud partners and other startups. Thank you to the Google Cloud and Google for Startups teams for the invitation, the stage and the open doors, and to Gdańsk Bay Tech and STARTER Gdańsk for supporting us on the road to Slush.
ZvonAI is built by two founders: Samuel Ikem (CEO, AI and technology) and Martyna Głąbicka (COO, legal and go-to-market). The company is based at the Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia.
What it means for ZvonAI customers
The Setup Agent is now part of getting started with ZvonAI. In practice:
- less work up front: instead of filling in forms, the owner confirms what the agent found,
- fewer mistakes: every fact has a source, so it is easy to check,
- a faster start: less time from sign-up to the first answered call.
What's next
After Warsaw we are heading to Slush 2026 in Helsinki (18–19 November) with the Road to Slush delegation from Pomerania. We keep building ZvonAI for the businesses that live on the phone: clinics, garages, hotels, law firms and salons. This is just the beginning.
FAQ
Who placed in the Google Cloud AI Agents Hackathon 2026 for Central and Eastern Europe? ZvonAI took 3rd place and was the only Polish team on the podium. The awards were presented on 4 November 2026 at Google Cloud Summit Poland in Warsaw.
What did ZvonAI win the award for? For its Setup Agent: an AI that prepares a phone receptionist's settings from public registers, the company website and at most three questions. Every fact has a source, and the owner approves every change.
What is ZvonAI? ZvonAI is an AI receptionist for small and medium-sized businesses. It answers calls around the clock in Polish, English, Ukrainian and Russian, books appointments, takes messages and passes urgent matters to the team. It always says it is an AI.
Is the Setup Agent available to customers? Yes. The agent is part of getting started with ZvonAI. The owner gives the tax number and website, or simply talks to the agent, and then approves the proposed settings.
What technology does the agent run on? Google Cloud: Gemini models on Vertex AI and Cloud Run, with data stored in the European Union.
How can I hear ZvonAI's AI receptionist? Call the demo line: +48 732 126 907.
Want every call to your business answered? Call +48 732 126 907 to talk to our AI receptionist, or try ZvonAI at zvonai.ai: 14 days free.