NFTE and BUILD Announce Merger to Drive Systemic Change in Education

New York, NY and San Francisco, CA, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and BUILD.org today announced plans to merge, pending regulatory approval, creating an organization that will serve more than 350,000 students annually. BUILD will become the first organization in NFTE's family of brands, a longer-term vision to strengthen entrepreneurship education through collaboration and collective action. By unifying, they are making a bold investment in the future of learning by preparing young people, particularly those in under-resourced communities, to thrive in a world where AI and other emerging technologies are transforming how we learn, work, and create opportunity.