AnywhereNow Wins Second Microsoft AI Hackathon Challenge

AnywhereNow has won the “Reimagining Work in an Agent First Enterprise” Executive Challenge at the Microsoft Global Hackathon 2026, marking its second first-place finish in four weeks.

The result follows the company’s win at the EMEA AI Builders Hackathon in Copenhagen. The latest challenge focused on how AI agents can work alongside people, processes and data across enterprise operations.

Moritz Fischaleck, Chief AI Officer at AnywhereNow, said: “Two first-place finishes in four weeks is strong recognition of the team and the thinking behind our work. Enterprise AI is moving beyond what individual agents can achieve towards a future where agents work intelligently with people, processes, and data.

At scale, that has the potential to fundamentally change how work gets done and how businesses create value. We’re proud to see Microsoft recognize our thinking in this space.”

The achievement involved Moritz Fischaleck, John Linker, Paul Barton and Maroš Uhliar, alongside Microsoft colleagues who supported and collaborated with AnywhereNow during the hackathons.

Following its latest win, AnywhereNow will progress to the next stage of judging at the Microsoft Global Hackathon.

Author: Hannah Swankie

Reviewed by: Robyn Coppell