Applications are now open for the Global Entrepreneurship Festival Entrepreneurs Investment Program (EIP) 2026, with a deadline of October 6, 2026. The Entrepreneurs Investment Program is an official program of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival (GEF), designed to identify, train, mentor, and connect high-potential startups with investors, partners, mentors, and global market opportunities.
Program Overview
• Program: Global Entrepreneurship Festival Entrepreneurs Investment Program (EIP) 2026
• Organizer: Global Entrepreneurship Festival (GEF)
• Objective: Identify, train, mentor, and connect high-potential startups with investors, partners, mentors, and global market opportunities
• Target group: Startups building innovative solutions
• Program purpose: Unlock growth, visibility, knowledge-transfer, and investment for founders who are launching, scaling, or transforming their business
Benefits
• Training
• Startup Clinic
• Investor Pitch
• Global Exposure
• Mentorship and Incubation
• Funding: $35,000 Seed Investment
Eligibility
• Open to anyone with an innovative idea
• Startups at any stage — an idea, a prototype, or already selling
• Founders who want to grow beyond their home market
• Businesses that need funding to reach the next stage
Application Information
• Deadline: October 6, 2026
• Application: Click here to apply
• More information: Visit EIP
Interested founders and startups are encouraged to review the eligibility criteria and submit their applications before the October 6, 2026 deadline to access training, mentorship, investor pitching opportunities, global exposure, and a $35,000 seed investment.