2026 Innovation Challenge: The Final

After working on their startups all year, the winning teams from the Innovation Challenge: Preliminary Round move on to compete in the Innovation Challenge: Final. Startups again pitch to a panel of judges and a live audience for the chance to win up to $65,000 in equity-free funding. All finalists submit an updated version of their business model canvas and executive summary to the judges.

Join the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship as we celebrate the Innovation Challenge Finalists and find out who wins the final competition of the year!