Since 2019, The Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) has become one of the biggest and most diverse startup pitch competitions and support programs of its kind, featuring more than 370,000 entrepreneurs from over 200 countries and territories while offering winners life-changing prizes.
EWC has awarded $4 million in cash prizes and $150 million in in-kind prizes and provided opportunities for entrepreneurs to reach the next stage in their company’s journey.
EWC is more than just a competition, though. Hundreds of coaching and training hours have been delivered, along with high-value entrepreneurship programs tailored to all three participating stages in the World Cup. The network you build throughout this journey offer invaluable guidance and support to catapult your company toward its growth objectives. Our alumni, whether they are cash-prize winners or members of our select cohorts, have gone on to continue doing amazing things to make the world a better place with innovative solutions to their community’s most pressing needs.
All entrepreneurs are welcome. Wherever you are in the world, no matter your industry, and whatever your company stage. We welcome you to EWC 2024 and look forward to another great year of competition and global connectivity.
Eligibility
There is no entry fee.
Any startup from around the world is welcome to apply and become an applicant.
Applicant startups must be legally registered or planning to register in their country of residence.
Applicant startups must be ten years or less old by the date of the Global Finals. Entity age is set by the date of company registration and not idea conception.
EWC Global Winners who won cash prizes during previous editions of the EWC Global Finals (2019-2023) are eligible to participate again in 2024 with certain candidacy considerations for future would-be prizes:
EWC Applicants can only be eligible for different prize categories than the prize they earned during previous participation in the competition.
Only EWC Grand Prize winners (first place overall) are ineligible to participate as applicant candidates for EWC 2024.
Any past second through fifth place winners and/or category winners are eligible and encouraged to apply, but cannot compete for the same placement.
To encourage fairness in competition, there is no fast-track for past winners to compete in the Global Finals, and all applicants will pass through the same judging process.
For example: Entrant A wins Idea Stage prize in 2021. If Applicant A reapplies, they will only be considered for EWC category prizes and/or non-Idea Stage “ranked prizes
For example: Entrant B wins a specific category prize in 2023. If Applicant B reapplies, they will only be considered for any category prize except the prize they previously win and/or all ranked prizes.
For example: Entrant C won second place in 2020. If Applicant B reapplies, they will only be considered for EWC category prizes and/or any ranked prize except second place.
