Three regional competitions. Hundreds of startups. Six companies left standing.
Throughout 2026, founders from across the United States, Canada, and Latin America competed for the opportunity to reach CodeLaunch’s biggest stage of the year.
On November 11, the six startups that rose above the field will come together at Gilley’s Dallas for one final competition and the chance to become the 2026 CodeLaunch World Champion.
Meet the startups competing for the title, a few of whom were featured in the inaugural season of CodeLaunch: Next Founder Up
Collars
WHAT THEY DO
Collars is a hiring platform built exclusively for the skilled trades, connecting workers and employers through rich profiles, video, preferences, and direct messaging.
WHY IT MATTERS
Traditional resumes and job boards often fail to capture what really matters in skilled-trades hiring. Collars gives workers a better way to showcase their abilities while helping employers find candidates who are a stronger fit for their teams.
THEIR CODELAUNCH EXPERIENCE
Collars emerged from the inaugural season of CodeLaunch: Next Founder Up as the 2026 U.S. Champion after finishing first with the studio audience, Virtual Angels, and casual viewers. The victory secured its place on the World Championship stage.
two robots
Founder: Omar Hafez , Xace Leem
Website: tworobots.com
Richmond, Virginia
WHAT THEY DO
Two Robots Studios is developing Two Robots: Unleashed, a competitive multiplayer strategy card game set in an original sci-fi universe of robots, factions, and tactical combat.
WHY IT MATTERS
Two Robots is creating a competitive gaming ecosystem where player skill and strategy drive progression and rewards, offering an alternative to traditional pay-to-win gaming models.
THEIR CODELAUNCH EXPERIENCE
Two Robots finished just behind Collars during the Next Founder Up Season 1 Finale, earning enough Virtual Angel support to secure the second U.S. invitation to the World Championship.
VIOLETTA
Founder: Sara Kalach
Website: https://holasoyvioletta.com
Mexico City, Mexico
WHAT THEY DO
Violetta is an AI-powered relationship platform designed to provide personalized, continuous relationship guidance, with a particular focus on Spanish-speaking users.
WHY IT MATTERS
THEIR CODELAUNCH EXPERIENCE
Violetta entered the Lightning Round at CodeLaunch LATAM alongside CGURO and Neru App before completing a dominant night in Guadalajara.
Violetta was named both the 2026 CodeLaunch LATAM Champion and Judges Champion, while its Improving Professional Coder League team, BugBusters, successfully defended its Hackathon Championship.
Menchi
WHAT THEY DO
Menchi helps premium clinics answer incoming calls, book consultations, and keep customer data in Canada.
WHY IT MATTERS
Every unanswered call can represent lost revenue for a clinic. Menchi helps ensure prospective customers receive a response while giving clinics a better opportunity to convert incoming interest into booked consultations.
THEIR CODELAUNCH EXPERIENCE
Menchi entered the CodeLaunch Canada Championship at Toronto’s El Mocambo and walked away as the 2026 CodeLaunch Canada Champion, earning an automatic invitation to represent Canada on the World Championship stage.
Pollen Sense
Founder: Kris Klein
Website: https://pollensense.com/
Provo, Utah
WHAT THEY DO
Pollen Sense is building AI-powered infrastructure for real-time bioaerosol intelligence, delivering hyperlocal data on airborne particles such as pollen, mold, and smoke.
WHY IT MATTERS
With deployments around the world, Pollen Sense is creating a new layer of environmental intelligence that can support healthcare, smart cities, research, and other industries that depend on understanding what is in the air.
THEIR CODELAUNCH EXPERIENCE
Pollen Sense competed in the 2026 U.S. Championship and finished among the strongest startups in the Next Founder Up Season 1 field, earning another opportunity to compete as part of the World Championship lineup.
drip
Founder: Riley Demaree
Website: dripinventory.com
Frisco, Texas
WHAT THEY DO
Drip Inventory is an RFID-powered inventory tracking, auditing, and analytics platform built for hospitality environments.
WHY IT MATTERS
Manual inventory management costs businesses significant time and labor while making accurate, real-time visibility difficult. Drip Inventory automates that process and gives operators better information about what they have and where it is.
THEIR CODELAUNCH EXPERIENCE
Drip Inventory competed as part of the 2026 U.S. Championship and Next Founder Up Season 1 before earning an invitation to return for CodeLaunch’s biggest competition of the year.
one night. one world champion
These six startups took different paths to Dallas, but on November 11, those paths converge.
Regional champions. Standout competitors. Founders who have already survived months of competition, development, and elimination.
Now they get one more stage.
The 2026 CodeLaunch World Championship.
📅 November 11, 2026
⏰ 4:30–10:00 PM CT
📍 Gilley’s Dallas | Dallas, Texas
Expect startup competition, live music from RajNATION, ChorderCon, networking, audience participation, and the biggest Live Venturetainment event of the CodeLaunch season.
GET TICKETS TO CODELAUNCH LATAM 2026
Join us Wednesday, November 11, from 4:30–10:00 PM CT at Gilley’s Dallas in Dallas, Texas, and experience the 2026 CodeLaunch World Championship live.
Meet the founders. See what they’ve built. Experience Live Venturetainment. And find out which startup will rise above the field to become the 2026 CodeLaunch World Champion.