Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups. Startup Weekend is a global organization that supports the development and expansion of entrepreneurship through events worldwide that educate aspiring entrepreneurs by immersing them in the process of moving an idea to market. Startup Weekend has built a network of more than 100,000 alumni, thousands of volunteer Organizers and more than 100 trained Facilitators spanning more than 400 cities in more than 100 countries. Startup Weekend is one of Techstars Community Programs and is supported by Google for Entrepreneurs and other corporate partners. For more information visit www.startupweekend.org. What is Global Startup Battle GSB ? A global celebration of innovation that gives you, your idea, your team, and your city a unique chance at startup success. An initiative created by Startup Weekend, Global Startup Battle aims to generate a stronger global community of entrepreneurs through the largest startup competition in the world. During the weekend prior to and following Global Entrepreneurship Week, hundreds of Startup Weekend and other Techstars Community Programs are hosted around the world and winning teams from each event move forward to compete with one another via a global video competition. Global Startup Battle enriches the global entrepreneurial community by creating a sense of inclusion between startup teams around the world. GSB is: The biggest startup competition in the universe More than 200 simultaneous events and programs over 10 days Where we will have over 30,000 entrepreneurs in over 100 countries rally together in the name of innovation and community each year