Startup World Cup Championship 2026 United Young Entrepreneurs from Around the World in Davos

9–17 July 2026 | Davos, Switzerland

The Startup World Cup Championship 2026 was successfully held in Davos, Switzerland, as part of Global Business Week 2026, bringing together children, young people and adults with a shared ambition to transform innovative ideas into real businesses.

The Championship became a powerful international platform for the next generation of entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders. It united participants who were not only dreaming about the future, but were actively creating it through entrepreneurship, technology, creativity and social innovation.

Young talents presented startup projects, developed entrepreneurial thinking, tested their ideas before an international audience and learned how to build sustainable companies capable of generating value, creating jobs, attracting investment and contributing to long-term economic growth.

Global Business Week 2026 and the Startup World Cup Championship welcomed entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, family-business owners, corporate leaders, educators, innovators, youth entrepreneurs and national business delegations from more than 40 countries.

Participants arrived from Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Taiwan, Australia, South Africa, Lithuania, Canada and many other countries.

This international diversity created a unique environment for cross-border cooperation, business diplomacy, knowledge exchange and the development of new professional relationships. The Championship demonstrated that entrepreneurial talent had no age, nationality or geographical boundaries.

Children, young people and adults worked within a shared global ecosystem in which ideas were evaluated according to their relevance, innovation, social value, commercial potential and capacity for future development.

From Ideas to Real Startup Projects

The Startup World Cup Championship was not simply a competition. It represented the final stage of a long educational and entrepreneurial journey.

Participants had researched markets, identified real problems, developed products and services, created business models, tested their concepts, prepared financial calculations and designed professional presentations. During the Championship, they presented their startups before an international jury of entrepreneurs, investors, educators and business experts.

Winners of the Startup World Cup Championship 2026

SIFE MINIBOSS League

🥇 1st Place — SolEase, South Africa

🥈 2nd Place — School Assistants, Turkmenistan

🥉 3rd Place — Smell Well, Azerbaijan

SAGE MINIBOSS League

🥇 1st Place — Mood Battery, Slovakia

🥈 2nd Place — Happy Friends, Australia

🥉 3rd Place — IRS Bow, Azerbaijan

SAGE BIGBOSS League

🥇 1st Place — Guide for Pregnant Women, Ukraine

🥈 2nd Place — AvatArt, United Kingdom

🥉 3rd Place — Fitio, United Kingdom–Ukraine

The winning projects reflected the remarkable diversity of the Championship. They addressed social, educational, health, lifestyle and technological challenges while demonstrating creativity, entrepreneurial responsibility and strong development potential.

Every finalist also became a winner through the experience gained, the international contacts established and the confidence developed during the competition.

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