The 2025 Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) is now open for applications.

The program offers startup founders worldwide an exciting chance to pitch on a global stage for a share of US$1.5 million in cash prizes plus additional investment opportunities and growth support.

But EWC is more than just a global pitch competition with a shot at life-changing prizes.

It elevates entrepreneurs from all stages—idea-stage, early-stage, growth-stage or beyond— by providing them with tools, resources and a global community to grow their ventures.

Since launching in 2019, the Entrepreneurship World Cup has attracted 450,000 registrations from 200 countries and connected founders with over US$5M in cash prizes and another US$266M worth of free support and services.

Applications open through June 30, 2025.

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 5!

Learn more at https://go.genglobal.org/oCPCeA

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is free to enter and open to innovative individuals and teams worldwide.

With categories and prizes for idea-stage, early-stage, and growth-stage ventures, the EWC customizes the resources available and ensures that competitions are conducted on equal footing and for all industries. Startups must be less than 10 years old at the date of the Global Finals.

The top 100 startup company finalists globally will advance to pitch live at the EWC Global Finals. Finalists will be provided free transportation to participate in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in November 2025.

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is hosted globally by the Global Entrepreneurship Network and Monsha’at.

StartupCouncil.org is an official partner of GEN and supports its global work for entrepreneurs including Entrepreneurship World Cup and the annual Global Entrepreneurship Congress.

For more information, please visit the Entrepreneurship World Cup website:
https://go.genglobal.org/oCPCeA