Founders Games 2023

The World's Biggest Ever award Pool of $6 000 000

Since 2009 Founders Games is the world's impact innovation challenge, supporting exponential innovation for a desirable, sustainable and resilient future!


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Announcing the winners of the Founders Games 2025 Grand Finale in Davos

Announcing the winners of the Founders Games 2025 Grand Finale in Davos

Jan 28, 2024

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Mission statement

We identify, endorse and award globally the high growth companies and their founders who lead the way to achieving the SDGs by creating scalable, sustainable and resilient businesses.

Collective Intelligence

Founders Games is the only global platform powered by the collective intelligence of 250+ late stage VC investors who commit their time to score 3500+ applications from 140+ countries each year. The finalists are selected among the highest ranked companies (scaleups) after 5 rounds in the competition.

Founders Games Ceremony | Webit.Festival Europe 2019

Global Outreach and Impact

Since 2009 Founders Games has been established as the premier scaleup innovation competition with the world’s biggest funding award of $6.000.000 provided by 750+ investors in the publicly listed company - Webit Investment Network - WIN.

Each year of the competition 3500+ companies from 140+ countries apply.

The best companies of Founders Games 2023 are pitching at the Grand Finals award ceremony on 18 January 2024 in Davos.

Davos Jury Members

Nityen Lal
Nityen Lal

Icos Capital

Bakhrom Ibragimov
Bakhrom Ibragimov

Molten Ventures

Renee Niemi
Renee Niemi

Mighty Capital

Adam Niewinski
Adam Niewinski

OTB Ventures

Alexander Galitsky
Alexander Galitsky

Almaz Capital

Omar Al Yawer
Omar Al Yawer

Ruya Partners

Dr. Plamen Russev
Dr. Plamen Russev

Webit Foundation

Oliver Holle
Oliver Holle

Speedinvest

Rich Nuzum
Rich Nuzum

Mercer

Karen McCormick
Karen McCormick

Beringea

Clemente Francavilla
Clemente Francavilla

Plug and Play ventures

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