Plus an automatic place among the Top 10 finalists pitching live at NextGen Summit on October 30, 2026, who compete for a share of $10,000 in prizes.
Second place
$300
Third place
$300
A place among the Top 10 is a place on the stage, not the $10,000 prize: the live pitch competition is judged separately on the day. Final eligibility and tie-breaking rules are subject to approval by NextGen Summit.
How voting works
six steps.
Explore the 20 pitch contestants.
Watch their pitch videos.
Select the founder you want to support.
Verify your identity.
Confirm your vote.
Share the contestant’s page with your friends.
What your vote is worth
+1Your daily vote, once your email is verified.
+2For registered NextGen attendees, on the same founder.
DailyYour allowance returns each day until voting closes on October 28.
Watch how to vote
The Top 20 · People’s Choice
The next generation is building something.
Twenty founders. Twenty ideas. Watch a pitch, read the story,
and send one of them to the live final. One verified vote a day — NextGen
ticket holders get 2 extra.
20Founders competing
—Pitches to watch
1+2Points a day, attendees
Voting statusWhere you stand
The founders
20 founders
Matching founders stay in the row below; the rest are hidden until the search is cleared.
No founder matches that search.
Meet the founders
Meet the founders.
20 founders. 20 bold ideas. Discover the stories behind them.
Choose a founder to watch · full screen · leave any time
How it works
one person. one vote a day.
01
Watch the pitches
Browse all twenty semifinalists and watch their pitch videos. No account, no sign-in, nothing asked of you.
02
Verify to vote
We only ask who you are at the moment you vote — a six-digit code, sent to your email. One address is one voter.
03
Cast your vote
A verified voter gets one point a day for the founder they choose. Your allowance resets at midnight Eastern, and voting closes on October 28 at 11:59 PM ET.
04
The result
Standings are public: each founder’s place and their running points appear on their card as votes come in. A point is a point — an attendee’s single choice is worth three of them — so the number of points and the number of voters are shown separately. The winner is announced by the NextGen team.