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OneHazel Wins Top Honors at The NEXT Pitch Conference

OneHazel won first place at The NEXT Pitch event, securing a €25,000 package for the 2027 summit with an AI-powered integration solution that reduces supplier onboarding from months to minutes.

Jun 2026

Gambling News

OneHazel Voted Winner of The NEXT Pitch Conference

OneHazel won The NEXT Pitch and secured a €25,000 event package for the NEXT Summit Valletta 2027, using AI agents to condense supplier integration from months into minutes. "Winning The NEXT Pitch in front of a room of operators, investors and fellow founders means a great deal," said founder & CEO Keith Zammit.

Jun 2026

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OneHazel Wins The NEXT Pitch Conference with Groundbreaking AI Integration Solution

OneHazel won The NEXT Pitch and a €25,000 prize package for its AI-powered platform that accelerates supplier integration for gaming operators from months to minutes. Founder Keith Zammit highlighted how judges recognised integrations as a "silent cost" in the industry.

Jun 2026

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Industry startup OneHazel wins €25,000 event package at The NEXT Pitch

OneHazel, the AI-led platform founded by Keith Zammit that collapses iGaming integrations from months into minutes, was voted winner of The NEXT Pitch — receiving an event package worth roughly €25,000, including passes and a stand at the NEXT Summit Valletta 2027.

Jun 2026

PlayNewswire

Manila Delivers: Highlights from SiGMA Asia 2026

A recap of SiGMA Asia 2026 in Manila, which drew roughly 7,800 delegates. OneHazel is named among the companies that supported the SiGMA Foundation's charity art auction.

Jun 2026

BettingStartups News

This week: SpeedLabs raises $6.5M to create new sports markets from in-game moments

In its weekly funding roundup, BettingStartups notes that OneHazel won the NEXT.io Startup Pitch Competition with its AI-powered integration platform that lets operators build and maintain connectors in minutes.

Jun 2026

SiGMA World

AI startup wins big: OneHazel tackles iGaming integration

A closer look at OneHazel's SiGMA Asia win — an AI-powered platform that collapses iGaming integrations from months into 10–15 minutes, with AI agents owning the full lifecycle of every vendor connection.

Jun 2026

SiGMA World

OneHazel crowned at SiGMA Asia Pitch 2026

OneHazel, Keith Zammit's Malta-based vertical iPaaS for iGaming, beat a field of four startups to win the SiGMA Asia 2026 Startup Pitch in Manila — winning over the investor judges with its AI-agent approach to integration.

Jun 2026

AIBC World

Keith from Elevate AI on how iGaming companies are approaching AI

On-site interview at AIBC Eurasia Dubai — covering how gaming companies treat AI under NDA, regulation as a competitive moat, and innovation as a service.

Mar 2026

SiGMA News

How AI is tailoring player experiences during the holiday season

Quoted on how high-traffic periods demand robust AI systems for personalisation and player experience — and why most operators are still under-prepared.

Dec 2025

Yogonet

Vitalentum crowned winner of AIBC Startup Pitch at SiGMA Central Europe

Keith Zammit served as a judge on the AIBC Startup Pitch panel at SiGMA Central Europe 2025, alongside investors and Google's CEE gaming lead.

Nov 2025

SiGMA News

The AI revolution in iGaming: Player experience and innovation

In-depth interview on how AI is transforming iGaming — covering the differences between Europe and Asia, hyper-personalisation, and responsible gambling AI.

Sept 2025

SiGMA World

In the spotlight — Keith Zammit, CSO of XGENIA and SiGMA Europe startup pitch winner

On-camera interview after XGENIA wins the SiGMA Europe Startup Pitch, discussing the AI-powered slot prototyping platform and the Blaze mathematics engine.

Nov 2024

Yogonet

AI-powered iGaming solutions provider XGENIA wins SiGMA Europe's startup pitch award

Keith Zammit delivered the winning pitch for XGENIA at SiGMA Europe, highlighting the AI tools and Blaze mathematics engine that cuts prototype development times to around 15 minutes.

Nov 2024