Partners
XPRIZE Partners share expertise, technology, and global networks that strengthen every competition. Their collaboration helps shape the ecosystem around each prize—supporting innovators, opening doors, and paving the way for breakthrough solutions to scale.
Continua Health Alliance, an international not-for-profit industry group, is the leading organization convening global technology industry standards to develop end-to-end, plug-and-play connectivity for personal connected health. Continua is dedicated to the development of Design Guidelines and test tools to expedite the deployment of personal connected health devices and systems that will dramatically improve health management, clinical outcomes and quality of life. The Alliance’s activities include a certification and brand support program, events and collaborations to support technology and clinical innovation, and outreach to employers, payers, governments and care providers.
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.
Crowdfunder is a leading equity crowdfunding platform for sourcing and funding early stage ventures with accredited & institutional investors online. Companies on Crowdfunder are typically early-stage startups, many of which are backed by leading Venture Capital firms and private investors. Our investor network of thousands of angels and institutions get direct access to public & private deals online. Get free access to private early-stage VC-backed startups on Crowdfunder. For more information, click here.
Cultured Meat Symposium is a conference held in Silicon Valley highlighting top industry insights into the clean meat revolution.
Cure is a premier healthcare innovation ecosystem headquartered in New York City, with a mission to accelerate cures by helping health innovators develop their groundbreaking products and services from concept to commercialization. For more information, please visit wewillcure.com.
Curious Learning was founded by literacy and technology experts from MIT, Tufts and Georgia State University to ensure that every child can learn to read, regardless of resources or location. Building on advances in big data, learning theory and the proliferation of Android devices, they can turn any device into a literacy mentor. By providing the infrastructure to measure what apps work, help developers create increasingly more effective content, and dramatically improve child learning through better content and personalization, they have developed an evidence-based approach that helps children teach themselves to read — and master the skills they need to pursue full, rewarding lives. To learn more, click here.
The Mission of Dallas College is to transform lives and communities through higher education.
Overall purposes:
To ensure Dallas County is vibrant, growing and economically viable for current and future generations.
To provide a teaching and learning environment that exceeds learner expectations and meets the needs of our community and employers.
The Dallas College Board of Trustees’ Strategic Priorities continue to guide the work of the college in its mission to transform lives and communities through higher education and achieving 60x30TX.
The Board is committed to an annual assessment of progress and impact for the Strategic Priorities using appropriate metrics.
Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) are the collective of seven independently accredited colleges of that includes Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland. DCCCD is one of the largest community college systems in Texas and since 1965, we have served more than 3 million people. The colleges of DCCCD equip students for successful living and responsible citizenship. In addition, we provide economic benefits to business, taxpayers and the community. Learn more.
Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Corp. offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. SOLIDWORKS products are easy to learn and use, and work together to help you design products better, faster, and more cost-effectively. The SOLIDWORKS focus on ease-of-use allows more engineers, designers and other technology professionals than ever before to take advantage of 3D in bringing their designs to life. For more information, visit www.solidworks.com/Education
The Department of Marine Sciences (DMS) has its origins in the Institute of Marine Biology (IMB), founded on February 8, 1954, and is associated with the Department of Biology at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. The university specializes in M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the areas of Biological, Chemical, Geological, and Physical Oceanography.
Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) is a leading independent energy company engaged in finding and producing oil and natural gas. Based in Oklahoma City and included in the S&P 500, Devon operates in several of the most prolific oil and natural gas plays in the U.S. and Canada and is the second-largest oil producer among North American onshore independents. Devon's Canadian operations are based in Calgary, Alberta and the company is one of Canada's top heavy oil producers with operations in the Athabasca region of northeastern Alberta.
Based at Concordia University, District 3 is the largest and most diverse university-hosted innovation hub in Montreal. The organization works closely with the Montreal innovation ecosystem to ensure every innovator and entrepreneur has access to the resources they need to move from idea to impact with confidence. In 2016, District 3 was awarded the Startup Canada Entrepreneur Award for the Quebec region.
At District 3, we nurture and develop multidisciplinary startup teams that harness emerging tech to create businesses with global impact in bio, healthcare, fintech, high tech and social innovation. We look for the brightest of minds, and we offer the most rigorous training. We bridge the knowledge, skills and resource gap between building a product and building a company.
EarthEcho International is a nonprofit organization founded on the belief that youth have the power to change our planet. Established by siblings Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau in honor of their father Philippe Cousteau Sr., and grandfather legendary explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, our mission is to inspire young people worldwide to act now for a sustainable future.
Eatable Adventures, the leading Foodtech accelerator worldwide, strives to transform the food system prioritizing health, sustainability, and resilience for all. By partnering with startups, corporations, governments, and investors, the company drives innovation from seed to table, embracing cutting-edge technological solutions in the Agrifood sector. With a thriving global presence, Eatable Adventures has achieved significant impact worldwide, boasting a vibrant community of 25,000 changemakers, 12 acceleration and incubation programs, over 50 corporate and government initiatives, and a €30M investment fund to support early-stage projects.
EcoEngineers is a consulting, auditing, and advisory firm with an exclusive focus on the energy transition.
Enegis, LLC, is an energy and natural resources engineering and consulting firm providing strategy, technology, economics, and project development worldwide.
Engine is a technology policy, research, and advocacy organization that bridges the gap between policymakers and startups, working with government and a community of high- technology, growth-oriented startups across the nation to support the development of entrepreneurship. Engine creates an environment where technological innovation and entrepreneurship thrive by providing knowledge about the startup economy and constructing smarter public policy. To that end, Engine conducts research, organizes events, and spearheads campaigns to educate elected officials, the entrepreneur community, and the general public on issues vital to fostering technological innovation. To learn more, visit http://engine.is.
Enviro Innovate spearheads an international clean-tech cluster that is attracting startups and established enterprises looking to commercialize or acquire innovative clean technologies. Working in collaboration with Enviro Ambient, Queen’s University, Air Liquide, Carbonomics, DuPont Canada, Foley Hoag, KPM, WorleyParsons and the City of Kingston, Enviro Innovate is able to draw on the experience and expertise of a multitude of relationships and resources to assist early–stage companies to commercialize next–generation, globally–applicable, clean-tech products. Our partners envision a continuing focus on carbon capture and carbon conversion research after the Carbon XPRIZE competition, which will incentivize the development of new and emerging CO2 conversion technologies, accelerating them from laboratory testing to demonstration under real-world conditions and ultimately to world-leading businesses.