Global Entrepreneurship Network

सही कार्यक्रम चुनें

• Idea, early, growth या AI चरण में वैश्विक पिच चाहने वाले स्टार्टअप: Entrepreneurship World Cup।
• अपने शहर के लोगों से सहकर्मी फ़ीडबैक चाहने वाले संस्थापक: एक Startup Huddle चैप्टर, जहाँ आप अपना स्टार्टअप प्रस्तुत करते हैं।
• कार्यक्रम आयोजित करना चाहने वाले संगठन: Global Entrepreneurship Week, जो पार्टनर संगठनों के ज़रिए चलता है।
• संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका या Small Business Grants Program में नामित अन्य क्षेत्रों के संस्थापक। यह कार्यक्रम भारत का नाम नहीं लेता।

आवेदन कैसे काम करते हैं

• Entrepreneurship World Cup: प्रतियोगिता की साइट पर Apply Now विकल्प का उपयोग करें। 2027 चक्र के आवेदन 31 मई 2027 को बंद होते हैं, लेकिन साइट पर 2026 का शीर्षक भी है, इसलिए शुरू करने से पहले आवेदन फ़ॉर्म पर खुले चक्र की पुष्टि कर लें।
• पूरी प्रवेश शर्तें प्रतियोगिता के नियमों और शर्तों में हैं।
• Startup Huddle: Startup Huddle पेज के ज़रिए अपना स्टार्टअप प्रस्तुत करने के लिए पंजीकरण करें।
• Small Business Grants Program: दौर कार्यक्रम पेज पर सूचीबद्ध हैं। अधिकांश सूचीबद्ध दौर बंद हैं, इसलिए आवेदन से पहले जाँचें कि कोई दौर खुला है या नहीं।

चयन कैसे होता है

• Entrepreneurship World Cup: शीर्ष 100 रियाद में होने वाले Global Finals में पहुँचते हैं, जहाँ फ़ाइनलिस्ट सीधे मुकाबला करते हैं।
• Small Business Grants Program: दौर प्रायोजकों द्वारा वित्तपोषित होते हैं और एक-एक करके सूचीबद्ध किए जाते हैं।

The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) runs founder programmes, a worldwide campaign and policy engagement, and says it operates in 200 countries. Its founder programmes include the Entrepreneurship World Cup, a global pitch competition, and Startup Huddle, a network of local chapters. A Startup Huddle chapter opened in Chennai, India.

How programmes work

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is a pitch competition for startups at Idea, Early, Growth and Artificial Intelligence stages. Startups apply from around the world. The top 100 advance to the Global Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where finalists compete live for a shared prize pool. Cash awards go to 12 winners and are equity-free. The competition's site gives two cycles. Its heading refers to the 2026 edition, while its timeline sets out the 2027 cycle, with applications closing on 31 May 2027, announcements in July 2027 and the Global Finals in November 2027.

Startup Huddle works differently. It is a set of local chapters that hold gatherings, monthly if not weekly, where founders present their startups and crowdsource advice and support. Founders register through the Startup Huddle page to present. People who want to start a chapter can use the Lead a Chapter option on the same page. The chapter count is not consistent across GEN's pages. One article about the Chennai chapter says more than 80 chapters worldwide, while a Dakar announcement gives 60+.

Global Entrepreneurship Week is a campaign held each November. Its 2026 edition runs from 16 to 22 November. Partner organisations run the events, and GEN's site says more than 11,000 partners are expected to run events worldwide that month. The 2026 campaign was launched at GEC+Africa in Cape Town. The site also describes about 40,000 events around the world each November, a figure it does not date.

The Small Business Grants Program is a separate grant scheme. It gives direct financial support to founders, particularly those from historically underrepresented communities, through grant rounds that sponsors fund. Most listed rounds are closed. The programme's own pages give 2020 and 2021 as its launch year.

Who can apply

Startups at Idea, Early, Growth and Artificial Intelligence stages can enter the Entrepreneurship World Cup, and the site says startups apply from around the world. The full entry conditions are in the competition's rules and terms.

Founders who want to present their startup can register for a Startup Huddle. Anyone interested in starting a chapter can use the Lead a Chapter option.

Entrepreneurs at all stages can take part in Global Entrepreneurship Week, and organisations can run events as partners.

The Small Business Grants Program serves founders in the United States and select parts of the world, particularly from historically underrepresented communities. The programme does not name India among those places.

Scale

The home page says that in the past year GEN supported entrepreneurs, reaching a total of 2.24 million. It also says GEN partnered with more than 1,000 entrepreneurial support organisations and engaged more than 300 policymakers. These are GEN's own figures, and the page gives no date for them. The Entrepreneurship World Cup says it empowers founders in over 191 countries.

Who runs it

GEN runs the Entrepreneurship World Cup, Startup Huddle and the Global Entrepreneurship Week campaign. Its founders page lists the competition and Startup Huddle among its programmes for founders. Its flagship gathering is the Global Entrepreneurship Congress. The competition's site lists its chairman as chairman of GEN. GEN also engages policymakers on programmes that help businesses start and scale.

Locations

The Entrepreneurship World Cup Global Finals take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Startup Huddle has chapters in Chennai, India and Dakar, Senegal. Global Entrepreneurship Week runs worldwide each November. GEN's GET Fellows leadership programme is for ecosystem leaders across Latin America and the Caribbean.