Opens February 2027
ABC Venture Challenge 2027
The next edition of our flagship pitch competition opens in February 2027 — and for the first time it's open beyond the classroom.
01What it is
A stage for ideas at the earliest stage.
ABC Venture Challenge is an international pitch competition for early-stage ideas. Teams present their venture to a panel of entrepreneurs and mentors — and the strongest ideas win tuition scholarships to experience Silicon Valley or Toronto first-hand.
Students
With a business idea that's already in development.
Young entrepreneurs
Not studying, but working on a new idea.
Full rules, team format and prizes are announced at launch in February 2027.
02What we support
More than a prize — a real step forward.
Tuition scholarships
The top teams win scholarships toward ABC Silicon Valley or ABC Toronto.
Expert feedback
Every pitch is reviewed by entrepreneurs and mentors on traction, market, team and scalability.
Global exposure
Winning ideas get in front of tech companies, founders and ecosystem professionals abroad.
A founder network
Join an international community of ambitious young founders and ABC alumni.
03Why we do it
Because access shouldn't decide who gets a chance.
Great ideas shouldn't wait for funding
Talent is everywhere, access isn't. We remove the cost barrier for founders who show real promise.
Exposure accelerates everything
A few weeks inside a top ecosystem can sharpen an idea more than a year of working alone.
Early is when support matters most
We back people at the idea stage — when feedback, confidence and connections make the biggest difference.
04Partner with us
Become a university partner
We're inviting universities, entrepreneurship centres and student associations to partner on the 2027 edition — promoting the Challenge to their students, nominating teams, joining the jury or co-funding scholarships.
Become a partner- Promote to your students
- Nominate or host teams
- Join the jury
- Co-fund scholarships
Applications open in February 2027.
We'll email you the day applications open — with rules, team format and prizes.
Previous editions
ABC Venture Challenge 2026
2 Mar – 23 Mar 2026 · results 1 Apr 2026
- Eden AI · Brazil · Silicon Valley
- Trader Backtesting · Croatia · Silicon Valley
- raahAI · India · Silicon Valley
- Fraido · Italy · Toronto
- Protactic · Brazil · Toronto
- Runway Recode · France · Toronto
- ABC Business Plan Competition 2026
- ABC Business Plan Competition 2025 — SkyPass, ParkSense
- Student? See the Business Plan Competition