Do you have an educational project using AI? Join the 2025 TecPrize

¿Quieres aprovechar el uso de la inteligencia artificial (IA) para cerrar la brecha de habilidades en el entorno laboral y así apoyar a mejorar el desempeño de las personas a través de la innovación y el emprendimiento?

Do you want to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to close the skills gap in the labor market and help improve people’s performance through innovation and entrepreneurship?

Then you should participate in the 2025 TecPrize challenge, in which entrepreneurs present their educational innovations and receive a number of benefits, as well as cash prizes for the top 3 winners.

“TecPrize is an open innovation initiative from Tec de Monterrey’s Institute for the Future of Education (IFE), aimed at showcasing, supporting, and scaling innovative solutions to educational challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean.

“The specific focus of this year’s challenge is on using AI to close the job skills gap,” explained Rodrigo Correa, EdTech entrepreneurship coordinator at IFE.

The call for applications, which is looking for projects focused on bridging the skills gap so that people have better opportunities and can participate in the transformation of their environments, will be open until August 31.

Since its creation, TecPrize has received over 900 applications from more than 40 countries around the world.

“This year, we’re expecting between 100 to 200 applications from more than 20 countries.

In the five years of the program, the winners and finalists of TecPrize have raised over three million dollars in capital and impacted more than 2.5 million learners. One finalist startup has also achieved exit/acquisition (being acquired by a larger company),” Correa added.

He explained that TecPrize aims to promote solutions to the world’s educational challenges.

“The specific focus of this year’s challenge is on using AI to close the job skills gap.” - Rodrigo Correa

60,000 dollars for the top three winners!

Ten finalists will be selected from submissions received by August 31 and will be eligible for benefits such as access to experts, mentors, and connections within the EdTech ecosystem.

What’s more, the final will be held during IFE Conference 2026 in January, where the top three winners will be selected and the top ten finalists will participate.

The prizes for the 2025 TecPrize winners include:

• Cash prizes of $30,000, $20,000, and $10,000 USD for the top three winners, respectively
• Participation at the IFE EdTech Summit in January 2026 in Monterrey, Mexico, with a complete package including entry, flight, accommodation, and a booth at the EdTech fair for the top ten finalists
• Admission for one of the top three winners to the EdTech acceleration program at the University of Southern California - Rossier School of Education USC Education Technology Accelerator
• Participation in the live finale on the main stage of the IFE Conference, which also includes the top ten finalists
• Participation in an impact measurement bootcamp designed to enhance projects.
• Access to experts, mentors, and valuable connections within Tec de Monterrey and the EdTech ecosystem.
• Three-month mentorship program for the top ten finalists
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Participant requirements

Any national or foreign citizen who has a project, startup, or innovative educational solution within the scope of this year’s challenge: using AI to close the skills gap, is welcome to participate in TecPrize.

The participant requirements include:

• Being of legal age
• Being fluent in Spanish
• Candidates may participate as individuals or as teams.
• Having an EdTech venture or solution addressing educational challenges and using AI
• Startups must be at MVP stage or beyond (first sales, pre-seed capital or seed capital).
• Being available to travel to Mexico

To participate, you can access the link to the TecPrize call.

“If you know of organizations, entrepreneurs, or initiatives working on innovative solutions using AI to transform education and develop core skills in the labor market, we invite you to share this call and help spread the word within your network,” concluded Rodrigo Correa, EdTech entrepreneurship coordinator at IFE.

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