Hult Prize at KUET

The Hult Prize Foundation is the world’s largest

engine for the creation and launch of market- based,

SDG-aligned, sustainable, and impact-centered

startups emerging from university, offering a grand

prize of USD 1 million.

In experiential learning The Hult Prize truly emphasizes a practical approach to learning how to become an impact entrepreneur. Students build a team, brainstorm ideas, start a business, and pitch to impressive audiences. Those who don’t compete, organize. A student work force of more than 10,000 organizers facilitate training, recruit judges and evangelize the very concept of the for-good, for-profit enterprise. When it comes to entrepreneurship, there is no substitute for real experience. Through leveraging human capital and knowledge like never before, the Hult Prize has helped launch social enterprises that serve the least fortunate, tackle humanity’s greatest challenges, and pursue large, untapped markets. Every year, the Hult Prize has crafted challenges and helped launch startups that actively solve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Hult Prize environment has helped many successful entrepreneurs take off. In 2016, fourteen Hult Prize entrepreneurs were named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list. Today, m.Paani, the Hult Prize 2011 winner, is the largest loyalty and rewards program focused on India’s poorest. 2012 winner Sunny Money is one of Africa’s largest solar light distributors. Aspire Food Group, the 2013 winner, is the largest manufacturer of insect protein in the world. IMPCT, the 2015 winner, is one of Asia’s largest specialty coffee retailers and have built schools in El Salvador, Guatemala, and South Africa.Finally, 2016 winner, BuuPass has just been selected as the official ticketing provider for Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). This is just a sampling of the incredible impact Hult Prize entrepreneurs are having in the world as passionate and enthusiastic game-changers in the social enterprise space.