The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at), Majid Al-Kassabi, has crowned the winners of the final round of the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC), celebrating their innovative spirit and outstanding achievements in driving entrepreneurship and economic growth.
The ceremony took place in the presence of Governor of Monsha’at Sami bin Ibrahim Al-Husseini, CEO of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk) Dr. Badr Al-Badr, and several officials, as part of the Biban Forum 2025.
In the Early Stage category, Swijin AG won first place with a cash prize of $250,000, followed by MabLab in second place with $200,000. SARsatX from Saudi Arabia came in third with $150,000, Aruna Revolution ranked fourth with $100,000, and DATAYOO placed fifth with $50,000.
In the Growth Stage category, Brelyon won first place with $175,000, followed by DeafTawk in second place with $100,000. In the Idea Stage category, Tasmanion won first place with $50,000, while KLORA ranked second with $25,000.
In the Space Tech track, four companies were awarded prizes of $100,000 each: Stitch3D in Space Tech in Mining, SpaceMap in Public Safety, Sytemap in Space Tech in Smart Construction, and eAgro in Space Tech in Crowd Management.
The EWC competitions represent a significant platform, providing tools and resources to help entrepreneurs develop their ideas and achieve success. They also offer support to small and medium enterprises through specialized training programs and provide opportunities to connect with a global network of mentors in an intensive training camp.
The finals began with the participation of the top one hundred startups from more than forty-seven countries in the EWC, the largest global competition for entrepreneurs, competing for total prizes of $1.5 million.
