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Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC)

Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) and partners Open worldwide

Global startup competition with Idea, Early, Growth and AI tracks; top 250 applicants join a virtual bootcamp and the top 100 compete at the Global Finals in Riyadh for equity-free cash prizes.

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About

What it offers: US$1M total equity-free prize pool across 12 winners (e.g. $200K Early-stage grand prize).

Also: virtual bootcamp for top 250; investor and corporate access; soft-landing support in Saudi Arabia/MENA; Global Finals in Riyadh.

Who can apply: Open to startups at all stages worldwide.

Free to apply. Equity: none.

Annual; selection July, bootcamp August, finals November 2027. Next deadline: 2027-05-31.

How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).

What to prepare: application form, deck.

From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Closes 31 May 2027”

Who can apply

  • Open to founders
  • Open to startups at all stages worldwide.

What you will need

  • Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
  • Pitch deckUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.

How to apply

Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 31 May 2027.

Step-by-step guide

How Onward Scout helps

This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.

Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.

Let Onward Scout prepare this application

Get a pitch deck and a one-pager for this programme, drafted from what you already have in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) and partners without your tap.

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