The West Kentucky Innovation Challenge is available to any resident in one of the Delta Region counties in West Kentucky. Participants may simply have an idea for an app or business solution or be an existing business that needs a new technology process or solution.

Recent winners

See what the Innovation Challenge did for these West Kentucky entrepreneurs. Meet Chris Hill from Graves County and Pat Ranval from Princeton.

Winners of our pitch competition

• Get access to software engineering from a shared total of $100,000
• Guidance with C-Level mentors

Attend or watch one or all of our introductory webinars.

Apply to the program. Once accepted, we will send you a Zoom meeting link and supporting material for building that big idea. Each week 6 consecutive weeks, participants tackle a business-building challenge and attend the Live Coaching Calls. Coaching calls allow us to answer any questions and help you with your current design process. These will also be recorded so you can view them after the meeting as well. We even offer 1:1 coaching along the way.

• January 26
  Open Applications
• February 13 & 15
  Webinar: The West KY Innovation Challenge Q&A Session
• February 17
  Applications Close
• February 21
  Live Coaching Call #1: Building your Road Map for capturing Customers
• February 28
  Live Coaching Call #2: The Competition and Your Unique Value
• March 7
  Live Coaching Call #3: Partnerships and Funding Models
• March 14
  Live Coaching Call #4: Unfair Advantage & Creating Your Pitch
• March 21
  Live Coaching Call #5: Q&A Customer Discovery and PitchPractice
• March 28:
  Live Coaching Call #6: Pitch Your Idea
• March 30:
  Winners Announced
• April 5 :
  Begin working one on one with our team of expert engineers