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Founders Games

Founders Games is a global scaleup innovation competition established in 2009, focusing on high-growth companies that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. It connects late-stage companies with international investors.

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Overview

What Founders Games does

What Founders Games is

Founders Games is a global scaleup innovation competition established in 2009, focusing on high-growth companies that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. It connects late-stage companies with international investors.

How it participates in the startup ecosystem

The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.

Operational profile

Organization status and context

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Operational status
Active
Organization type
Community
Founded
Founded in 2009
Approximate age
About 17 years
Structured capabilities
Community · Event host
Last reviewed
March 6, 2026

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Capability profile

Founders Games as a community

Community overview

Founders Games is an organization established in 2009, based globally. It operates as a scaleup innovation competition, focusing on identifying, endorsing, and awarding high-growth companies and their founders who contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through scalable, sustainable, and resilient business practices.

Community focus

Founders Games invests in companies across various sectors, including Impact Energy, Planet & Climate Tech, Smart Cities, Mobility, New Materials, Food & AgTech, Web3, Marketing, SaaS, FinTech and DeFi, Big/Small Data, Defence, Space, Logistics, E-commerce, Synthetic Biology, BioTech, Digital Health, Robotics, AI and Machine Learning, EdTech, and Metaverse. The organization targets late-stage companies that are post-revenue and have already completed at least two successful investment rounds.

Member value

Members gain access to international investors and global exposure, enhancing their opportunities for growth and sustainability.

Membership

Pricing models
free

Format and cadence

Modality
online
Schedule
rolling-admissions
Commitment
light

Availability

Membership state
Accepting

Audience and fit

Audience
Founders · Investors
Benefits
network-access
Program types
community
Selection criteria
open
Stages
Series A · Series B · Growth Equity
Regions
Global

Community activity

Notable members

Notable members include Dr. Plamen Russev, Rich Nuzum, Tim Draper, Anthony Scaramucci, Christoph Schuh, Bogomil Balkansky, Adam Niewinski, Hendrik Brandis, Steve Schlenker, and Bakhrom Ibragimov.

Capability profile

Founders Games as an event host

Event focus

Founders Games is dedicated to investing in companies that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through scalable, sustainable, and resilient business practices. The organization focuses on late-stage companies that are post-revenue and have completed at least two successful investment rounds, aiming to connect them with international investors and provide global exposure.

Participant value

Founders Games offers high-growth companies the opportunity to gain recognition and connect with international investors, enhancing their visibility and potential for growth.

Format and cadence

Startups can present
Yes

Availability

Registration state
Accepting

Audience and fit

Selection criteria
competitive
Stages
Series C · Series D · Growth Equity
Audience
Founders · Investors
Sectors
Smart Cities · Mobility · Food and AgTech · Web3 · Marketing · SaaS · Fintech · Defi · Defense · Logistics · E-commerce · Synthetic Biology · Biotech · Digital Health · Robotics · AI · Edtech
Regions
Global

Speakers and past editions

Speakers

Notable team members include Dr. Plamen Russev, Rich Nuzum, Tim Draper, Anthony Scaramucci, Christoph Schuh, Bogomil Balkansky, Adam Niewinski, Hendrik Brandis, Steve Schlenker, and Bakhrom Ibragimov.

Common questions

What to know about Founders Games

Upseed classifies Founders Games under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.

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Source basis

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Last reviewed

March 6, 2026

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