Youth ventures · The founder portfolio

Ideas with
a future.

Created by young people. Grounded in possibility. Meet the ventures that have taken shape through NextGen.

AirFit’s youth venture booth at a business showcase

Founder showcase

AirFit

The venture archive

The class of 2025.

Youth-founded. NextGen-built.

2025 / Youth venture

Beauty
Link

2025 / Youth venture

AirFit

2025 / Youth venture

Unspoken
Space

2025 / Youth venture

Shadow
Me MD

Young people sharing their venture at a showcase booth
Ideas meet an audience.
A young founder at a Flip-A-Heart showcase
A new generation of founders.

Earlier ventures

The class of 2024.

2024 / YOUTH VENTURE

Chef K Delights

2024 / YOUTH VENTURE

Vent Door

2024 / YOUTH VENTURE

Mary K’s Fashion
for the Planet

The 2026 Pitch Day showcase

A stage.
A beginning.
A reason to keep building.

$3,600

awarded to youth founders

At the most recent Pitch Day, young founders shared their ideas and received awards to support their next steps.

A youth founder receiving recognition at Pitch Day
A moment of recognition at Pitch Day.
Youth founder recognition during the Pitch Day awards
Celebrating the work behind the idea.

Create what comes next

More ideas are waiting to begin.

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