Big Ideas. Bold Founders. One Stage

2026 HAE STARTUP WORLD CUP REGIONAL

SEPTEMBER 24 · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · BOSTON

13 standout Harvard alumni-founded startups on one global stage. One winner advances to the Startup World Cup Global Finals in San Francisco for the opportunity to compete for a $1 million investment prize.

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MORE THAN A COMPETITION - IT’S A PARTY!

See 13 Harvard alumni-founded startups compete live. Meet founders, investors, judges, and entrepreneurial leaders—and stay for the networking celebration beginning at 8 PM.

SPECIAL FIRESIDE CHAT

Inside the Journey: Building WHOOP

John Capodilupo (Harvard College) + Emily Capodilupo (Harvard College)

Join John Capodilupo, WHOOP co-founder and former CTO, and Emily Capodilupo, Senior VP, Research, Algorithms, & Data and an early member of the WHOOP team, for a special fireside conversation about building, scaling, and the lessons learned along the way.

September 24 · Starting @ 5 PM ET
Martin Conference Center · Harvard Medical School · Boston

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Meet the Finalists

Harvard alumni founders tackling problems across healthcare, AI, climate, robotics, consumer technology, and more.

4M Therapeutics - Safer medicines for mental health
- Pablo Lapuerta, Harvard College and Harvard Medical School
- Dr. Stephen J. Haggarty, Harvard Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Avix Medical - Earlier, faster cancer detection
- Aditya Ranganathan, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Checkups Cova - WhatsApp health wallets for Africa
- Moka Lantum, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Clerx - Al agents for law firm intake
- Michael Brunman, Harvard Business School
Enolytics - Wine industry data analytics
- Cathy Huyghe, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Robot On Rails - Autonomous Al-powered wet labs
- Jill Becker, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
SeeAir - Healthier, sustainable homes with AI
- Piers MacNaughton, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Shopperoo - Al-driven retail assortment and pricing
- Namrata Singhal, Harvard Business School
- Rohit Singhal, Harvard Business School
Skribe Medical - Wearable cardiac screening for cancer patients
- Ryan Neely, Harvard College
smartSTAT - Live data for hospital emergency readiness
- Rohan Bajaj, Harvard Business School
Suyana Climate Insurance - Climate insurance for Latin America
- Fernando Yu, Harvard Kennedy School
- Rodrigo Garcia Ayala, Harvard Kennedy School
Target Arm Inc. - Autonomous drone launch and recovery
- Jeffrey McChesney, Harvard Kennedy School
Zinit - Al-native procurement platform
- Stanislav Moskovtsev, Harvard Business School