BETA Camp Applications are now closed. Check out our school year program AlphaX
BETA Camp is for young leaders who want to learn how to solve the world's most pressing problems and get real-world experience today.
Start a real business with real customers
Stand out on college and scholarship applications
Stay ahead of the game with future-ready skills and a life-long network
Now enrolling for Fall 2023, October 7 - December 16!
Real World Entrepreneurs. Hands-On Learning.
BETA Camp helps you build the skills you need to succeed like no other education experience through world-class instructors, in-depth curriculum with tactical hands-on learning, and a powerful community. You learn directly from industry professionals and startup founders. Some of our past mentors and instructors:
Understand entrepreneurship fundamentals, tech trends, how to work with a team, and identify real problems to solve. Create and test a valid business idea using ideation and market research.
Master the tactical skills of entrepreneurship — copywriting, handling rejection, and leveraging tech. Build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), handle data, and build workflows
Learn to strategize and sell with best practices for outreach, marketing funnels, viral content creation, and negotiation. Get initial traction for your startup and see those first sales come in!
Learn pitching, public speaking, and planning for future growth. BETA Camp culminates in Demo Day where you share your business and get feedback from real-world VCs, investors, and entrepreneurs
Throughout the program, students also explore different career opportunities within startups. They identify the skills needed and the pathways to take to get there. They meet with industry professionals and founders to learn more and get answers direct from the source.
October 7 - December 16 2023
with weekly interactive workshops on Saturdays, 12 - 3 pm ET.
100% ONLINE. Taught through live interactive online workshops with seasoned entrepreneurs and industry professionals.
Ambitious middle and high school students, ages 13-18 years old. Must be located in US, UK or Canada.
No simulations. No business plan competitions. Just real results.
Hands-on learning. Real-world results.
Students build real businesses with real customers and solve real problems.
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LIVE mentor-led workshops. Learn directly from industry professionals with real-life business cases
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Hear from successful entrepreneurs and ask them your questions in our Founder Fireside Chats
1:1 startup advisor mentorship to get personalized guidance and instruction for unique-to-you breakthroughs
Network with and connect with like-minded peers from all over the world through scheduled Socials
Proprietary curriculum inspired by Silicon Valley incubators and top MBA programs
Stand out on college applications.
Shine at interviews.
Start real businesses before they finish high school.
No credit card needed. Financial aid available. Trusted by 350+ students (and their parents!).
Focused Skill Building
Build a revenue-generating business that solves a real problem
1:1 Mentorship
Get personalized guidance from experienced entrepreneurs and startup advisors
Small Groups, Big Impact
Work in teams of 5 with 1 dedicated startup advisor to build those teamwork and leadership skills
LIVE Workshops with Industry Mentors
Interactive workshops led by industry professionals occur Monday-Friday, 12 pm - 3 pm ET
On-Demand Learning
Recorded video lessons that make it easy for you to learn on the go and on your own time
Global Student Community
Join a community of 350+ driven students worldwide. Collaborate with students who are your intellectual matches from all over the world.
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Launch a startup in 4 weeks and get your first paying customer
Build your resume with real-world experience and results
Stand out on college applications with a unique experience
Build a strong network of peers and mentors working at top tech companies
Financial Aid: Our goal is to support ambitious students regardless of their financial situation. Students may apply for financial aid after completing their application. Please see our FAQs for more.
We understand that investing in BETA Camp can feel a little scary. This is why your investment is protected by our 'Do the Work' Guarantee. If by the end of BETA Camp you’re not completely satisfied with the experience, get a 100% refund. To keep this completely fair, we do require students show up and do the work. To be eligible for the refund, students must:
Complete all required startup work by each weekly deadline.
Attend more than 90% of startup mentorship sessions and 80% of all live workshops.
Participate in Demo Day to pitch in front of judges with 100% of the deck sessions completed.
If you can't find the answer to your question, please contact us at hello@beta.camp
Not at all! Students are not expected to have a startup idea or a team upon joining. BETA Camp guides you through the process of ideation and using design thinking principles to narrow down the opportunity area and problem you want to tackle. Teams will be formed during the program. Students choose their teams and / or based are matched with a team based on personality, skillset, and interest by BETA Camp staff.
Please complete an application for an upcoming cohort at https://app.beta.camp/join
The application includes a few questions to get to know you better. After your application, we invite all students to a short informal interview to learn more about your interests and goals, and answer any questions about the program!
Summer 2024: $3950 USD. This can be done through 4 installments of $987.50 USD or you may pay in full (with 10% off!)
Yes.
BETA Camp is fully virtual and conducted through live interactive workshops with our mentors and instructors.
From the start, we intentionally designed BETA Camp to be fully virtual for 3 reasons:
1. You can work with instructors from the world’s top companies to get exposure and discover careers outside of of your local community. For example, the Head of Innovation at IKEA based at IKEA headquarters in Sweden has taught our Design Thinking workshop. We’ve had exceptional instructors like senior engineers at Waymo, Google’s self driving car unit, to CEOs of billion dollar companies come in to run workshops. You can’t find that at your locally based extracurricular program.
2. Students meet and work with likeminded peers from around North America and the world. Being able to work across cultures with people from different backgrounds is a skill all employers look for. Our students love that they can be in Toronto and work with team members in California, Ecuador or England!
3. Tech-enabled learning is better than offline learning. With the internet, the world is at your fingertips. We use remote work tools instead of what's available for their online school. For example, we use https://miro.com/app/ for collaborating. It's so much better than pen and paper or a whiteboard. Students can use templates, color code, set timers to vote for the best ideas, paste in information from elsewhere on the internet. When used properly, an online environment is more engaging and effective for learning.
You can read about students' experience with online learning program on our Success Stories page.
We are now enrolling for Summer 2024. Students may join:
Session 1: June 17 - July 16
Session 2: July 8 - Aug 2
Session 3: July 22 - Aug 16
Each 4-week session follows the same format and curriculum. In each session, live interactive workshops are held M-F, 12 - 3 pm ET (Eastern Time US).
BETA Camp Fellowship: AlphaX
After BETA Camp, students may be invited to continue their startup and entrepreneurship journey with BETA Camp's Fellowship program, AlphaX. An invite-only opportunity for students who have shown dedication and effort during BETA Camp, AlphaX allows students to take their startup ideas to an Olympic level. Students will be asked to set bold goals, and given the personal guidance, structure and mentorship to achieve them.
Alumni Network & Beyond
All students are invited to our alumni community where students have the opportunity to remain connected with our vast network. Staff host bi-monthly events including networking opportunities. Some teams choose to continue with their startups (BETA Camp takes no equity or ownership with their startups). Others move to build new startups or non-profits with either the same team, their friends, or solo.We also see many students land internships through the network they built at BETA Camp with our mentors and instructors.
BETA Camp is for ambitious middle and high school students, ages 13 - 18 years old, located in the US, Canada or the UK. We look for curious, motivated and ambitious students. They are forever learning and keen on taking action. We do not require any previous knowledge in business, technology, or entrepreneurship - only an open mind and demonstrated motivation.
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