E-BYE is a 90-day venture experience that turns high school and college students into builders — in AI, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, investment, and leadership. We're assembling our founding partners now, before our first cohort begins. Be one of them.
Students are entering an economy reshaped by AI and rapid change, yet most graduate without ever building a business, leading a team, managing an investment, or turning an idea into something real. The skills that create opportunity are the ones school rarely teaches.
E-BYE exists to change that — not through another curriculum, but through real work. In 90 days, students identify a real problem, build a venture, and pitch it live to a room of leaders and investors. They leave as builders.
That's the future we're funding. The question is who helps us build it first.
And almost no youth program gives high schoolers hands-on experience with real agentic AI — until now.
Founding partners aren't buying a sponsorship package. They're helping bring a program into existence and shaping what it becomes. The earliest supporters of any movement are the ones who define it: their fingerprints are on the model, their names are part of the origin story, and their belief is what makes the first cohort possible.
Students don't just learn — they build. Each phase produces deliverables, and every cohort ends with a live Demo Day pitch to investors and community leaders.
Students learn AI, cybersecurity, leadership, and entrepreneurship — and identify a real problem worth solving.
Students create a business model, financial plan, and pitch deck — and learn the fundamentals of investing through a $100K virtual portfolio.
Students launch — customer discovery, marketing, sales, and revenue generation. The cohort closes with Demo Day, a live pitch to investors and community leaders.
E-BYE scholars don't just learn about AI — they build with it. Through our partnership with Ordify AI, a no-code agentic AI platform, every venture team builds and deploys a working AI agent that supports their business.
What AI is, how it works, ethical use, and why it matters — for every scholar.
Agents, workflows, and automation on Ordify's no-code platform.
Each team builds a working AI agent that supports their business concept.
Leading people through AI adoption — the human side of implementation.
Workforce readiness and AI career pathways in the Midwest.
E-BYE is built to align with federal and state workforce funding — which means partner dollars are leveraged, not spent in isolation.
Elements 6, 10 & 11 — Work Experience, Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship.
TEGL 03-25 & TEN 07-25 — all 5 AI content areas, including responsible AI use.
Named under DOL guidance — embedded in the E-BYE curriculum via REX Academy.
Workforce training grant opportunity — partners can co-apply with E-BYE and Ordify, and the Ordify partnership strengthens the application.
Primary funding partner alignment — Youth program pathway and Governor's Reserve eligible.
Every founding partner receives direct access to the team, visibility with our cohort, and a seat at the table as we build the model together. Each tier maps to real scholars served.
A founding partnership isn't a logo placement. It's a seat at the table while the table is still being built. We're looking for a small group of partners who want to do more than write a check — who want to be part of the founding of something.
Fund the launch and make the first cohort real. Be the reason 48 students get access to this experience.
Connect us to schools, students, mentors, and other partners. Your network is as valuable as your capital.
Lend expertise to the model, the curriculum, or a Demo Day. Your experience makes the program stronger.
Let your name signal that this is worth building. Early public support is one of the most powerful things a partner can offer.
Scholars pitch to your team at Demo Day. Meet AI-literate, workforce-ready young entrepreneurs before anyone else — each graduating with a working AI agent they built.
Partner with E-BYE and Ordify on Wisconsin Wistrain workforce grant applications — shared application, shared impact.
Schedule a 30-minute call with the E-BYE team. Whether you're ready to commit or just want to learn more — we want to hear from you.