Out of 400+ applications, we've selected 25 finalists who will pitch live on May 6. These ventures represent 11 Harvard schools and are one step closer to winning a share of $500,000+ in Bertarelli Foundation funding.
2026
President’s Innovation Challenge
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All
25
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2021 AVF
1
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2025 Health Care + Life Sciences Finalist (A+A)
1
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2025 Open Finalist (Students)
2
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2025 SIFF
2
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2026 Health Care + Life Sciences Finalist (A+A)
3
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2026 Health Care + Life Sciences Finalist (Students)
3
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2026 Open Finalist (A+A)
3
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2026 Open Finalist (Students)
2
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2026 PIC $25K Winner
5
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2026 PIC $75K Winner
5
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2026 Social Impact Finalist (Students)
3
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ExploreYou
Reimagining career exploration as fun, gamified week-in-the-life simulations that help students discover their strengths, assess their fit, and choose future paths with confidence.
![Vinay Shukla]()
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Surna Technologies
Building sovereign AI infrastructure that enables emerging and frontier economies to build, deploy, and monitor their financial systems in real time.
![Hellen Siah Momoh]()
