What moves someone to turn a question into a venture? To transform a challenge into a company?
This year’s President's Innovation Challenge celebrated the spark behind the startup — the deeply personal, often unexpected moments that drive founders to act.
Harvard's flagship global venture competition came to a close at the May 6 awards ceremony. We heard pitches from 25 finalists and four Ingenuity Award winners and awarded more than $500,000 in Bertarelli Foundation prizes to ventures founded by students, alumni, and affiliates.
PIC 2026: What a Night!
Additional Coverage of PIC 2026 More Ventures in the News
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Refine Technologies, Inc.: Refine claims President’s Innovation Challenge grand prizeHarvard SEAS
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Adalat AI: Five Harvard innovators walk away with $75K each for ventures spanning medtech to rural educationBoston Business Journal
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Stenoa: Student’s hospital care coordination platform makes Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge finalsHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Winko: President’s Innovation Challenge finalists are redesigning systems to improve livesHarvard Kennedy School
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iNERDE Academy: iNERDE Academy — An i-lab storyHarvard Career and Academic Resource Center
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Lyv Health: Three SEAS start-ups named President’s Innovation Challenge finalistsHarvard SEAS
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BLKHLTH: Student’s health equity nonprofit makes Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge finalsHarvard School of Public Health
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Adalat AI: Harvard Innovation Challenge finalist Adalat AI tackles India’s judicial backlogAmerican Bazaar
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Surna Technologies: Liberia: Hellen S. Momoh’s Surna Technologies Emerged as Finalist in the Harvard President’s Innovation ChallengeFront Page Africa
Watch the full recording of the awards ceremony and short films about past PIC participants and what they're doing now.
