The Entrepreneurship World Cup is a global startup competition launched in 2019, co-organized by Monsha'at and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. Its finals are held in Riyadh with $1 million in cash prizes and no equity taken.
About the program
The competition takes applications from entrepreneurs around the world in idea-stage, early-stage and growth-stage tracks and an AI track. Qualifiers go through a virtual bootcamp, then the top 100 companies are selected, then the global finals in Riyadh. The competition says it has reached more than 420,000 entrepreneurs from more than 191 countries and has awarded $6.5 million in cash prizes so far, and that the Misk Foundation is a founding partner.
amount_usd is the total prize pool, not per startup. Site promotes 'EWC 2026' but its timeline lists 2027 dates (applications close 31 May 2027, finals Nov 2027); check current cycle. Misk is listed as founding partner; the About page names Monsha'at and GEN as co-hosts.
What it offers
- Stages
- Idea, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- All sectors
- Funding
- Total cash prizes of $1 million for 12 winners with no equity taken, the highest being $200,000 for the early-stage track ($1M) Source
- Equity
- Takes no equity
- Format
- Cohorts