The Hult Prize inspires young people to solve global challenges by creating for-profit social businesses with positive impact. Through our annual competition, 200,000 people in 120 countries work to build innovative startups that address the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Hult Prize gives US$ 1 million in funding to the winner.
Anandi Botanicals Inc. is a Lethbridge, Alberta based Canadian company, focused on Plant Tissue Culture and Advanced Biotechnology. The company caters to the Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry and Conservation sectors, and also participates in research collaborations involving technologies like protoplast culture, biolistic transformation, and AI based automation and solutions for research workflows. A winner of federal and provincial grants for research and IP strategies, the company collaborates with First Nation communities and the National Research Council of Canada. Currently active on a project to conserve rare and endangered plants of Southern Alberta, the company trains indigenous students on plant tissue culture techniques, to build capacity within the indigenous communities to sustain this important conservation initiative. The company also offers solutions for shipping delicate high value plants in unique biodegradable packaging that has embedded sensors which monitor plant health and track location to reduce losses and lowers shipping costs. With its advanced biotechnology and AI based initiatives, Anandi Botanicals is also exploring national and international markets.
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Autochart.ai is a digital health company building an AI health assistant that streamlines clinical documentation and care coordination. Our ambient scribe captures clinician–patient conversations and generates structured clinical documents. We combine clinically validated speech recognition and workflow automation to reduce administrative burden, improve data quality, and free up time for patient care. Designed with privacy and safety by default, Autochart.ai supports multi-lingual, multi-issue and mutli-modal consults. Health systems and clinics use our platform to shorten clinical documentation turnaround times and increase provider satisfaction. With a focus on reliability and security, Autochart.ai accelerates the path from encounter to complete, billable documentation.
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AuX Labs has developed a market-ready, GRAS recombinant casein ingredient that enables real cheese without animals - at near price parity with animal-based casein. The company has built 1kL in-house fermentation, is deploying samples for partnerships, and now scaling up to metric tonne production.
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MaxEpic, headquartered in Toronto Canada, is chiplet semiconductor solution company focusing on next generation power delivery of AI systems. Our chiplet power delivery products for GPU/CPU which are typically consumes up to 2000 Amperes in current level, offer significant advantages of super high efficiency and good thermal control. They’re compact, integrated, and deliver high density, low loss, unlike traditional bulky, low-frequency solutions that are currently offered in the industry. At Max Epic, we’re committed to advancing technology to maximize 4 vectors as shown in our company name: E: high efficiency P: performance of signal integrity and power integrity I: integration on silicon wafers C: Cooler with better thermal performance.
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Ma Robot AI builds embodied AI for robots. Our interpretable AI that understands how agents move in time and space with human-level intuition, enabling robots to safely support healthcare logistics for better care at lower costs, and allowing autonomous vehicles to drive more safely and less conservatively.
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Illumia Labs offers a revolutionary AI solution that captures, codifies, and transfers that invaluable institutional knowledge. We transform decades of experience into an accessible AI agent, ensuring operational continuity, accelerating new employee training, and boosting overall efficiency.
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RUNWITHIT Synthetics' (RWI) is a Certified Indigenous Business, with majority Indigenous ownership, including Dean Bittner, CTO and Co-Founder and the Raven Indigenous Impact Fund. Formed in 2014, RWI set out to help leaders make better decisions together for the future of the planet and its people. RWI's technology and process create a high fidelity, living model out of any population or region, enabling people to gain better insight into the interconnected reality of today, or sandbox new ideas, realities or scenarios for tomorrow. By watching and measuring the impact or outcomes of deployments, interventions, circumstances or context, leaders can de-risk their futures with data. The visualization of RWI's platform addresses the need for people to engage with others, bringing them together around a focused point of conversation and insight to enhance collaboration efficiency. RWI's global awards include applications in decarbonization, energy transition, mobility, housing, urban planning, health, infrastructure, disaster management, and resilience.
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Wireless PnC is a cleantech company developing universal wireless charging for light and emerging electric vehicles. Our pad-based system delivers plug-like speed with no cables, works with any brand, battery, or vehicle type, and is ruggedized for outdoor deployment. We are launching with micromobility fleets—e-bikes and e-scooters—where operators face manual pickup/charging, connector wear, and city pushback over sidewalk clutter. By enabling “park-and-charge” opportunistic top-ups, Wireless PnC cuts operating labor, raises fleet uptime, and reduces street furniture.
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睦木文化致力於打造一個兼具流行影響力與獨立精神的音樂平台。台灣獨立音樂需要產業化，亦需要保有自己個性，在追求商業產值同時，它更是一股推動文化進步的力量。我們重視音樂人的個性與創作理念，秉持「藝人高度參與、廠牌全力支持」的合作模式，尊重音樂人的創作自由，讓每一位音樂人在職涯規劃與創作過程中都能擁有主導權，同時也享有專業團隊的資源與支援，從而建立永續且有深度的藝人品牌。
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電慈學機組工作室由新媒體藝術家張晏慈創立，結合藝術、科技與場域敘事的創作實驗基地。專精影音藝術、互動裝置、聲音場域、跨域劇場等創作形式，與科學、工程、設計領域跨界合作。曾於林茲電子藝術節等國際平台展演，提供展演設計製作與技術整合服務，形塑沉浸式藝術體驗。
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以劇本殺為主的LARP Planet拉普星球，顧名思義就是提供以故事劇本為主線的實體娛樂。根據不同劇本推移，每個遊戲所需玩家也會不同；在當中根據劇情的推移，提供玩家臨場的沈浸式體驗。
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鴻梅成立於2016年，深耕大新竹地區，以「企劃力、策展力、設計力」為核心，善於將在地文化轉譯為 體驗內容，並結合永續主題（ 如員工EAP發展、生物多樣性），策劃閱讀、展覽、走讀、餐飲、工藝、市 集等活動。致力於提升優質教育、促進城鄉均衡，並強化與文化內容業者的夥伴關係，打造「在地人驕傲、 旅行者憧憬」的文化連結。
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牧天有限公司融合遊戲設計、教育訓練和紮實的歷史研究，讓在地故事變得清晰又有趣。而正在開發的「域見方舟」系統，將協助個人與文化團體建立可持續再創作的數位資產，讓文化參與恆久常新，薪火長明。
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草原市務所成立於台北，專注展覽、音樂與文化策展。我們以開放與好奇的態度，擅長議題包裝與內容轉譯，並透過體驗設計傳遞品牌與議題核心。草原以音樂與空間再製議題，讓人與內容、空間產生連結，啟發靈感。
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