They don't come any bigger than this. 100,000 entrepreneurs across 200 countries have entered the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2021. The top 25 startups are pitching today for a share of US$1million and more. UK finalist is Amer Baroudi who is founder of Masref, a digital bank that is democratising access to secure and ethical banking services for [...]
With GEW UK 2021 just behind us, we are already looking forward to GEW UK 2022. GEN UK is delighted to announce that Katie Matthews, our National Director for Northern Ireland will be taking on the role of Director for GEW UK. Katie is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, growth mindset educator, speaker, founder, mentor, mental health and [...]
Today GEN and Startup Genome launched their annual report providing insights and data covering cities in 280 ecosystems. The report was presented by Startup Genome founder, JF Gautier, at London Tech Week who revealed that the global tech industry is now growing at its fastest rate since 1999. Here are the key insights: Despite a [...]
This November we will join over 180 countries who will be participating in GEW 2021. GEN UK will be celebrating entrepreneurship and encouraging you to #BeAChampion. This is an opportunity for you to become a champion of UK Entrepreneurs in the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. Events and activities will focus on the themes of Education, Inclusion, [...]
Calling UK entrepreneurs! Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your venture? Then the Entrepreneurship World Cup could be for you. Open to all entrepreneurs. All stages. Everywhere. Whether you are dreaming about launching a startup or you already have a Series A round, the Entrepreneurship World Cup can help you take your next big [...]
The UN described the Commonwealth Women's Entrepreneurship Summit as 'the first global meeting on women in emerging tech'. It brought together 70 speakers, 20 talks, and 12 panel sessions with 1,500 participants from over 80 countries involving policy-makers, entrepreneurs, government agencies, entrepreneurship support organisations, funders and educational institutions. All live sessions were simulcast on Bloomsbury Radio interspersed with interviews [...]
19-20 May sees the first Commonwealth conference focusing on women's entrepreneurship. The Summit is open to all and free to attend online. The two day conference includes 12 panel sessions spotlighting tech sectors from Fintech to Fashiontech, Edtech to Agritech. A policy roundtable will draw together leading proponents to consider how governments and ecosystems can work [...]
As part of GEN UK's celebration of International Women's Day we invite you to join our special session on funding - Closing the Gender Investment Gap. We take up the theme of #ChooseToChallenge and addresses one of the major challenges for female founders. The discussion will focus on these challenges but will also give practical tips and [...]
Join us for Wellbeing - Flying Lessons for Women Entrepreneurs focusing on the impact of Covid-19 on Female Founders. https://www.worldlabs.org/.../wellbeing-flying.../about We will be looking at impact the pandemic has made on the wellbeing of female entrepreneurs. During this panel discussion we will hear the latest research findings and first hand experiences from established business owners, we [...]
Katie Matthews has been appointed the new National Director, Northern Ireland taking over from Tracy Pryce. GEN UK Chair Marc Ortmans said, "We are delighted that Katie is joining the team and will be driving our mission to ramp up the profile of the devolved nations and reset support for entrepreneurs across the UK alongside her [...]
