Bae HQ Youth Startups Grand Final

​Join us for the Youth Startups Grand Final!

​On 14th September, Bae HQ will host the grand final of our Youth Startups 2026 programme at Vayner Media.

​Each of the winning teams from the seven cohorts will take to the stage to pitch their idea.

​It's a massive night for these students and we hope you can join to make it unforgettable!

​We've got top judges on board:
⭐️ Aashna Kumar - Partner at Upside, which is the venture capital arm of The Sidemen.
⭐️ Holly Simmons - Social Impact at Steven Bartlett Private Office & former founder at Niya AI (where I angel invested)
⭐️ Chris Byrne - Founder of Rutland Holdings and Rutland Foundation.

​You can find the full details of the programme here: https://www.thebaehq.com/youthstartups

​Key details:
​​🗓️ Date: Monday 14th Sep 2026
🕙 Time: 17.30 - 20:30
​​📌 Location: Vayner Media

​We look forward to seeing you there!

​Competing teams so far:

​Week 1 Winner: Food Locker (Aarav, Apishan, Kishan, Udochi)

​Week 2 Winner: LockedIn (Georgi, Sancha, Sifat, Sobaan)

​Week 3 Winner: Sports4Students (Ambika, Jai, Sivany)

​Week 4 Winner: Social Map (Hamnah, Louis, Mariyam, Shraddha)

​Week 5 Winner: Locals4Locals (Iniyah, Vishal, Afsa, Sakib)

​Week 6 Winner: Source86 (Balaaj, Riya, Wadaan)

​Bae HQ is the ecosystem for high-growth Asian-heritage founders & investors.

​We serve through:

• ​Programmes: Bae Accelerators, IncuBaetor & Youth Startups (300+ impacted all together)

• ​Community: Events (14k+ event and talk attendees), platform, and features

• ​Resources: Startups Inside Out podcast (300+ episodes), Startups for Outsiders book, and State of Asian Funding UK report.

​You can find out more here: https://www.thebaehq.com/

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