Applications for the second LaunchED Challenge are officially open! We were blown away by the founders, the ideas, and the energy that showed up for the first Challenge - and we're raising the bar. If you're building something at the intersection of AI and education, this is your moment. The LaunchED Challenge Series 2 kicks off in June 2026.
Apply by September 1st for your shot at a coveted mentorship, a spot in our finalist cohort, and the chance to pitch Stride for $1M in investment funding.
About the LaunchED Challenge
In partnership with Stride, the LaunchED Challenge was created to fuel the next generation of education and workforce development innovations. This initiative provides seed funding and mentorship support to student-led startups that are revolutionizing education and workforce development.
The LaunchED Challenge is where visionary AI meets opportunity.
The Challenge focuses on two key tracks:
Track 1: AI for Teaching and Learning Innovation – Solutions that use AI to improve teaching and learning outcomes through curriculum innovation, data insights, personalized learning, and quality improvement.
Track 2: AI-Enabled Career/Skills Training – Solutions that leverage AI to transform competency-based education through skills assessment, training delivery, workplace readiness, and certification processes.
THANK YOU TO PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS
We are thankful for the engagement and participation from exceptional students, recent graduates and faculty from top universities across the country, including:
Arizona State University
Boston University
Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia University
Cornell Tech
Dartmouth
Drexel University
Georgetown University
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New York University
Northeastern University
Stanford University
University of Illinois
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
University of North Carolina
Washington University in St. Louis
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