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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BLKHLTH
Advancing health equity in Black communities through education, advocacy, research, and programs.
![Matthew McCurdy]()
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Cancer Kids First
Normalizing the hospital experience and building community for pediatric cancer patients through the world’s largest youth-led cancer nonprofit.
![Olivia Zhang]()
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iNERDE Academy
Solving Africa’s teacher shortage by empowering community talent with an AI tutor, so children learn to read 20x faster at a tenth of the cost.
![Mohamed Kante]()
