Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal for the BU Blended Finance Hackathon 2026.

The Secretariat and Steering Committee were encouraged by the quality, ambition, and diversity of ideas received. Your contributions are essential to advancing practical, scalable solutions for blended finance.

If your proposal was selected, you will have received an email outlining next steps.

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If you missed this round and would like to stay engaged, check back here for updates and follow #BUBlend on LinkedIn.

1. Blended finance must be: effective, replicable, and scalable.
The challenge now is turning these principles into implementable solutions. How can we make this happen? This is exactly what the Hackathon was designed to discuss, solve, and action. 

2. There is an opportunity to strengthen awareness and understanding of existing tools, structures, and key players as well as scope to develop shared definitions.
The submissions reflected a range of perspectives on blended finance and public–private partnerships, particularly around structures and existing tools. To support a more common understanding, we’ve visualised the landscape in the diagram shown here and see this as a foundation to build on further.

3. There is more work to be done and we’re committed to it.
We’re realistic about the scale of the challenge, but confident that creating a focused space for dialogue can make a tangible difference. Following the Hackathon, we are committed to developing a post-event publication and identifying further next steps. Watch this space.