A GEN Founders Initiative
One Home for GEN's Competition Work
GEN Competitions brings together the Global Entrepreneurship Network's full range of work in startup pitch competitions — from light-touch partnerships that lend GEN's network and judging expertise to a locally-run event, to full-service, under-contract management of large-scale global competitions on behalf of funders and partners.
Whatever the level of involvement, GEN Competitions draws on nearly two decades of experience — including GEN's own Startup Open and Startup Compete platforms — to help great entrepreneurs get discovered, and to help organizers run a competition worth entering.
If you are a founder, sign up to receive notifications from GEN on upcoming pitch competitions you can enter – and available prizes – delivered straight to your inbox. Just check the box on the Communications Preferences tab of your GEN profile.
If your organization is running a competition and you are looking for some experienced support, keep reading.
Impact
GEN Competitions Changing the World
275+M
in prizes distributed.
500,000
entrepreneurs engaged.
200
participating countries + territories.
For Competition Organizers
Run Your Competition with GEN
GEN supports organizers across one or more stages of the competition lifecycle.
- Strategy + Design
- Application Development + Platform
- Marketing + Outreach
- Screening, Evaluation + Judging
- Community Engagement
- Event + Onsite Execution
- Post-Competition Support
- Optional Add-ons — Prize Fund Management, Paid Social Media Campaign, and more
Where Are They Now?
Active Competitions
- CoCreateby Alibaba
- Entrepreneurship World Cupby Monsha'at
- GEC+Africa Pitch Competitionby 22 on Sloane
- GEN Country Competitionsby GEN
Past Competitions
- Creative Business Cupby Creative Business Network
- Future Agro Challengeby ID-GC
- Get in the Ringby Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship
- Cleantech Openby Cleantech Open
- Startup Openby GEN
- Rice Business Plan Competitionby Rice University
- Other Notable Clientsby Startup Compete
Recap
Watch Past Competitions
For Founders
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