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No Bad Ideas
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Global Entrepreneurship Congress
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Startup Huddle
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Startup Nations Summit
Gathering of policymakers on regulatory issues + innovative programs.
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GET Forum
A global forum connecting Latin America and the Caribbean's ecosystem leaders.
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CoCreate
One of the world's leading sourcing events for e-commerce sellers looking to scale.
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Global Pool
National Finals | Global Pool
Contestants entering the Entrepreneurship World Cup from the following countries compete against each other in a Global Pool against other startups from countries without dedicated National Finals.
Contestants from countries not listed below compete compete in National Finals during the EWC Qualifiers round.
A select number of contestants will advance from the Global Pool into the EWC Group Stage round where approximately 250 contestants will compete to be part of the EWC 100 – the top 100 startups selected to take the main stage at the EWC Global Finals.
COUNTRY | NATIONAL ORGANIZER(S) |
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| Afghanistan | Global Pool |
| Albania | Global Pool |
| Andorra | Global Pool |
| Angola | Global Pool |
| Belarus | Global Pool |
| Benin | Global Pool |
| Bhutan | Global Pool |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Global Pool |
| Brunei | Global Pool |
| Burkina Faso | Global Pool |
| Burundi | Global Pool |
| Cambodia | Global Pool |
| Central African Republic | Global Pool |
| Chad | Global Pool |
| Comoros | Global Pool |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Global Pool |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Global Pool |
| Croatia | Global Pool |
| Cyprus | Global Pool |
| Czech Republic | Global Pool |
| Denmark | Global Pool |
| Djibouti | Global Pool |
| East Timor | Global Pool |
| Equatorial Guinea | Global Pool |
| Eritrea | Global Pool |
| Estonia | Global Pool |
| Eswatini | Global Pool |
| Ethiopia | Global Pool |
| Fiji | Global Pool |
| France | Global Pool |
| Gabon | Global Pool |
| Ghana | Global Pool |
| Gibraltar | Global Pool |
| Greece | Global Pool |
| Greenland | Global Pool |
| Guatemala | Global Pool |
| Guinea | Global Pool |
| Honduras | Global Pool |
| Iceland | Global Pool |
| Ireland | Global Pool |
| Italy | Global Pool |
| Ivory Coast | Global Pool |
| Kazakhstan | Global Pool |
| Kenya | Global Pool |
| Kiribati | Global Pool |
| Kosovo | Global Pool |
| Kuwait | Global Pool |
| Laos | Global Pool |
| Liberia | Global Pool |
| Liechtenstein | Global Pool |
| Lithuania | Global Pool |
| Luxembourg | Global Pool |
| Madagascar | Global Pool |
| Malawi | Global Pool |
| Malaysia | Global Pool |
| Maldives | Global Pool |
| Malta | Global Pool |
| Marshall Islands | Global Pool |
| Mauritania | Global Pool |
| Micronesia, Fed. St. | Global Pool |
| Monaco | Global Pool |
| Mongolia | Global Pool |
| Morocco | Global Pool |
| Myanmar | Global Pool |
| Namibia | Global Pool |
| Nauru | Global Pool |
| Netherlands | Global Pool |
| New Zealand | Global Pool |
| Nicaragua | Global Pool |
| North Korea | Global Pool |
| North Macedonia | Global Pool |
| Norway | Global Pool |
| Palau | Global Pool |
| Panama | Global Pool |
| Poland | Global Pool |
| Portugal | Global Pool |
| Russia | Global Pool |
| Rwanda | Global Pool |
| Samoa | Global Pool |
| San Marino | Global Pool |
| Serbia | Global Pool |
| Seychelles | Global Pool |
| Slovakia | Global Pool |
| Slovenia | Global Pool |
| Solomon Islands | Global Pool |
| Somalia | Global Pool |
| South Korea | Global Pool |
| South Sudan | Global Pool |
| Sudan | Global Pool |
| Sweden | Global Pool |
| Tajikistan | Global Pool |
| Togo | Global Pool |
| Tonga | Global Pool |
| Tunisia | Global Pool |
| Turkmenistan | Global Pool |
| Tuvalu | Global Pool |
| Ukraine | Global Pool |
| United Kingdom | Global Pool |
| United States | Global Pool |
| Vanuatu | Global Pool |
| Zimbabwe | Global Pool |
Updated on October 19, 2022.