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For students 13 - 23 to raise money to support academic and business projects including art & design, website development, gaming, movies and video, STEM, fashion, cosmetics, software, mobile apps and more.
Launch the site!Through our sister 501((c)3) KidBacker Foundation for Entrepreneurship offers business grants and academic scholarships for students ages 10 to 23 who are passionate about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) and/or Business & Entrepreneurship. Exceptional and proven youth entrepreneurs can apply for grants ranging from $500 to $50,000 to support concept validation, prototype development and customer development activities. Scholarships offer exceptional young entrepreneurs and business enthusiasts tuition to attend summer camps, college summer programs, secondary school after school programs and 2 to 4 year college.
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Where students create, collaborate and launch business ideas and ventures and learn from one another as they go. Whether in the same room or around the world, students are using Hatchpad.co to showcase their businesses, form teams, find new collaborators and receive feedback and social currency from potential customers, partners, and investors.
Visit HatchPad Now!We love to share experiences of young entrepreneurs with our Hatcher Spotlight Series. Authentic and real stories of young founders and their teams making an impact.
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Have a great business idea? Participate in our business plan competitions and compete for cash prizes, life altering internships, travel and more.
Check out competitions nowInterested in learning about entrepreneurship and proving your mettle? HatchPad has partnered with TechTrep Academy to offer students tech-focused entrepreneurship courses. From Google Ninja, Game App Development to CSS and HTML coding, our courses are specifically geared for the rising teen entrepreneur.
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