Innovation ChallengesInnovation & Ideas

Don’t Just Collect Ideas. Find Solutions.

Launch and manage innovation competitions with unlimited ideas, teams, reviewers, mentors, and rounds.

Create a Branded Challenge Page

Collect Unlimited Ideas & Team Submissions

Enable Teamwork & Collaboration

Use Workspaces and Platforms to group all your innovation challenges in one ecosystem - helping employees, students, startups, or external innovators discover, join, and compete in the challenges designed for them.

Create a Branded Challenge Page

Set the stage with a clearly defined challenge statement, themes, target outcomes, and requirements.

Custom landing pages
Challenge statements
Tracks, themes & categories
Eligibility rules
Resources & guidelines
Multi-language support

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Brand & appearance

Platform name

Innovation Challenges Hub

Custom domain

programs.yourbrand.com

Palette

Live preview

Collect Unlimited Ideas & Team Submissions

Let individuals or teams submit ideas, concepts, proposals, or prototypes - without caps.

Unlimited submissions
Drag-and-drop application forms
Video, file, and prototype uploads
Team participation
Conditional logic
Automatic confirmations

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Idea board

Idea

Sustainability

Zero-waste packaging line

128 votes 12

Operations

AI triage for support tickets

96 votes 12

Energy

Community solar co-op

74 votes 12

People

Onboarding in 24 hours

51 votes 12

Enable Teamwork & Collaboration

Innovation thrives in diverse teams - Untap makes collaboration simple.

Participant directories
Skill tagging
Mentor assignments
Internal & external audiences supported

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Participants

Invite

NameLocationStatus

LHLayla Hassan

Cairo

Applied

MRMarcus Reed

Berlin

In review

SDSofia Duarte

Lisbon

Qualified

KWKen Watanabe

Tokyo

Draft

Run Multi-Round Judging & Evaluation

Structure your challenge with progressive stages that filter and strengthen the best ideas.

Multi-round evaluation
Weighted scoring criteria
Side-by-side comparison
Technical reviews
Blind evaluation mode
AI-powered pre-screening

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Rounds & stages

Round

1Applications2Screening3Bootcamp4Final pitch

Round type

Screening round

Opens

01 Jun 2026 · 12:00

Closes

30 Jun 2026 · 12:00

Advance rules

Top 20% by average score

Notify qualified automatically

Carry answers into next round

Support Innovation Sprints, Prototyping & Mentorship

Beyond evaluation - support participants as they turn ideas into viable solutions.

Sprint phases & milestones
Prototype submissions
Mentor & expert involvement
Deliverable management
Feasibility & impact validation
Pilot-readiness scoring

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Sessions & bookings

Slot

Mentor hour · Amina R.

Tue 10:00 – 10:30

Confirmed

Pitch clinic · Daniel O.

Wed 14:00 – 14:45

Confirmed

Office hours · Priya R.

Thu 09:00 – 09:30

Pending

Availability

Synced with Google Meet & Zoom

Automate Communication Across Every Stage

Engage participants and reviewers with minimal manual effort.

Stage updates
Mentor notifications
Sprint reminders
Feedback requests
Shortlist announcements
Final results

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Automated messages

Message

Application received

Sent instantly on submit

2,140 sent

Deadline in 48 hours

Scheduled reminder

1,006 sent

You've been shortlisted

Triggered on round advance

184 sent

Feedback published

Triggered on score release

940 sent

Measure Outcomes & Program Impact

Track engagement, idea quality, conversion rates, and pilot selection insights.

Submission analytics
Topic/category insights
Reviewer scoring patterns
Sprint & prototype progress
Participant demographics
Exportable reports

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Program analytics

Applicants

1,482

Completion

85%

Avg. score

7.9

Submissions per week Last 7

By track

Energy 34%

Health 26%

Education 22%

By region

EMEA 41%

Americas 33%

APAC 26%

Types of Innovation Challenges You Can Run on Untap

Customer co-creation programs

Cross-department innovation challenges

Youth innovation programs

Social innovation competitions

Multiphase innovation challenges

Pitch competitions

Innovation prize competitions

Campus innovation competitions

National innovation awards

Startup innovation challenges

Industry challenges (health, fintech, education, etc.)

Prototype & solution-building challenges

Hackathons (if hybrid with innovation cycles)

Customer innovation challenges

Featured initiative

Manutech Challenge

Business Egypt -a USAID Funded Project-, in collaboration with CIT, was looking to create a competition focused on ManuTech. The aim was to solve local manufacturing challenges and empower entrepreneurs and startups in Manufacturing Technology.

Business Egypt & CIT - Egypt