Global Startup Awards — Edition 12
Global Startup Awards Denmark, Estonia, Finland
Investor-judged startup awards run as nine regional competitions (Nordics, Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Oceania, Africa) across 12 categories such as AI-first, fintech and deeptech; winners are celebrated on stage at regional events and a Global Grand Finale.
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About
Also: winners announced publicly and given stage and speaking slots before investors; GSA community membership and partner Welcome Offer for every applicant.
Who can apply: Startups are placed in the regional competition of their country and in the category that fits their industry; the application is a short form, a pitch deck and a one-pager.
Annual editions; Edition 12 applications are open — no closing date stated on the page.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal.
What to prepare: online application, deck, company description.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-31): “Edition 12 applications are open.”
Who can apply
- Open to founders
- Startups are placed in the regional competition of their country and in the category that fits their industry; the application is a short form, a pitch deck and a one-pager.
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.
- Company profileUpload 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).
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 Startup Awards without your tap.
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