A total of 100 entrepreneurial projects representing 46 countries around the world have qualified for the finals of the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2025, hosted by the capital, Riyadh, as part of the Biban 2025 forum, organized by the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority “Monsha’at” from November 5 to 8 at Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center under the theme A Global Destination for Opportunities.

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is the largest global competition for entrepreneurs, organized by Monsha’at in cooperation with the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) and the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk), where participants compete for cash prizes worth more than $1.5 million, in an event that brings together a select group of entrepreneurs, investors, and global experts and highlights the Kingdom’s growing position as a global hub for entrepreneurship and innovation.

In the registration phase, the competition received more than 10,300 applicants from more than 169 countries around the world. The submitted projects underwent multiple evaluation and judging processes since last May, from which 250 projects qualified for the virtual training camp, held in cooperation with Esade Ramon Llull University, and the top 100 projects were then selected to compete in the finals.

The most prominent countries participating in the competition include Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, South Korea, Canada, Singapore, France, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.

The qualifying companies cover a wide range of vital sectors, including telecommunications and information technology, health and social services, miscellaneous services, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, industry, and space.

The competition contributes to enabling entrepreneurs around the world to present their ideas to investors and venture capital funds, and to benefit from training, guidance, and networking programs, strengthening their competitiveness and helping them turn their ideas into projects capable of growth and global expansion.

Organizing the Entrepreneurship World Cup finals within Biban 2025 affirms the Kingdom’s leading role in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship globally, and reflects its advanced position in attracting international startups, investments, and entrepreneurial ideas in an economic environment that is in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 toward building a diversified and sustainable economy.