*Value of services + monetary award
A science fair for startups. A job fair for ideas. Bring your rough concept — we'll help you shape it, stress-test it, and pitch it.
"What if your best idea is more than just an idea?"
The Idea Fair is a free 4-week event for anyone sitting on a product idea, app concept, brand, invention, or small business they haven't built yet. No pitch deck required to start. No funding required to join.
Across four weeks you'll sharpen the concept, get real feedback from peers and pros, learn how to market and pitch it, and submit a final version for review — for a shot at real funding and hands-on support to help you build it.
Develop your idea into something clear and measurable
Get matched with peers and pros for honest feedback
Learn to market it, position it, and pitch it with confidence
Submit your final idea for a shot at the grant package
📍 Start here — join each week's X Space live or catch the recording. This is where all the teaching happens, and it's the step to take before you submit your idea.
Turn a rough idea into a measurable concept. Find the real problem, the real audience, and the profitable angle.
Loading time…Don't build alone. Get matched with peers and experienced pros who can challenge and strengthen your plan.
Loading time… 🎙️ Join the Space →Define your audience, build your pitch deck, and craft a message that makes sense to people outside your head.
Loading time… 🎙️ Join the Space →Polish it, submit it, and get reviewed. One winning project takes home the grant package.
Loading time… 🎙️ Join the Space →Can people understand what it is, quickly?
Does it solve a real problem or create real desire?
Is there a clear audience and a path to revenue?
Is there a realistic next step to actually build it?
Can it be communicated clearly and with confidence?
Room to become something visually or culturally compelling?
Tell us what you're working on — even a messy, half-formed version. This just gets you on the list for Week 1 and locks in your spot for the grant review.
⏰ Registration closes July 31This is what the judges review — use the email you registered with so we can match it to your spot.
💡 Include links to anything that relates to your idea — docs, decks, prototypes, mockups, social posts, a landing page, anything that shows your work. But hold off submitting until the idea is fully developed. Once it's in, it's final.
⏰ Submissions close July 31 · Drawing August 5Nope. You need a strong idea and the willingness to sharpen it. Most people who join the Idea Fair start with something rough.
Products, apps, brands, services, inventions, or consumer-facing businesses — anything you'd want to see become real.
Yes. Registering and participating in all four weeks is free.
Do what you can. X Spaces sessions are recorded, and links will be made available afterward so you can catch up on anything you miss.
Final submissions are scored against six judging criteria — clarity, demand, market potential, execution plan, pitch quality, and creative potential.