الدوحة تستضيف النهائي الإقليمي لكأس العالم للشركات الناشئة يوم 29 سبتمبر، على منصة الابتكار العالمية ضمن معرض QFEX بفندق هيلتون الدوحة، أمام مستثمري المنطقة وقادة شركات التقنية.

Doha hosts the Startup World Cup regional final on 29 September, on the Global Innovation Stage at QFEX 2026, Hilton Doha, before regional venture capitalists and technology executives.

The road to the prize: • The Doha winner goes through to San Francisco. • 200+ regional winners pitch in the semi-finals on 4 November. • Ten finalists reach the Grand Finale on 6 November, each with four minutes to pitch and two for questions. • One of the ten is eligible for the $1,000,000 investment prize.

The Grand Finale is at the Hilton Union Square, where the organisers expect around 2,500 participants and 20+ speakers.

The competition is run by Pegasus Tech Ventures, which puts it at over 12,000 applicants from 50+ regions.

QFEX 2026, in its third edition, runs 29–30 September at Hilton Doha across finance, artificial intelligence, digital assets and connectivity, aimed at banks, regulators, telecom operators and investors.

Applications were advertised as closing 20 September; the form is still live on the competition's site, and delegate registration is open on the expo's.