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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Aidra Health

Democratizing access to life-saving medical equipment in emerging markets through flexible sharing, leasing, and on-demand solutions.
Alnu Health

Providing an AI companion for chronic disease care to support patients with continuous guidance and personalized digital health insights.
Bond Health

Accelerating patient enrollment in clinical trials by automating how sites find, contact, and enroll eligible patients.
Brand Muse

Building AI-native creator marketing intelligence—trained on insights from 2M+ creators and BCG strategists—to help brands win creator-driven distribution through a self-learning engine.
Care Hero

An AI-powered home care marketplace that connects families with certified caregivers to deliver personalized, insurance-covered home care.
CerberusAI

Applying intent-based analysis to code and user behavior to stop API attacks and AI-agent abuse that other tools miss.
Cortex Ventures

Acquiring ER&D firms and applying proprietary AI to reuse designs, automate quoting, and expand margins from 15% to 30%+.
Devin

Advancing women’s sexual wellness with an AI-powered intimacy device and companion that adapt to body and mood, generating new insights for personalized care.
Dray

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

Developing a next-generation gene insertion platform for the treatment of genetic and age-associated diseases.
Hilana Falafel

Crafting authentic Jerusalem falafel for airports and airlines—fresh, vegan, and scalable to meet global traveler demand.
How To Student

An AI-powered ACT prep platform that gives every student personalized practice and real-time tutoring to close equity gaps in college access.
InsuLinc Health

Managing chronic-condition supplies, medications, and devices through an AI care concierge so patients stay on therapy with less friction.
lilac

Building a neighborhood operating system that uses building-level group purchasing to reduce resident costs and streamline local vendor services.
Lyv Health

Connecting wellness businesses to clinical services like blood testing, prescriptions, and peptides.
MediSimplify

AI-powered software that advances health equity by enabling healthcare providers to efficiently create easy-to-understand patient communications.
MonitAir

The remote patient monitoring platform built for sleep medicine: helping practices monitor CPAP adherence, close care gaps, and get reimbursed for it.
Overture Therapeutics

Creating better, healthier weight-loss intervention therapies for treating obesity and its co-morbidities by targeting emerging biological pathways.
Piassa.ai

An AI-native operating system for the built environment helping owners and operators automate workflows, reduce operating costs, and optimize asset performance.
PreguntaSalud

Advancing health equity by combining evidence-based health education with an AI-driven conversational assistant for Latin American communities.
QLab

Accelerating dual-use technologies by helping Harvard and MIT teams build mission-ready solutions with guidance from Department of Defense and intelligence leaders.
Rå

Scaling a smart-fridge retail platform that delivers curated wellness products to fitness spaces while providing brands with real-time consumer insights.
ReportCaddy

Using AI to manage and streamline regulatory compliance for energy infrastructure.
Revolv

Turning organic waste into affordable animal feed and fertilizer that boosts farmer incomes and nutrition.
smartSTAT

Modernizing hospital code carts with smart tracking and automated restocking to reduce waste, save time, and improve patient safety.
Stage Zero Health

Transforming cancer prevention from reactive to proactive through personalized risk assessment and care navigation that enables earlier detection.
Stock68, Inc.

Building an AI-powered all-in-one operating platform for the food distributors.
TableIQ

Using computer-vision AI and POS data to increase server tips, improve service quality, grow tab sizes, and boost customer reviews.
thragma

Making photos speak so stories are preserved, shared, and never forgotten.
TRACE

Using AI to transform product pages into marketplaces that connect shoppers in real time for resale, rental, and smarter buying decisions.
Tummy

Helping IBD and IBS patients manage GI symptoms through a mobile app that delivers personalized, actionable dietary guidance.
VScale

Helping startups raise capital, win clients, and build authority through strategic PR and proprietary virality systems and technology.

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

Aidra Health

Alnu Health

Bond Health

Brand Muse

Care Hero

CerberusAI

Cortex Ventures

Devin

Dray

Enlaye

FieldData

Frootful

HarborSite

Hilana Falafel

How To Student

InsuLinc Health

lilac

Lyv Health

MediSimplify

MonitAir

Overture Therapeutics

Piassa.ai

PreguntaSalud

QLab

Rå

ReportCaddy

Revolv

smartSTAT

Stage Zero Health

Stock68, Inc.

TableIQ

thragma

TRACE

Tummy

VScale