Upload your Validate portfolio

Submissions opened: Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 11:00 AM
Submissions close: Friday, 12 June 2026, 11:59 PM

So your business idea has been formed, you’ve reviewed the market, strategized and have worked through Validate to prepare your portfolio. You now have a chance to receive grant funding and continue making progress! 

Click on 'add submission' below to share your Validate portfolio link. Make sure you are enrolled on this site so that you can see the 'add submission' button. 

Submissions close on 12 June 2026.

Submission phase

Workshop timeline with 5 phasesSkip to current tasks
Setup phase
Submission phase
Current phase
  • Task info Open for submissions from Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 11:00 AM (yesterday)
  • Task info Submissions deadline: Friday, 12 June 2026, 11:59 PM (51 days left)
Assessment phase
Grading evaluation phase
Closed
Instructions for submission

Share a link to your Validate portfolio in the 'submission content' box below. 

This is a short video that will explain how to export your portfolio from Validate if you need help: 

SimVenture Validate: Sharing your Portfolio

You are also welcome to upload supporting documents/images that support your portfolio but we cannot promise that judges will view all of these. 

Submissions close on 12 June 2026 at 23:59 PM.

Please note, you may update your portfolio on Validate until the submission closing date.  If there are any issues or you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us at Open-Business-Creators@open.ac.uk