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 VC
⭐️ Holly Simmons - Head of Social Impact for Steven Bartlett
⭐️ Jas Athwal - MP for Ilford South
⭐️ Lauren Crawley-Moore - Senior Business Development Manager, UK Primary Markets at LSEG
⭐️ Narinder Patti - Head of DN Strategic Accounts - Startups at Google
⭐️ Aengus Boyle - Head of Media EMEA at Vayner Media
You can find the full details of the programme here: https://www.youthstartups.co.uk
Key details:
🗓️ Date: Monday 14th Sep 2026
🕙 Time: 17.30 - 20:30
📌 Location: Vayner Media
Timings:
17:30 - Doors open
18:00-18:15 - Opening from Bae HQ and judges
18:15-19:05 - Student pitches
19:05 - 19:15 - Wrapup and results
19:15 - Food and networking
We look forward to seeing you there!
Competing teams
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)
Week 7 Winner: Knowva (Aayan, Angel, Avika, Orgeto)
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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