TiE Seattle

TYE Global Championship 2026 is coming to Seattle!
TiE Seattle is honored to host TYE Globals 2026, together with TiE Kerala, from June 11–13 — bringing together ~35 global chapters and 37+ student teams from around the world.

This is where high school innovators become future founders.

Join us on June 13 at Bellevue College for an inspiring Pitch Fest featuring bold business ideas, global talent, mentorship, networking, and next-level entrepreneurial energy.

Whether you are a student, parent, mentor, investor, or community leader — come be part of the movement to ignite, innovate, and elevate the next generation of entrepreneurs.

A special shoutout to the incredible TYE Seattle team making this possible:
Yashovardhan Wagh, Program Chair & CEO, gone.com
Aalok 🦄 Doshi, Co-Chair & Mentorship Chair, Global Startup Acquisition, Amazon
Aravind Bala, Lead Instructor & Co-Founder and CTO, SeekOut
Kishor Panpaliya, Senior Vice President at RapidSOS & TiE Seattle Board Member
Sonu Aggarwal, President, TiE Seattle
Minee Verma, Executive Director, TiE Seattle
Manpreet Kaur, Marketing Manager, TiE Seattle
Meena Bhujang, Programme Manager, TiE Seattle

📍 Bellevue College
📅 June 13, 2026 | 7:00 AM

Limited spots. Register now:
https://events.tie.org/TYEGlobalChampionship2026IgnitetheNextGenerationofEntrepreneursHostedbyTiESeattle #/

TYE Global (TIE Young Entrepreneurs)

Proud moment for TYE Seattle!
GeekWire covered the 2026 TYE Seattle Chapter Finals, where 100+ high school students across 20 teams pitched bold startup ideas spanning AI, healthcare, nutrition, sustainability, mental health, and more.

Congratulations to DUGGAI for taking first place and earning the opportunity to represent Seattle at TYE Global, hosted this year by TiE Seattle at Bellevue College.

A big thank you to our students, mentors, instructors, judges, parents, volunteers, and the entire TiE Seattle community for making this program such a powerful launchpad for young entrepreneurs.

Read the GeekWire feature here:

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/students-pitch-startups-in-regional-tie-young-entrepreneurs-finals-vying-to-three-peat-in-global-contest/

Students pitch startups in regional TiE Young Entrepreneurs finals, vying to three-peat in global contest This year's Seattle-area cohort included students across 20 teams, pitching ventures in industries including artificial intelligence, children's nutrition, ocean plastic recycling, mental health and healthcare.