Connect2Innovate-AI
Build a better world!Develop critical skills through immersive projects, internships, and mentorships. Gain experience, develop confidence, and build networks needed to tackle real world challenges to drive meaningful change in innovation and entrepreneurship.
Diverse & creative perspectives are encouraged, and there is no entrance or project fee.
Build Bridges
Aspiring Innovators
Unlock your potential and turn your ideas into reality with hands-on projects and mentorship.
Engage your students!
Supportive Educators
Empower your students with innovative learning experiences and access to professional development.
Giving Back!
Engaged Alumni
Give back and inspire the next generation by sharing your expertise and mentoring the next generation of innovators.
Leverage your mission & vision!
Driven Community Champions
Bring impactful programming opportunities to your youth membership and foster a culture of innovation in your community.
Incentivize the next-gen innovators!
Committed Industry Partners
Shape the future workforce and drive change by collaborating on real-world projects with emerging talent.
Supporters
Fuel the future of innovation by empowering young minds to tackle real-world challenges and drive change.
Innovation Mindset
The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.
Edward Teller
At Connect2Innovate-AI (C2I-AI), we’re committed to making the innovation space more easily accessible. Before joining the program, 80% or more of aspiring innovators reported feeling that innovation was out of reach. Many believed it was too expensive, lacked the necessary support in rural areas, or thought innovation was only for those born with a special “innovation gene.” Others felt that their grades weren’t high enough to pursue these opportunities.
We’re here to change that. Our program is designed to bust these myths and tear down economic, geographical, and mental barriers. We believe that there’s no such thing as an “innovation gene”—all you need is the drive and creativity to solve real-world problems, and we’ll guide you through the process through skills building, applied learning, networking, mentoring, funding and more.
With over 35 years of experience, MindFuel has been dedicated to developing youth innovation talent, helping youth and young adults discover their potential to shape the future through technology. With C2I-AI, we empower aspiring innovators to take their first steps into the world of possibilities.
It Takes a Village
It really does take a village ….
Over the last 10 years, we’ve worked with over 6,000 aspiring innovators, 500 mentors, 250 subject matter experts, 215 community champions and many, many funding partners and together, all this amazing innovation brainpower has produced over 300 projects (Innovative Outputs) in clean-tech, bio-tech, energy-tech, agri-tech and health-tech, some of which have now been commercialized. Check out our youth innovation showcase here.
Whether you’re an innovation entrepreneur, intrapreneur, design thinker, technical expert, creative genius, team builder — C2I-AI is for you!
Still not convinced to join….. then hear directly from some of MindFuel’s youth alumni, educators, mentors who share exciting insights into their innovation journey.