The #BEAPIRATE CHALLENGE 2022 in cooperation with Talent Garden brought together 1200 young changemakers between 14 and 19 from 100+ countries.
During the 3-week online journey, these young talents created solutions for a better future with support from international mentors.
Congratulations to team LOOP for winning the #BEAPIRATE CHALLENGE 2022!
The two young changemakers – Zara Pehlivani and Emilio Bazan did an amazing job developing and pitching their idea. Over 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and most of them can’t afford treatment (which is usually ineffective, anyway). LOOP is working towards a wristband that detects incoming seizures through compounds in sweat, and alerts the user in advance, so they can use our handheld ultrasound device, which stops focal seizures in real-time. Both are customizable and kid-friendly and reduce costs by over tenfold.
Rewatch the FINAL PITCHING, where our 7 finalists presented their ideas for a better future. They all have proven that they have what it takes to create a more prosperous and inclusive world for themselves and others!
In this 3-week online adventure, you will get together in a team of 2 to 6 people to work on innovative solutions for a better future. It consists of short videos, online mentoring, and a community of pirates that is there to accompany you on your journey. Throughout this global youth challenge, your team will develop an idea from the ground up and create a final pitch video.
The top 7 teams will be selected through online voting and criteria assessment to participate in the final online pitching event.
The best idea will be selected by an expert jury during the final Pitch Night and will win an educational trip to Silicon Valley, California.
The first step to participating in the #beapirate challenge is individual registration.
After your registration, you will be able to form teams of 2 to 6 people. So, grab your friends, tell them to join your team, and then get ready for 3 weeks of fun. Teammates do not have to be from the same school or even the same country to participate!
You don’t have a team, but still want to join the challenge?
Don’t worry, you can find teammates on our online platform after registration and before the challenge starts.
To participate in the #beapirate challenge is completely free.
You and your team will have a chance to work on innovative solutions for a better future with international experts in their fields. Moreover, the team with the best solution will win a trip to Silicon Valley in California.
We are looking for creative, innovative, and bold ideas and solutions for a better tomorrow. The registration period for the #beapirate challenge runs from April 20 to May 31.
Quick Facts
Online Voting
Each team will have time until June 21 (midnight) to submit a 1-minute video about their project. The online voting will start on June 22, where all projects will go online, and will end on June 28. The top-ranked team will automatically get a place on the Final Pitch Night, together with 2 teams who will be selected by partners’ and mentors’ votes. The additional 4 teams will be selected based on the 4 different criteria: impact, feasibility, radicality, and WOW Effect – “does it put a smile on your customer’s face” and based on the results from the online voting.
Online Pitch Day, Jury Voting & Criteria
The 7 selected teams will present their projects again to the judges during the online public Pitch Day. Each team will have 3 minutes to pitch and judges will have 3 minutes to ask questions. The winning team will be awarded a trip to Silicon Valley in California.
We’ve collected answers to the questions we get asked the most about applying to the #beapirate challenge, program, Silicon Valley trip, and other related questions.
Want to find out what happened in previous #beapirate challenges? Check out what ideas got developed, final pitch nights and who were the winners to get an idea of what is expecting you on this awrrrsome journey!
These experienced mentors and advisors will help you and your team during the challenge. From insightful and empowering videos, 1-on-1 mentoring to workshops, they are here to support you, when turning your ideas into reality.
Moonshot Pirates helps bring young people from all over the world together to share radical ideas and try to help them shape this idea to become a reality. I loved participating in the #beapirate challenge and being part of this movement.
After getting to the finals of the pilot #beapirate challenge, I felt a real connection to the motivation and ethos behind the Moonshot Pirates. Allowing young minds, like mine, to dream big and then go and pursue those dreams to change the world genuinely resonated with me.
Being a part of the winning team of the #beapirate challenge 2020 was one of the most exhilarating, crazy and significant experiences in my life, because Moonshot Pirates taught me invaluable, new skills about entrepreneurship, creating business strategies and pitching ideas.
I have loved joining the community by taking part in the #beapirate challenge. This has changed my vision towards the future, making me think that everything is possible as long as you believe in it and work hard with the right people around you.
The #beapirate Challenge was fun and educational. It gave me the motivation to work on my PemPoc idea and even after the challenge, I continue to develop it further.
After participating in the #beapirate challenge, I was really impressed by the effort the Moonshot Pirates put into helping young people with achieving their dreams.
The 5-day program in Silicon Valley includes workshops, meeting startup founders, visiting companies like Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google exploring campuses of the Singularity University, and Stanford. You will get all the insights, explore the future of education, and discover the entrepreneurial mindset and moonshot thinking behind the area!
Watch this highlight video to join the previous #beapirate challenge winners on their journey to Silicon Valley.
IN COOPERATION WITH
The following partners helped us to put together this amazing experience for you!
THANK YOU, mates!
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