Sustainability / Climate
FreshForward
Anish Nadella, Raj Kamepalli, Ivan Chan
An initiative of Ventura Innovation
Top pitches
Selections from the Ventura Challenge 2026 are released in three rounds. The Top 50 is live now; the Top 20 and Top 3 unlock as they are announced.
Announced August 13 · 50 shown
Top 20 finalists will be released on August 20.
Healthcare / Biotech
OnePress
Avighna Gudooru, Naisha Kumar
Technology / AI
Arlo Embeddable Web Agent
Vihaan Juneja
Education
Due
Xander Nathan Soetomo, David Lyon Sudirman
Healthcare / Biotech
AeroSleeve: AI-Powered Personalized Inhaler Guidance
Aayush Chayan, Shishir Maddineni
Healthcare / Biotech
CogniCare
Daniel Zsa, Anson Chan
Education
Bina Pro
Alireza Bafrani
Education
OpportunityPath
Ilhan Bari
Healthcare
Bridge
Pushkal Kumar
Social Impact
HavenLink
Asad Sadikov, Aarav Gupta
Technology / AI
ElderEase
Satvik Vasikarla
Sustainability / Climate
JAL
Yeswini J
Technology / AI
RunGuard — See Injuries Coming Before They Happen
Aditya Garg
Technology / AI
SAQTA
Nurali Russaldy
Education
ScholarPath
Srikruth Reddy Karra
Technology / AI
CaptureCall AI
Lucas Zelenski, Dev Dugar, Tomas Fajardo
Technology / AI
Tap. Sense. Detect.
Udbhav Reddy
Healthcare / Biotech
Crohnnect
Aanya Syal, Anika Raj
Social Impact
World Patch
Alex Bigsby
Sustainability / Climate
SEVORA: Offline AI That Stops Grain From Rotting
Rehan Raj
Technology / AI
Eldra
Sid Oruganti, Mihir Joshi, Santhosh Sekar, Goutham Muvva
Healthcare / Biotech
AdheRx
Benjamin Matsa, Max Rubenstien, Avinash Jani, Noah Wissner
Technology / AI
Luma
Luka Bozovic, Yashica Patel
Sustainability / Climate
Alchemy Pods
Vishruth
Technology / AI
HouseHold
Remy Shaw, Hugo Shaw
Social Impact
FlareX
Sohil Parekh
Finance / Fintech
FutureFund
Aatmik Jayamohan, Aditya Mahadevan
Technology / AI
HomePath AI
Ruthvik Myneni, Sathvik Myneni
Technology / AI
Flowstate
Charvee Trehan
Sustainability / Climate
Bioloam
Joseph Han, William Chow, Asher Morales, Jaden Han
Healthcare / Biotech
Lunara
Avanie Gowda, Akshaya Tatikonda
Education
ARC
Aditya Kumar, Garv Panwar, Andrey Vasilyev
Technology / AI
PEAK
Shreesha Aithal, Pradyut Das
Sustainability / Climate
Cyco: 3D Printing Solution
Ryden Chua
Education
DotPress
Tobias Velez, Bryan Lim
Social Impact
Metro Buddies
Shaan Patel
Finance / Fintech
ClariFi
Sabrina Li
Healthcare / Biotech
OneStep
Thejan Nelahonne, Rishabh Vora, Shreyas Dave
Sustainability / Climate
GreenAI
Sarah Ji, Himakshi Chawla, Roshan Matrubai, Lashika Chawla, Revanth Bitra
Other
ForgeIndia
Reyaansh Agarwal, Preksha Kulkarni, Aakarsh Gubbi, Prisha Sharma
Education
FUTURE READINESS SCORE (FRS)
Krishna Agarwal
Technology / AI
DrillIQ: Infinite Learning Engine
Amey Maheshkumar Rathi
Technology / AI
LifeLaw
Aanya Malaviya
Sustainability / Climate
Lahari: Powering the Ocean, Sustainably
Meeheeka Mukherjee, Meutia Kamille, Namita Adury, Nandika Anukul
Social Impact
Second Harvest
Saanvi Celamkoti, Chakrika Katta, Tejasvi Narayana, Sonakshi Dey
Technology / AI
Waste Sorting Robot
Mahmoud Atef, Ebraam Emad
Healthcare / Biotech
Lumyn
Kiranmayea Yenugudati, Saanvi Chepyala, Aditi Polsani
Healthcare / Biotech
HIALOO
Olivia Pan, Isaac Lee, Matthew Park
Technology / AI
LeetCAD
Advait Kulkarni, Risvan Ramkumar
Technology / AI
Agent Society
Ayan Saha, Abdullah-Al-Mahmud, Md. Maruf Hossain
Challenge Awards
Top 3 awards
The winning teams of the Ventura Challenge 2026 are awarded prize funding and official certificates.
1st Place
$500
- $500 prize
- Winning Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
2nd Place
$250
- $250 prize
- Winning Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
3rd Place
$100
- $100 prize
- Winning Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
Every participant who submits a valid final pitch receives a Certificate of Completion.