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Award May 01, 2025 1 min

BlindStairs Wins the StartUB! Prize

BlindStairs won the University of Barcelona’s StartUB! Prize, recognizing its high-impact entrepreneurship. The post underscores BlindStairs’ mission to advance fair, bias-aware hiring through ethical AI—highlighting UnbiasAI (anonymization, wider talent pools, EU-aligned transparency and oversight) and how Merified puts these principles into daily operations. The team thanks the StartUB! community and shares Marta’s announcement and celebration highlights.

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Updated: 2/3/2026
BlindStairs Wins the StartUB! Prize

✨ We’re thrilled to share that Blindstairs has been honored with the StartUB! Prize, a recognition from the University of Barcelona that celebrates high-impact entrepreneurship and innovation. This milestone reflects  BlindStairs’ mission to advance fair, bias-aware hiring through ethical AI.

This award underlines the work our team is doing with UnbiasAI—an approach that anonymizes candidate data, broadens talent pools, and strengthens equal opportunity while aligning with European standards on transparency and oversight. Operationally, Merified is how we put UnbiasAI to work in line with European expectations on transparency and human oversight.

We’re grateful to the StartUB! community for supporting ventures that put people at the center of technology.

Don’t miss the announcement ⬇️

👉 StartUB! Prize 2025 – Marta's post and celebration highlights