The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority “Monsha’at” will host the global finals of the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2025 in the capital, Riyadh, in partnership with the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk) and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), after the competition’s preliminary qualifiers began amid wide global interest, with the number of entries doubling compared to last year to reach more than 10,000 entrepreneurial projects submitted by male and female entrepreneurs from 169 countries. Hosting the finals affirms the Kingdom’s growing position as a global engine for embracing innovators and entrepreneurial projects. The submitted projects spanned 16 main sectors, including agriculture, food industries, healthcare, social work, industry, education, and information and communications technology. An international judging panel of experts in entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment selected the top 1,000 projects from 122 countries to qualify for the next stages of the competition, ahead of selecting 250 projects in the semifinal stage, leading to the top 100 projects, which will be presented to leading global investors in the capital, Riyadh, to compete for cash prizes totaling USD 1.5 million. Organizing this competition in Riyadh reflects the Kingdom’s rising appeal for entrepreneurship, thanks to an environment that stimulates growth and innovation and an advanced support and investment ecosystem that facilitates promising projects’ access to markets, attracts international investment, and strengthens the Saudi market’s position as a main platform for entrepreneurial solutions.