2026 School Safety Xperience Competition

Students saving students, nationwide.

Overview

In November 2023, students gathered to decide our 2025 competition target and chose School Safety from our Society domain.

As a result, our inaugural competition is focused on developing an affordable and automated solution for rapid detection and notification of school shooting events for K-12 schools and colleges. This competition represents a unique opportunity for students to create a solution for a problem directly facing their fellow students.

Students advancing through our competition will receive support from our network of partners, including schools, government entities, and non-profits from across the country.

Compete to launch a venture around your threat detection system by joining the Xperience Competition.
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domain
Society
Topic
School Safety
challenge
Develop a software-based active shooter threat assessment and response system
Winning solutions will meet these objectives.
Be affordable for all k-12 schools
Ensure Rapid and Accurate Detection
implement tailored notifications
Minimize bandwidth usage
Consider community integrations

Competition Resource MatriX

In addition to xFoundry's Resource Matrix, we've curated a set of specialized tools and partnerships to support participants in the School Safety Xperience Competition:

OWL for schools
Alert and messaging app for active shooter situations
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Worlds.io
Digital twin AI platform
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aixplain
AI management platform
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iterate.ai
Open source AI firearm detection
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venturekit.ai
Business plan creator
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Startup Pitch Deck Collection
Open source AI firearm detection
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iterate.ai
Open source AI firearm detection
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School partners
Network of local K-12 schools for engagement and collaboration
Cloud computing tools
Scalable, remote data storage and access
rapid prototyping tools
Quick design iteration and testing