Deadline: January 31, 2026
Calling all high school Entrepreneurs: If you’re a high schooler in the United States with an idea of something you want to build or something you’ve already been working on, apply for the Pitch Fest 2025 competition for a chance to win a startup Scholarship!
Pitch Fest is a free, virtual competition where high school students across the U.S. present business ideas that make a real impact. Compete for cash prizes, build your startup experience, and join a network of young innovators.
Benefits
- Prizes
- 1st Place
- $250 Scholarship
- Discord Community Winner Role
- 2nd Place
- $150 Scholarship
- Discord Community Winner Role
- 3rd Place
- $100 Scholarship
- Discord Community Winner Role
- 1st Place
- All participants will receive a certificate of participation.
- Get mentorship and feedback from real entrepreneurs.
- Strengthen your college and career portfolio.
- Learn how to turn ideas into startups
Eligibility
- Open to U.S. based high school students aged 14–18.
- Solo or team participation (up to 4 members).
- Must submit an original business idea.
Competition Rules
- Video submissions must be uploaded on YouTube with the hashtag “#PitchLabs” in the title and the description of the video.
- The video length must not exceed 5 minutes and cannot be shorter than 1 minute.
- Videos must be filmed and submitted in landscape format in at least 720p (a standard phone camera will work).
- The business idea must be a product, service, or a concept of a start-up company.
- All concepts must be legal within local and state laws, and be ethical.
- An infomercial to support your business is optional.
- The only use of artificial intelligence that will be allowed is “TRADITIONAL”. The use of generative artificial intelligence WILL NOT be supported.
- Traditional AI: Used for decision making, research, and data analysis.
- Generative AI: This includes Images, videos, visual effects, and anything that weren’t manually created by a human.
Application
For more information, visit Pitch Fest Winter.
