Hult Prize Foundation

We're pleased to announce that this week, our very own CEO of Hult Prize, Lori van Dam will join an exciting lineup of speakers to talk about "Ideas with Impact" for TEDx Hult Boston. Join us as she shares her insights on how innovative thinking can drive meaningful change in the world. Catch the livestream on Hult's YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/e-mxQS4h at 1pm EST tomorrow, July 19th. Don't miss out! 🔔

Congratulations to our Second Chance Round Winners!  The Hult Prize team spent three weeks interviewing 120+ startups whose pitches during the Global Summits phase displayed strong potential for social impact. We are now proud to announce our Second Chance Round winners, nine hand-picked teams invited to join our Global Accelerator in London UK. Join us in congratulating the winners on their achievement. 1.- Bean Around from University College Dublin 2.- Bluekali from Tecnológico de Monterrey 3.- ExoHeal from Constructor University 4.- HerLens from Universitas Indonesia (UI) 5.- Korion Health from University of Pittsburgh 6.- Lothgha App | تطبيق لثغة from Mansoura University 7.- MabLab from Columbia University 8.- Xatoms from University of Toronto 9.- Rethread Africa from University of Nairobi 16 startups competing at Global Accelerator. Only 6 finalists. $1M USD at stake. Less than one week until the Digital Global Accelerator begins!

The student-led startup ZapomniGo.com (RememberIt) team pitched their idea at the Global Hult Prize Award competition. This team, that was part of the Elevate AUBG Accelerator, secured victory at the Local Hult Prize Competition held on the AUBG campus in April of this year. Their accomplishment, however, extends beyond this initial win. The team recently presented their creation at the prestigious Hult Prize competition in Portugal, where they contended against fellow student teams harboring world-altering ideas. The Hult Prize is a highly regarded competition that challenges students to address the world’s most pressing issues through the lens of social entrepreneurship. Each year, a single winning team is awarded a life-changing sum of $1 million in funding to propel their impactful idea into a reality. Congratulations to the AUBG students Atanas Bobev, Aleksandar Ivanov, Ivan Obreshkov and Iva Kambitova for this achievement. Read more in the link in the comments.

What a pleasure to speak at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers - GCEC Bangkok Summit this morning, and at our Hult Prize Foundation Bangkok Summit in the afternoon! Inspired and excited for the competition tomorrow! (Photo credit: Gregory Thomas)

We’re thrilled to announce the winner of the last 2024 Global Summit! Congratulations to our Bangkok Summit winners: Viridescent from the University of New South Wales, in Australia. 🇦🇺 Viridescent installs sustainable bio-diesel production facilities on farms such that they can produce their diesel. The main focus of their solution is to reduce the cost to farmers of purchasing fuel while producing an environmentally sustainable alternative. 🌎♻️ They are now part of the winning startups joining us at the Global Accelerator in London. Stay tuned as we announce the winners of the second chance round!

Congratulations to our Lisbon Global Summit winning team: Agroficient, from Baku Higher Oil School in Azerbaijan. 🇦🇿 Agroficient consists of the development, testing, and application of a super absorbent material that reduces water loss during irrigation in agriculture and in agricultural fields. Within this project, they are developing a smart storage material based on local materials with a new technological approach. We are so happy to have you as part of the winning teams moving to the Global Accelerator Program! 🙌🏼

We are so proud to announce our Dubai Global Summit winning team! Congratulations to: SEA ENERGY, from Dartmouth College in the United States. 🇺🇸 Sea Energy is a sustainable energy enterprise that aims to harness wave momentum to produce clean electricity. Providing an affordable and ethical alternative to traditional fossil fuel-based power providers. They are now one part of the winning startups joining us at the Global Accelerator at historic Ashridge in London UK! 🏰

Swipe left to see highlights from last week's 2024 Global Summits in Bangkok, Dubai, and Lisbon!  THANK YOU to all the participants, judges, co-hosts: Chulalongkorn University, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Hult International Business School and staff who contributed to the success of this year's summits. Each weekend has been filled with innovative and impactful ideas to create a better future, and we couldn't have done it without you all! Stay tuned for more updates as we continue on this journey, and a warm welcome to all the winners joining our upcoming Global Accelerator Program in London!

Swipe left to see the highlights and inspiring moments from week 2 of the 2024 Global Summits in Monterrey and Boston last weekend! 🌎 🥇 We are incredibly grateful for the energy, innovative ideas from startups, dedicated efforts of our volunteers, expertise and commitment of all judges, and the unforgettable memories created. Special thanks to our co-hosts: Tecnológico de Monterrey and Hult International Business School Looking forward to seeing what the Global Summit last weekend will bring!

A million dollar idea… “The Hult Prize Foundation challenges young people around the world to solve the planet's most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship”….and rewards them with US$1 million to support this (for profit) social enterprise. [ #HultPrize is a global event with over 10,000+ participating teams across 120+ countries] The enthusiasm was infectious and the energy palpable among the participating teams (and the jury!) at the Hult Prize Mumbai global summit on 7th and 8th June, held at SDA Bocconi Asia Center and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay The judges had their task cut out. Fifty one teams were vying for the one spot from the Mumbai summit. (With the winning team moving on to participate in the accelerator program in London, and continue the race to the global finals to win the US$1M prize). Fifty one teams and fifty one amazing ideas. Many congratulations to the winning team - ProtonCraft Innovations !! The fifty ideas which didn’t make it to the next round: ALL have the potential to help solve the problem you have chosen to solve. I am sure that I speak for all my fellow judges, when I say that we all learnt so much from all the teams - from their ideas, their passion and amazing spirit… Good luck for the future! I am sure that we will be hearing about many of you in the coming years. Ajay Popat , 小里博栄 Harry Hakuei Kosato FRSA , Kanika Pal , Lavanya Ashok , Manish Ranjan , Meher Sidhwa , Saurabh S., Sofia Svanholt , Vandana Rungta NB: A special shout out to organisers whose untiring efforts made it a memorable and joyful experience for all Austine Jomy , Supriya Jangre and Sangeetha Ratnayake , Carla Osnaya #hpsummits2024 #socialimpact #innovation