STEMpreneur
Pitch Your Business Plan
Students identify real-world problems, design STEM-based technological solutions, build prototypes, and prepare implementation plans.
Live in
KL 2026
📋 Overview
STEMpreneur 2026 invites young innovators to identify real-world problems and design innovative technological solutions that can make a positive impact. Participants think like scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs by combining STEM knowledge with creative thinking and business planning.
Who Can Participate
Grades 9-12
Team Size: Maximum 3 students per team
Key Stages
Start: Stage 1: Ideation Round problem and solution submission
Advance: Stage 4: top 20% teams from each zone advance to the Grand Finale
Competition Journey
Mentoring
Get guidance from expert mentors
Ideation
Brainstorm and conceptualize your solution
Zonal
Compete at zonal level
Finale
National finale showcase
💡 Themes / Problem Statements
Media and Entertainment
Create a STEM-led solution for communication, media, or entertainment challenges.
Healthcare
Design a technology-driven healthcare solution with meaningful social impact.
Environment
Address environmental challenges through sustainable and practical innovation.
Education
Build a solution that improves learning, access, skill development, or educational outcomes.
Agriculture and Food Security
Develop ideas for agriculture, food distribution, food security, or resource efficiency.
Urbanization and Infrastructure
Design solutions for cities, communities, infrastructure, or quality of life.
Open Innovation
Propose any innovative STEM-based solution addressing a pressing global or local challenge.
✅ What Participants Need to Do
Students from Grades 9 to 12 can participate.
Each team can have a maximum of 3 participants.
Participants must identify a real-world problem from the suggested themes or any other relevant challenge.
Develop an innovative STEM-based solution and design a working prototype or model.
Prepare an execution plan explaining feasibility and implementation.
Each team gets a maximum of 5 minutes to set up and demonstrate the prototype during zonal presentation.