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Bringing your students’ entrepreneurship journey from 0 to 100

Bringing your students’ entrepreneurship journey from 0 to 100

Organized by Penn & Harvard Students

A Regional Startup Challenge Like No Other

Expop is a 6-month regional start-up challenge designed to help high schoolers kickstart their entrepreneurial journey. The best part? No prior business experience needed! Our mission is to help your students bring their entrepreneurship journey from 0 to 100.

How It Works

Monthly challenges + workshops by industry leaders (Google, HP, etc)

Students launch real, revenue-generating startups with guided support.

Benefits to Students

Strengthen your college application with real entrepreneurial experience

Learn & connect with top executives & Ivy League founders

Benefits to teachers & school

Minimal Teacher Involvement -
We handle student communications (reminders, workshops, challenges).
Challenge activities are after school.

Supporting materials + monthly progress reports + monthly zoom support

Students' accomplishments highlighted at a regional level

Bonus: Teachers can attend workshops by top industry executives

Challenge Timeline

July 2025 – September 2025

Registration & Summer Workshops

Join info sessions, get onboarded, and prepare for the challenge ahead!

July 2025 – September 2025

Registration & Summer Workshops

Join info sessions, get onboarded, and prepare for the challenge ahead!

July 2025 – September 2025

Registration & Summer Workshops

Join info sessions, get onboarded, and prepare for the challenge ahead!

October 2025 – Mar 2026

Expop Entrepreneurship Challenge

Attend live monthly workshops by experts and build your startup through monthly challenges.

October 2025 – Mar 2026

Expop Entrepreneurship Challenge

Attend live monthly workshops by experts and build your startup through monthly challenges.

October 2025 – Mar 2026

Expop Entrepreneurship Challenge

Attend live monthly workshops by experts and build your startup through monthly challenges.

April 2026

Grand Finale

Celebrate with awards, prizes, and exclusive access for the Top 100 students in the challenge.

April 2026

Grand Finale

Celebrate with awards, prizes, and exclusive access for the Top 100 students in the challenge.

April 2026

Grand Finale

Celebrate with awards, prizes, and exclusive access for the Top 100 students in the challenge.

Featuring Top Executives from the Industry

Ready to bring Expop to your students?

Join our upcoming
Teacher Info Session

June 24 (Tuesday)

5 PM – 6 PM EDT

Zoom

June 24 (Tuesday)

5 PM – 6 PM EDT

Zoom

June 30 (Monday)

12 PM – 1 PM EDT

Zoom

June 30 (Monday)

12 PM – 1 PM EDT

Zoom

July 8 (Tuesday)

11 AM – 12 PM EDT

Zoom

July 8 (Tuesday)

11 AM – 12 PM EDT

Zoom

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Book A 1-on-1 Call
With Our Team

Get your questions answered and explore how Expop fits your school.