Startup Open is a competition to recognize and reward startups and the entrepreneurs behind them. Held as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Startup Open will recognize the top 50 startups in 2014 and award prizes to help them grow their business. This year, founders (and founder teams) from 38 countries submitted more than 600 startups for consideration.
The ‘GEW 50’ is made up of startups from 19 countries. 64 percent of the startups are from outside of the United States. The countries with multiple startups represented are: United States (18), United Kingdom (5), India (4), Israel (3), China (3), Canada (3) and Denmark (2). The following countries had one startup listed: Australia, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania and Sweden.
