Sustainability + Entrepreneurship like Never Before
The Future Impact Challenge, hosted by the Applied Computing Foundation, encourages teens worldwide to impact the future of sustainability. This challenge focuses on applying "Computing" to solve real problems facing the planet and advocating responsible futuristic tech that builds a better world for all!
Silicon Valley For The World
The tech capital of the world has a responsibility to welcome tech innovation from all over, ACF is doing its part.
Building the Future
All your ideas are building blocks of our future. With your ideas, we can help you make an impact on the world.
With Community
Join a thriving ecosystem of teen tech entrepreneurs where the community shares, tests, and launches ideas.
The Future Impact Challenge is an opportunity for students worldwide to develop a sustainable, future-changing product and their intrapersonal skills, entrepreneurship, communication, and teamwork skills.
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Hosted from the world's innovation capital in Silicon Valley, the Future Impact Challenge employs techniques and skills from leading businesses and startups, such as the LEAN Methodology.
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Are you ready to participate in this leading entrepreneurship competition and impact the world as you see it?
Sustainability
Community.
Technology.
Future Impact.
ACF Alumni Companies
LUCIDITY
Sponsors & Partners
1517 Fund | Innova-Nation | Qoom |
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Conrad Challenge China | Code.org | Gallifrey Foundation |
Acterra | RRR Computer | Think Fund |
Sponsor Us! (Click to learn more) |
Find a more exhaustive list of all our revered patrons here.
Mentor Talks
FIC Teen Entrepreneurship, and 1517 Community Mentor Talk by Danielle Strachman.
Are you a seasoned industry expert, educator, STEM advocate, sustainability doer, engineer, community evangelist, global leader, or someone eager to share their experience with our young innovators at FIC through a "mentor talk" or workshop?
Please reach out to us at contact@applied-computing.org with your speech proposal! Someone from our team will get back to you.
Find all our previous mentor talks here.