2026 Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Blue Ocean Competition 2026
Here they are, the outstanding winning teams in the 2026 Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition!
Global Winners
1st Place: Storythm
– Taeyang Kim, Shannon Kim (Chadwick International, South Korea)
2nd Place: Dermi
– Angie Xiu, Alex Mi (Carmel High School, USA)
3rd Place: Accumulus Regenerative Concrete
– Arnav Sinha, Samuel Ma, Peixuan Zhan, Sharika Sinha (Bellarmine College Preparatory, Presentation High School, USA)
People’s Choice Award: PoTo
Khoi Nguyen Nguyen (Concordia International School Hanoi), Vu Huy Nguyen (Vinschool Harmony High School), Long Pham (Maya School), Ngoc My Linh Nguyen (British Vietnamese International School Hanoi), Le Bao Chau Do (True North International School).
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Regional Winners
North America
First Place – Cardia
Karishma Balamurugan (Amity Regional High School, USA)
Second Place – VOCL
Idhant Ranjan, Atharva Vaze, James Zhou, Jayden Chiou, Craig De Fiest, (Neuqua Valley High School, USA)
Third Place – Aegis-SL
Krish Kulkarni, Pravith Munipalle, Aarnav Trivedi, Abhinav Jammula, (Flower Mound High School, Rock Ridge High School, USA)
Latin America:
First Place – ENZILOOP
Ada Ayala (ORT Argentina, Argentina)
Second Place – Flair
Gabriela Meneghel, André Grotta, Jaeyoung Shin, Maria Valentina Gaiotto (Colégio Luiz de Queiroz, Brazil)
Third Place – AerlyPap
Geraldine Dávila, Geraldine Nelly Dávila Antón, Leonardo Edmundo De La Cruz Inocente, Alexis André Ospino Gutiérrez, Cristiano Gerardo Sebastián Gonzales Castro (Colegio Mayor Secundario Presidente del Perú – COAR Lima)
Europe:
First Place – Openpulse
Mateo Mamaladze, Juan Rivera (Maria-Theresia-Gymnasium, Sevenoaks, Germany)
Second Place – Hist-Alert
Eralp Kumcuoğlu, Bekir Emirhan İlhan, Onur Mete Maden (Sinav College High School, Turkey)
Third Place – OncoHarbor
Alisa Krivolapova (HSE Lyceum, Russia)
Africa:
First Place – NexGrid
Ejimofor Ifeyinwa Stephanie, Nnaemeka Sophia Chiamaka, Eze Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Anyaeche-Ken Chiagoziem Jonpaul, Okpalanze MMesoma Stephanie (St Albert the Great School, St Albert the Great Schools Nigeria)
Second Place – Kiwiko
Praise Obhahie (University Preparatory Secondary School, Nigeria)
Third Place – Koriva
Mmesoma Nnamene (Miketery International School, Nigeria)
Middle East:
First Place – HeatCue
Azaan Jaleel Muhammed (Queens International School, Qatar)
Second Place – PocketPhysio
Danyal Asgar (Kings’ School Al Barsha, United Arab Emirates)
Third Place – AlziDetect
Ali-Mansur Valiyev, Harihar Rengan, Eklavya Tomar, Borui Zhu (Dubai College, United Arab Emirates)
Asia & Oceania
First Place – MotoSaas
Sean Terdprisant, Akka Asvanund (International School Bangkok, Concordian International School, Thailand)
Second Place – Jal Sanchay
Anika Agrawwal, Akshita Jain, Mayan Raika, Aahan Lahoti, Shreyashi Poudel (Jayshree Periwal International School, India)
Third Place – MangiCare
Nutvarit Manorotchaturong, Yujun Sung (Ruamrudee International School, Thailand)
Congratulations to the schools and teachers recognized for supporting entrepreneurship and innovation in high schools
Top 5 Schools with Most Submissions
- South Brunswick High School, New Jersey, USA
