The Entrepreneurship World Cup is 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 offering winners life-changing prizes. Since launching in 2019, the EWC has awarded $3 million in cash prizes, $150 million in in-kind prizes and provided opportunities for entrepreneurs at all levels – from idea stage to scale-up – to reach the next stage in their journey by providing them with free access to world class training and resources, enhancing their visibility, and working to connect them to mentors and investors.
Jamaica has participated in EWC since its inception in 2019, except for 2020 wih the COVID disruption. This year, Jamaica is the only Caribbean country making it to the coveted list EWC100. EWC Jamaica is hosted by the Institute of Law and Economics, Jamaica (ILEJ).
Jamaica has been represented in EWC
2019 – Ja Bio Plastics, Entrepreneur Jordon Freeman
2021 – UNUH, Entrepreneur, Eliabeth Terry
2022 – senzi.me, Eugenie Addison
This year the EWC 100 are based in: Africa (6), Asia (17), Europe (28), Middle East (12), North America (14), Oceania (2), South America (20) and the Caribbean (1
All global finalists have access to EWC Accelerates, where more than 5,000 hours of curated content are available upon demand, one to one mentorships sessions, and the top startups get membership into the GEN Starters Club – a peer-to-peer community with more than 300 members.
The Entrepreneurship World Cup is co-hosted by the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) and Monsha'at with support from a number of strategic partners including One Valley, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and more.
The competition was conceived by the Misk Global Forum in 2019 and developed in conjunction with GEN. The EWC brand is used with permission from the Misk Foundation.