Interested in building a startup, developing entrepreneurial skills, and connecting with ambitious students from around the world??? Join our FREE Expop Info Session to learn more about the Expop 6-Month Startup Challenge, how the programme works, what you'll gain, and how you can get involved. Session Details 📅 Date: 12 Aug 2026 (Wed) 🕒 Time: 7 pm to 7:30 pm ET 💻 Platform: Zoom The program is open to students aged 13–19, and parents are welcomed to attend too! Complete the form below to reserve your spot. https://lnkd.in/gUpz2r4B A confirmation email with the Zoom link will be sent after registration.
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A 6-month startup challenge for founders aged 13-19. Real mentors, real workshops, real ventures.
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🍂 Register for our Expop Fall 2026 Challenge now: https://expop.io/registration Most 13-19 year-olds are told to wait until college to start something real. Expop disagrees. Over six months, Expop guides young founders through the same arc every startup goes through: ideation, building the product, branding it, marketing it, selling it, and pitching it to investors, with mentorship from Ivy League student founders and workshops from people who've worked at Google, Slack, LinkedIn, and HP. Backed by Ascendance, which has reached 50,000+ students in 26 countries since 2015, Expop isn't a simulation. It's a real venture, a real cohort, and a real shot at $7,500 in prizes and up to $50,000 in investment.
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- Education
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- 11-50 employees
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- Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
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- Privately Held
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- 2025
- Specialties
- Investing, Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance, Career Insights, and Education
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THIS POST IS FOR AMBITIOUS HIGH SCHOOL ENTREPRENEURS ONLY. Expop is a 6-month startup challenge for Gen Z founders, and you don’t need a business background or experience to join. You just need 6 months and an idea (or the willingness to find one). That’s exactly how our founders start. Last cohort, students with zero prior experience walked away with real, revenue-generating startups. Here’s what you get: ✓ No experience required. We teach you everything, step by step ✓ Mentorship from Ivy League founders + experts at Google, Slack, LinkedIn, and HP ✓ 1:1 office hours, live workshops, and a clear roadmap: Ideation → Product → Branding → Marketing → Sales → Pitching to Investors ✓ A shot at $50,000 in investment + a $7,500 cash prize pool This isn’t a class. You walk away with an actual startup, real revenue, and a network most adults don’t have access to. Spots are filling up quickly, so if you’ve been sitting on an idea, this is your sign. Follow expop + comment “entrepreneur” below, and we’ll send you the link to register!
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🏅 5th place goes to Siya Karani from Michigan! Siya created SkillBridge, a collaborative learning platform where high schoolers build real-world skills like interviewing, resume writing, and professional communication together. Because the best way to learn is alongside your peers. Congratulations on an incredible achievement, Siya! 👏🌟 #Expop #top5 #highschool #entrepreneurship #GenZfounder #startup
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🏅 4th place goes to Malaysia’s Sean! Sean built WillForge, an AI-powered app that helps students develop willpower and follow through on their goals. 📱🧠 Incredible concept, incredible execution. Congratulations on an amazing finish, Sean! 💪 #Expop #top5 #highschool #entrepreneurship #GenZfounder #startup
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🥉 3rd place goes to Malaysia’s Wong Kean Jee! 🎉 Kean Jee earned 3rd place with DeskMindr, a desk companion that helps remind people of their daily tasks. 💡 Hardware, software, and heart. This one had it all. Six months of tinkering turned into something truly impressive! Congratulations, Kean Jee! 👏 #Expop #top5 #highschool #entrepreneurship #GenZfounder #startup
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🥈 2nd place goes to Malaysia’s snack king! 🎉 Bryan Chu built CraveCave from the ground up, a snack business serving school students with a variety of treats and over 400 units sold. 🍟🙌 Congratulations, Bryan! 👏 #Expop #top5 #highschool #entrepreneurship #GenZfounder #startup
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🏆✨ Introducing your EXPOP CHAMPION! ✨🏆 Right here from Philadelphia, Colin Salas took home 1st place with SoothePops, chamomile-infused popsicles designed to help kids sleep better at night. Several months of hard work, innovation, and dedication culminated in an incredible result. Congratulations, Colin! 👏👏👏 #Expop #winner #highschool #entrepreneurship #GenZfounder #startup
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We are so proud to announce the expop Top 10! 🔥👏 From artist-driven platforms out of California to memorable lithophane gift frames and unique perfumes from Malaysia, plus an incredible lineup of cookies, popsicles, snacks, and more, these student founders have shown just how diverse and powerful entrepreneurship can be. Making it to the Top 10 is no small feat. These founders stood out for their creativity, grit, and execution, and now they move one step closer to turning their ideas into real ventures. This is their moment, and they’ve earned every bit of it. If you know any of these students, go show them some love. They deserve it 🌟🚀 #expop #startup #highschool #studententrepreneur
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We are so proud to announce the expop Top 25! 👏 From apps and software, handmade jewelry, F&B products to a science podcast and a landscaping business, these young founders have proven that there is no limit to what a great idea looks like. As a prize, they will be receiving 3 months of business incubation plus exclusive 1 on 1 expert office hours to help bring their vision to life. This is their moment and they earned every bit of it. If you know any of these students, go show them some love. They deserve it!! 🌟 #expop #startup #highschool #studententrepreneur
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✨expop's in the news! ✨ expop was featured in Malaysia’s New Straits Times alongside some of our inspiring young founders who are building startups while balancing classes, exams and high school life 📣 📣 Read more about our latest startup cohort and our amazing studentpreneurs here: https://lnkd.in/eNcfDEsc Want to participate in Expop? Our next cohort is open for registration now at expop.io Thank you again to New Straits Times for the amazing feature article 🚀 Harsha Ravindran, Mathura Kannan ACA, Heerraa Ravindran, Sanadt Kumar
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