Diamond Challenge Canada

The most prestigious business competition for high school students around the world

About Diamond Challenge

Diamond Challenge is a top-tier business competition for high school students backed by the University of Delaware. Since 2012, the competition has attracted more than 16,000 teens from 126 countries and 47 states in America.

Created by the University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship in 2012, Diamond Challenge is grounded in cutting-edge entrepreneurship education. It's an innovative entrepreneurship competition where students develop and pitch their business ideas to compete for cash awards. These awards may be used to support their startup, social venture, or higher education.

The Diamond Challenge is an entrepreneurship competition that offers $13,000 in prizes. While many entrepreneurship programs focus on small business management principles, Diamond Challenge focuses on propelling high school entrepreneurs and empowering the next generation through this competition.  


Our Services as a Diamond Challenge Partner

We are proud to be a Partner of University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship’s Diamond Challenge holding pitch events for our fellow high school competitors in Canada and Washington, USA.

We provide the following services:

  • Answer any question about the timeline, format, and procedure for the competition.
  • Provide course, curriculum, resources, webinars and workshops for students in need.
  • Provide sample projects for students to learn and inspire.
  • Organize and facilitate pitch events

We are here to help our fellow Canadian high school students develop their talent and creativity, and make their ideas change the world.

Diamond Challenge Timeline and Rules

Timeline

Important dates for competitors:

  • September 18, 2024:
    Diamond Challenge Launch
  • October 23, 2024 at 8:00pm EST:
    Spark Session: Understanding Your Problem
  • January 16, 2025:
    Submission Deadline
  • January 29-February 10, 2025:
    Submission Round Judging
  • February 26-March 9, 2025:
    Pitch Round Judging
  • February 20-March 16, 2025:
    Pitch Event Window
  • March 14, 2025:
    Finalists Announced
  • May 1-2, 2025:
    World Summit

Rules:

Here are rules for the competition:

  • We only facilitate business track competitions for Canadian high school in 2025.
  • Teams must consist of 2-4 high school students aged 14-18 at the submission deadline.
  • Teams must refrain from disclosing the names of their schools unless it is necessary to do so
  • The pitch can be either live or virtual.
  • Concepts that have advanced to the final round (Summit) in prior years cannot be resubmitted.
  • If your business is already in market , the total generated revenue should not exceed US$100,000.


The manual will be available to download when it is ready.

Our Partners In Canada

Diamond Challenge Canada partner in Calgary, Alberta — 7+ Education and Technology Ltd
Yang Li

7+ Education and Technology Ltd

Tel:+1 (368) 299-5118

Diamond Challenge Canada partner in Toronto, Ontario — Mississauga Secondary Academy
Fang Liu

Mississauga Secondary Academy

Tel:+1 (416) 666-0807

Diamond Challenge Canada partner in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — 7+ Education and Technology Ltd
Yang Li

7+ Education and Technology Ltd

Tel:+1(306)612-4986

Diamond Challenge Canada partner in Vancouver, British Columbia — Beeta Education Group
Ms. Wang

Beeta Education Group(贝塔教育)

Tel:+1(604) 263-8000

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