Prizes

Prizes for the 2012 competition have not yet been announced. Here are the prizes that were awarded in 2011

Marco Island Mentoring Experience

One winner of Startup Open receives a full year in EO’s Mentoring Program with Michael DeLazzer, founding partner and creative mind behind Redbox, the world’s 2nd largest video rental company with revenue exceeding $1 billion. The mentorship begins with the winner getting invaluable startup advice from DeLazzer and Biju Kulathaka, another founding Redbox partner, while boating around Marco Island and enjoying dinner in DeLazzer’s Florida home.

The Global Entrepreneurship Congress Experience

One winner of Startup Open receives an all expenses paid trip to Liverpool where they will receive VIP delegate credentials to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in March 2012. The GEC brings together entrepreneurs, investors, global leaders and startup champions from more than 100 counties. As part of the experience, the Startup Open winner will have the opportunity to: showcase their startup on a global scale; gain valuable insight from successful and experienced entrepreneurs; hear from and meet world leaders, economists and other experts regarding programs, policies and research aimed at advancing entrepreneurship; and, experience all Liverpool has to offer that makes it an emerging hub for innovation and creativity.

Start-up Chile Opportunity

A select few startups from those named to the GEW 50 will be invited to participate in Start-Up Chile, a ground-breaking program to attract world-class early stage entrepreneurs to start their firms in Chile. Those who accept will receive $40,000 (US) in equity-free seed capital and a one-year work visa in Chile along with access to the most potent social and capital networks in the country.