TEACHER’S REWARD PROGRAM FOR INNOVATIVE IDEAS
REWARD YOUR STUDENT FOR A GOOD IDEA
$600 billion
worldwide economic activity by startups.

Our Network
Ideas
Mentors
Investors
Communities

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
To help you convert your idea into a clearly defined business concept.
To help you decide if the idea is the one you should invest in or drop for a better one.
To help the early-stage entrepreneurs complete the ideating stages to become eligible for the next phase.
To help entrepreneurs drop ideas that are not feasible so that they don't waste their time, energy, and resources.
Learn From Experts
Session 3 – Solutions
Some of our successful startup

Why Ideagist
Ideagist is the world’s largest incubation platform, connecting 100s of communities around the world. Our incubated startups have won several awards, and have successfully raised funding.
Ideagist Global Virtual incubator offers a simple to follow process, access to entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, and mentors. It helps you connect with other like-minded people world wide.
Ideagist does not take credit for the success of startups that have used our global platform, simply because Entrepreneurs are really the key to the success of their startups.

Golden Ticket
- Given highly innovative idea by partnering teachers.
- It bypasses the selection process.
- Special Mentoring Session if Ideagist founder.
- Valid for the upcoming cohort only.
- Our gift to the partnering professors and community leaders.
Entry Pass
- Given to innovative ideas by partnering teachers.
- It bypasses the initial evaluation step and get first in the line.
- Our gift to the partnering professors and community leaders.
- Valid for upcoming cohort only.

Golden Ticket
It is a recognition that the holder has an innovative idea and they are determined to work on it.
University Professors and Community Leaders participating in the program will be able to give very limited Golder Tickets.
Golden Tickets are not sold.

Entry Pass
It is a recognition that the holder has a good idea and they are determined to work on it.
University Professors and Community Leaders participating in the program will be able to give limited passes for any upcoming cohort.
Each entry Pass will be valid for the upcoming cohort only.
Entry Passes are not sold.

Hassan Syed
Course Leader
Hassan Syed is the founder of IdeaGist.com, the largest digital incubation platform in the world, founding director of Minnesota Innovates, and founding director of the Institute for Innovators and Entrepreneurs at Hamline University Minnesota, USA.
Hassan is a five-star rated trainer that has trained over 10,000 people in off-line and on-line classrooms across the world, sharing his knowledge with technology professionals, economic development managers, incubation professionals, students, faculty, and innovation commercialization professionals. In this training course, Hassan shares his 37 years of experience in entrepreneurship, emerging technology research, technology development, and commercialization with real life examples.
Our Global Disrupters
are here to help

Andrew Magdy Kamal
Cyber Defense Analyst at Ford Motor Company

Amy McMorrow Hunter
President, CEO at The Climate Economy

Anthony Costa
Owner, Sealife Aquariums & Entrepreneur

Dr.Amos Obi
Innovator/Strategic Director at Hetavad Skills Initiative & Networks International

Dennis Stauffer
Chief Innovator, Keynoter and Seminar Leader at innovator Mindset LLC

Delfina Guedimi
Market Intelligence Leader Global Hubs Tec de Monterrey

Dr. Rajiv Pravin Oza
Country HR Head (SD) at Stryker

Eliza Nahayo
Senior Incubation and Commercialization Officer at National Agricultural Research Organisation - NARO

Fabio Bottacci
Senior Business Advisor at Alumni Xpert Network

Fabrizio Conicella
Chief Executive Officer | Advisor Chief Executive Officer | Advisor at Life Science District

Giovanni Tomarchio
Mentor Startup Geeks and Partner Digital Transformation & Venture Builder NiEW

Irena Rezec
Director at WOTRA, Strategic Intelligence Ltd.

Jonathan Kolber
Co-founder at stealth company

Josep Monguet
Research Associate at Onsanity

Joseph Welfeld
President of The Welfeld Group & Strategic Advisor MDPortals, Inc.

Kaushik Banerjee
Digital Transformation Advisor at High Performing Startup

Mahmoud AbdelAziz
Founder & CEO at DevisionX

Orlando Remédios
CEO Sensefinity

Obi Umegbolu
Founder at Mindweel

Paul A Taylor
Serial Mentor to Minnesota Start-Ups

Phillip Shoemaker
CEO/Executive Director of Identity.com

Thomas Troch
Head of Design & Accelerate at InSites Consulting

Fabrice Testa
Co-Founder and CFO Maana Electric & Business Owner and Coach TESTA Leadership International

Ranjan Baisak
Engineering Specialist ENACT Systems Inc

Tony Manavalan
Chief Technology Officer at Ndizani Drone WorX

Rebecca Meijlink
Managing Director, AlphaBet Capital Advisors (London)

Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Head of CVC & CVB

Russel Walters
Cofounder, CTO at Phenom.health

Srdjan Popovic
Chief Executive Officer at Strategic Alliances EMEA

Salem Bagami
Chair & International Partner Saudi Arabia at World Business Angels Investment Forum
Application Process?
Our application process is quite simple.
1st Step:
APPLY:
Simply fill out the short application.
2nd Step:
DETAILED APPLICATION:
After initial review of your application, we will invite you for the 2nd round application or interview you over zoom.
3rd Step:
ACCEPTANCE LETTER:
Welcome to the program, you have successfully completed the application process.
Selection Criteria
- Innovation in the idea
- Experience of the entrepreneur
- Commitment from the team
- Team's ability to develop the MVP
- Role of technology in the idea

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IdeaGist reserves the right to reject any entry or stop the rewards program anytime.