2026-04-30
Kenyatta University students pitching during the Hult Prize KU Edition Pitching Finals. It is an on-campus challenge that serves as the critical starting line for student entrepreneurs.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc9VyVZk7sQ
The hult prize challenge is an annual competition that acts as a high-stakes Launchpad where young, talent-driven student innovators vie for a chance to advance through on campus, national, and global stages, ultimately chasing $1 million USD in seed capital.
Winners of the KU on campus challenge will get a chance to compete with other winners from other universities in Kenya. At the National level, the winners and top online applicants will have access to world-class mentors and resources that will help them validate their product-market fit, create proof of concepts, develop MVP’s, and set up go-to-market strategies.(visit https://www.hultprize.org/ for more info)
During the finals, student teams presented their solutions to a panel of professionals who helped gauge the viability of their ideas. Each startup was scrutinized through the lens of some essential feasibility factors:
• Emphasis on building a diverse team with a clear role and a shared vision for each member.
• Teams had to prove that they were solving a pressing real life issue and the solution possessed the capacity to grow and generate revenue.
• The solution had to also aligns with at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).