2026

President’s Innovation Challenge

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Out of 400+ applications, we've selected 180+ PIC semifinalists. These ventures represent all 13 Harvard schools and are one step closer to winning a share of $500,000+ in Bertarelli Foundation funding.

An internal PIC selection committee reviews initial venture applications and selects the semifinalists.

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Art Academy Plus

An online education platform that aims to empower young artists in China to pursue global higher education opportunities in creative subjects.
Dray

The first dedicated non-alcoholic retail concept in Massachusetts, carrying over 300 products across all non-alcoholic adult beverage categories.
Edensign, Inc.

Building the “Canva for reimagining space,” an AI-powered platform that helps anyone redesign, visualize, and realize spatial ideas.
Enlaye

An AI-native platform that helps construction teams identify, quantify, and mitigate risk across the entire project lifecycle.
FieldData

An AI-powered operating system for farms across Latin America — capturing data effortlessly and turning it into decisions that drive productivity and sustainability.
Frootful

Building an AI-powered sales platform for the food distribution industry that can convert orders received from email, calls, Whatsapp and texts directly into your ERP.
HumanTruths

A social innovation platform using AI-powered voice agents to capture rich, real-time behavioral data from communities in low- and middle-income countries.
Maka Kids

The first kids' streaming app built on child development science, not engagement algorithms.
Qalam Health Solutions

Enabling surgeons to detect bone cancer cells in tissue margins with innovative tools during surgery to prevent cancer recurrence and optimize patient care.
SPORO Health

Streamlining patient chart reviews for physicians, which takes them up to two hours per day.
Stock68, Inc.

Building an AI-powered all-in-one operating platform for the food distributors.
The One Care

OneCare is a voice-first coordination layer that automates care logistics without requiring clinicians, non-clinicians or families to learn new software.
Third Pole Solutions

Launching the Madad Electric Cookstove (MEC) Project to distribute 50,000 electric stoves in Northern Pakistan.

Out of 400+ applications, we've selected 180+ PIC semifinalists. These ventures represent all 13 Harvard schools and are one step closer to winning a share of $500,000+ in Bertarelli Foundation funding.

An internal PIC selection committee reviews initial venture applications and selects the semifinalists.

Industry

Program

School

Art Academy Plus

Dray

Edensign, Inc.

Enlaye

FieldData

Frootful

HumanTruths

Maka Kids

Qalam Health Solutions

SPORO Health

Stock68, Inc.

The One Care

Third Pole Solutions