For the person who built it.
Win the award founders actually respect. Get a trophy, press coverage, and a story that opens doors — from judges who've built companies themselves. One entry. Five minutes. Real recognition.
Choose your win
Every entry wins something. You choose how loud.
One story, three ways to amplify it. 30-day money-back guarantee if you're not shortlisted.
Digital
Prove it online — in under 5 minutes.
- Official 2026 Winner badge (web + email)
- Permanent profile in the Winners Directory
- LinkedIn announcement kit (post + banner)
- Personalised winner certificate (PDF)
- Right to use the Entrepreneur Awards mark
Signature
The winner experience most founders choose.
- Everything in Digital
- Engraved crystal trophy, shipped worldwide
- Your founder story published on our site
- Press release sent to 400+ business outlets
- Priority judging — results in 14 days
- Featured in the Winners email (28k founders)
Headline
Become the founder story of the year.
- Everything in Signature
- Editorial photo + 60-sec video feature
- Homepage placement for 30 days
- Keynote slot at the annual Winners gala
- Two 1:1 sessions with a past Headline winner
- Dedicated PR manager for your launch week
Past winners
What winning actually did for their business.
"We closed our seed round six weeks after winning. Investors brought up the award in the first meeting."
Amara Okafor
Founder, Northline — 2024 Signature Winner
"The only award I've entered that judged the founder, not just the metrics. Worth every dollar."
Julian Reyes
Founder & CEO, Parallel — 2023 Headline Winner
"The story feature drove 40+ inbound customers in the first month. Best marketing spend of the year."
Priya Shah
Co-founder, Kindred Labs — 2024 Signature Winner
Proof, not promises
What winning actually returned.
Real outcomes from recent winners — funding, press, and pipeline they can point to.
$4.2M seed round
Closed 6 weeks post-win. Lead investor cited the award in the first meeting.
Amara Okafor
Founder, Northline
3.1× inbound demos
Homepage feature and press release drove sustained pipeline for 90+ days.
Julian Reyes
Founder, Parallel
40+ inbound customers
First month after the story feature — best-performing marketing channel of 2024.
Priya Shah
Founder, Kindred Labs
1,247
Founders recognised since 2019
$186M+
Raised by winners in 12 months after
94%
Would recommend to another founder
Enter now
Enter in 5 minutes. Judged in 14 days.
No categories. No 20-page application. Just you and the work — that's all our founder-judges want to read.
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