Is 16 years old too young to start an entrepreneurial journey?

Jamie Beaton, Sharndré Kushor, and Fangzhou Jiang of Crimson Education became Founders at 18. Craig Piggott of Halter became a Founder at age 21. We believe some people are born with innately entrepreneurial qualities, and this fellowship is about unlocking access and opportunities for those people as early as possible in life.

The goal of the fellowship is to give exceptional young people a pathway they may not otherwise have: a world-class education, a peer cohort, and a deep mentor network with Kiwis who have built companies from New Zealand on the global stage.

Most founders only get access to this kind of ecosystem years into their journey. By unlocking this earlier, we believe fellowship recipients will be even better placed to succeed in their ventures.