- Jayshree Periwal International School, India
- Munster High School, Indiana, USA
- Ward Melville High School, New York, USA
- Thomas Jefferson High School of Science & Technology, Virginia, USA
Blue Ocean Teacher Super Champion
Eric Sera, Munster High School, Indiana, USA
Şebnem Gürler, Çorlu Science and Art Center, Turkey
Aditi Bhargava, Indus International School, Bangalore, India
Blue Ocean Teacher Champions
Sajeewa Ranasinghe, Gateway College, Dahiwala, Sri Lanka
Spencer Burrows, Pacific Ridge School, California, USA
Deepthy Satyanathan, The Samhita Academy, India
Dilek Erdas, İSTEK Belde Anadolu Lisesi, Turkey
Stephanie Benavides, Lincoln Park Academy, Florida, USA
Khokon Mahmud, Glenrich International High School, Bangladesh
Sarah McCance, Fountain Valley High School, California, USA
Sana Abdul Salam, Aga Khan School Garden, Pakistan
John Mark E. Ludor, NU Fairview Senior High School, Philippines
Ousmane Diallo, Mentari Intercultural School, Jakarta, Indonesia
Allan Gunawan, Tzuchi School, Indonesia
Ebong Michael, LEAD Academy, Uganda
Yaroslavna Karpova, Ayeyarwaddy International School, Myanmar
Abigail Vallente, Southville International School and Colleges, Philippines
Daniel Onyango, Ragwe Mixed Secondary School, Kenya
Erwin Racasa, Nick Joaquin Senior High School, Philippines
Geleena Gestiada, Asia Pacific College, Philippines
Henrik Graversen, Herningsholm Erhvervsskole og Gymnasier, Denmark
Jassen Dowling, Holt High School, Michigan, USA
Kimakwa Godfrey, Kaimosi Girls High School, Kenya
Rekha Jain, Medicaps University India
Blue Ocean Student Super Ambassador
Aditya Yadav, S.R.S. International School, Patti Pratapgarh, Uttar Pardesh, India
Krethi Karthik, Ruh Continuum School, India
Aarnav Chandraganti, George Washington University Online High School, Texas, USA
Rounak Nayak, Blossom Public School, Pune, India
Aiza Mohammad, Heritage High School, Texas, India
Shoriful Islam, Shaheed Police Smrity College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nargiza Zufarova, Tashkent University of information technologies, Uzbekistan
Mahrus Yunus, Glenrich International School Uttara, Bangladesh
Outstanding Blue Ocean Student Ambassadors
Abdullah Al Araf Furat, Kanchkura Provati Kg & High School, Bangladesh
Ahinyoke Vickeli Iba, Makurdi International Secondary School, Nigeria
Akshay Agarwal, Neerja Modi School, India
Aman Kumar, Sunbeam, India
Annik Choudhary, USA
Anushka Yeole, St. Lawrence, India
Atharva Naik, Indus Altum International School Belagavi, India
Bera Gumruk, Thomas Jefferson High School For Science And Technology, USA
Brandon Walker, Munster High School, USA
Chalita Dono, Bashewam, Ethiopia
Chukwuemeka Nnamene, Command Day Secondary School Enugu, Nigeria
Guru Nakkala, International School Wassenaar, Netherlands
Heldana Mewael, Ethiopia
Jai Sivasankar, Chantilly High School, USA
Md. Nayem Nayem, Udayan Uchcha Madhyamik Bidyalaya, Bangladesh
Meerab Fatima, Pakistan International School Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
Njini Lefeh, Gbhs Etoug Ebe, Cameroon
Rithik Vinay, Ssvm World School, India
Salsabila Assyfa, Al Fityan Moslem Senior High School, Indonesia
Siddhi Jain, Medi Caps International School, India
Simran Singh Janjhua, International School Wassenaar, Netherlands
Siraaj Singh, Alliance Academy For Innovation, USA