Global Entrepreneurship Network Startup Open
Startup Open is a competition to recognize and reward startups and the entrepreneurs behind them. Held as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Startup Open will recognize the top 50 startups each year and award prizes to help them grow their business.
Startup Open is a global competition to identify and recognize new and promising startups. It is open to any entrepreneur who has just or is about to start a new venture with a “startup moment” between November 22, 2015, and November 14, 2016.
A startup moment can be when a business is incorporated, doors open for business, a first sale is completed, outside funding is secured, or something else that can be interpreted as the company is “open for business.”
Startup Open recognizes the GEW 50 – the 50 most promising ventures from around the world– based on their growth potential, passion, creativity, level of idea development, and pitching skills. Those 50 companies will then compete for a grand prize trip to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2017. The winner will be announced during GEW, November 14-20, 2016.
Applicants will have until September 15 to submit their startup.
ENTRY DEADLINE: 9/14/2016
ENTRY FEE: No fee
DESCRIPTION: Startup Open is a competition to recognize and reward startups and the entrepreneurs behind them. Held as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Startup Open will recognize the top 50 startups each year and award prizes to help them grow their business. Click here.
JUDGING CRITERIA: The GEW 50 and the winners will be selected by a panel of judges who are looking at a range of criteria including growth potential, passion, creativity, level of idea development, and their pitching skills. Each judge’s score is weighed equally. Rules.
Eligibility: N/A
Awards & Prizes: Global Entrepreneurship Congress Experience plus mentorship experiences. Click here.
Sponsors: Dell, istart, Startup Digest, and many more
Year Started: Unknown
Previous Winners: Dysolenator and many more