Organizers
Are you young and have a business idea?
Apply for “Best Youth Startup in Bulgaria”! You will get access to tools and contacts to make your startup a success.
Join a free training and mentoring program. Accept the challenge to compete with the best youth startups and win great prizes and investment opportunities.
Join the community of young entrepreneurs in Bulgaria!
We are an ecosystem of 60+ organizations from the startup, investment, entrepreneurial and academic environment in Bulgaria.
We seek, find and support young people with a desire to own their own business.
This contest is for you if you are
- Aged 18 to 29, or part of a team with a leading youth of this age
- Have an idea or an existing small business, tech start-up or sustainability project
- Want to develop your entrepreneurial skills
- Looking for funding or mentoring for your project
If you don’t have a specific idea, but are interested in entrepreneurship – you are also welcome.
When the idea comes – you will be ready to implement it!
For the 2026 edition we are looking for
Young entrepreneurs with an idea or an existing small or medium business (shops, cafes, family businesses, fitness centres, agencies, education, etc.) focused on long-term growth in their region or in Bulgaria.
Future Unicorns
Young entrepreneurs with an idea or an existing small or medium business (shops, cafes, family businesses, fitness centres, agencies, education, etc.) focused on long-term growth in their region or in Bulgaria.
SDG Dragons
Projects with a sustainable positive impact on society, cities and nature (climate, poverty and inequality reduction, access to education and healthcare, clean energy, biodiversity, sustainable cities, responsible consumption and production, etc.), oriented towards global solutions.
Why you should join
- Leading experts and organisations
- Programme supporting the development of the idea
- Mentoring from successful entrepreneurs
- Contacts with investors and business angels
- Like-minded and ambitious young people with ideas
- Entrepreneurship and SDG games
- Flexible participation – where you can, when you can
- he knowledge, tools and people to take you from idea to successful business
- It’s free
- Expect multiple rewards
Meet The Mentors
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Дочка Василева
Фонд мениджър
на финансовите инструменти в България (ФнФ)
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Тодор Ялъмов
Стопански факултет,
СУ “Св. Климент Охридски”
Ивайло Иванов
Founder Institute Eastern Europe
Алексей Потебня
Стопански факултет,
СУ “Св. Климент Охридски”
Мартина Григорова
SIS Credit
Стоян Недин
Vitosha Venture Partners
Моника Велкова
Sofia Tech Park
Мануела Драганова
Generative Mindset
International Learning Center
What the contestants say
