Coming in 2027
The Borderless Global Pitch Competition
A Shark Tank style competition for high school and gap year students. Pitch your passion project live to Borderless CEO Veronica Lee and a panel of judges. Get real prizes and international exposure.
FormatFully remote, live finale on Zoom
Open toHigh school and gap year students
EligibilityAll countries & nationalities
CostFree to enter
ApplicationsOpening soon
CompetitionTakes place in 2027
Who we look for
Students with a project and a reason
- High school students from any country, or students taking a gap year
- A passion project at any stage: an idea, something you've started, or something already running
- Any field. Startups, research, community initiatives, art, content, activism, anything you've chosen to build
- Able to pitch in English at the live finale
The finale
Three minutes, ten finalists, one live stage
You pitch on Zoom to Veronica and our guest judges, take their questions, and hear the result the same day.
Prizes
What you can win
Cash
A cash prize you can put straight into the project you pitched.
Mentorship
Time with Veronica and the Borderless team to keep building after the finale.
And more
Exposure to our global community, plus a few prizes we are keeping under wraps until applications open.
Taking place in 2027
Your project deserves an audience
You've been building something on your own.