UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab - Chemonics International

UNLEASH develops next-generation ideas and partners young leaders with organizations at the forefront of innovation and global development.

Chemonics is a lead partner in the UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab, which gathers youth from around the world — known as “talents” — to transform personal insights into innovations and to build lasting global networks around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNLEASH develops next-generation ideas and partners young leaders with organizations at the forefront of innovation and global development to bring their ideas to scale. Chemonics believes creating partnerships in the development community and beyond is critical to solving the world’s toughest problems. As UNLEASH’s lead scale partner, Chemonics has committed to sharing our 45 years of experience implementing multi-sectoral development programs in complex environments with UNLEASH’s community of global talents. As part of our support, Chemonics and UNLEASH co-created “UNLEASH Plus” — a pre-accelerator program to support returning UNLEASH talents who are ready to launch and scale their ideas. Read on to learn more.

UNLEASH Plus

UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab’s UNLEASH Plus program is a six-month pre-accelerator for young social entrepreneurs, helping them incubate, refine, and promote disruptive ideas that address the SDGs. The program includes an intensive week-long boot camp where top teams benefit from tailored business coaching, partner matchmaking, and the opportunity to pitch to funders. Top teams also participate in a Shark Tank-style “Dragon’s Den,” during which they pitch their ventures in hope of earning grant support. Chemonics awards winners a combination of cash and in-kind support. Learn more about Chemonics’ UNLEASH Plus awardees here.