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Global Startup Awards

This is the official FB HQ of the Global Startup Awards. We'll be posting news, pics, videos and updates directly from all our national & regional awards!

Global Startup Awards is the largest independent startup ecosystem competition that happens in 11 regions around the globe. Our goal is to inspire, motivate, and recognize entrepreneurship on a global level. We focus on the entire startup ecosystem by connecting a community of startup enthusiasts, serial entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem supporters from diverse and complementing backgrounds. The regions are:
1. Nordic Startup Awards
2. Central European Startup Awards
3. Northern Africa Startup Awards
4. Euro-Asian Startup Awards
5. ASEAN Startup Awards
6. SAARC Startup Awards
7. Western Africa Startup Awards
8. Eastern Africa Startup Awards
9. South Europe Startup Awards
10. Southern Africa Startup Awards
11. Central Africa Startup Awards

02/10/2026

👀 Want to win a spot on the Slush 2026 exhibition floor?

Through our partnership with HubSpot For Startups, we are happy to share this opportunity with the Global Startup Awards community.

4 EMEA-based startups will win a prize package including:
📣 A shared exhibition booth
🎟️ 2 startup tickets
✈️ $1,000 towards travel
🖥️ 1 week of co-working at Maria 01

Part of building a strong startup community is making sure great opportunities reach the right people, and this is one we wanted to put on your radar.

Applications close October 11, 2026.
🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dcXt_Bt9

01/10/2026

🏆 Looking back at a special moment for the Singapore Management University team at the Global Startup Awards Edition 11 Grand Finale in Malta, during the EU-Startups Summit.

Named Best Accelerator/Incubator Program, SMU stood out for the work happening behind the scenes to support founders, create opportunities and help startups move forward.

Congratulations once again to the team.

If you are building a program that helps founders grow and succeed, your work deserves to be seen.

Applications are open.

🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e-6hVSbb

30/09/2026

🏆 What would it mean to have a community choose your work?

At the Global Startup Awards Edition 11 Grand Finale in Malta, Rakhima Nugmanova received the People’s Choice award, decided by public vote.

It is a special kind of recognition, shaped by the people who believed in her work and chose to support it.

Congratulations once again to Rakhima and to everyone who supported her journey.

If you are building something people can believe in, applications are open.

🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e-6hVSbb

28/09/2026

Where do the best startup conversations begin? 🚀

The second edition of brought together 100+ founders, investors, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem builders for an evening of new conversations, fresh perspectives, and meaningful connections.

For Global Startup Awards, this is what matters: staying close to the people building what comes next and creating opportunities for ecosystems to connect.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening happen.

25/09/2026

Where could the next unicorn story begin?

17 GSA alumni have gone on to reach unicorn status, with a combined value of $70B.

Edition 12 is now open, and we would love to see what you’re building.

Apply here:
https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/2RX-xjlaZROS2g92JPfhXGg2b2uob

23/09/2026

🌍 Applications are open for Global Startup Awards.

Step into a global network that gives ambitious startups and founders visibility, recognition and the opportunity to be seen on an international stage.

Looking back at Edition 11 in Valletta, Malta, during the EU-Startups Summit in May: founders, innovators and ecosystem leaders from 9 regions and 156 countries came together to celebrate bold ideas, meaningful impact and global ambition.

Put your startup on the global stage.

🔗 Apply here: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/2RX-xjlaZROS2g92JPfhXGg2b2uob

21/09/2026

A year ago, this stage was filled with some of the people shaping Central Europe’s startup ecosystem. ✨

The GSA Central Europe Regional Awards brought together founders, innovators and ecosystem leaders in Budapest to recognise the ideas, teams and achievements coming out of the region.

Now it is time to discover the next ones. 👀

Applications for Global Startup Awards are open and take about one minute.
Apply here: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/2RX-xjlaZROS2g92JPfhXGg2b2uob

Who will be standing on this stage next?

18/09/2026

What if your next nomination is the start of something bigger? 🚀

Legora went from a GSA nomination to Europe’s largest-ever legal tech VC round in just 8 months, later reaching a $1B+ valuation.

Your story could be next!

Apply now and get your startup in front of a global network: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/2RX-xjlaZROS2g92JPfhXGg2b2uob

16/09/2026

Do you want to be in this picture next year? 👀

Throwback to the Global Startup Awards Grand Finale in Istanbul. 🌍

Founders and ecosystem builders from around the world came together to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship.

Applications are now open and take about one minute. Apply here: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/2RX-xjlaZROS2g92JPfhXGg2b2uob

14/09/2026

Have you built something worth talking about? If so, this is your time.

Applications are now open, and it takes less time than ever, because we know your time is precious.

Apply here: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/2RX-xjlaZROS2g92JPfhXGg2b2uob

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