Founders Games Finals
and ESG cocktail in Davos

17:00-19:30 CET, 19 Jan, 2023

Celebrating Commitment to Goal 2030. Join us for our Founders Games Finals & ESG cocktail and see some of the world’s best impact startups at the Hilton Gardens Inn during The World Economic Forum!

The 2023 Davos edition of the Founder Games Finals is an invitation only event for up to 300 carefully curated attendees, taking place during the WEF week in Davos.

The list of the invitees of the event includes:
1. Corporate world - top executives (Fortune 500 companies)
2. Founders of growth stage companies with high SDGs impact
3. Late stage VCs + family offices/LPs
4. Policy makers / regulators
5. NGOs
6. Media

Founders Games 2019 Awards Ceremony!

Collective Intelligence

FG is the only global platform powered by the collective intelligence of over 200 late stage VC investors who score over 3000 applications (in 17 verticals) from 140+ countries. The Finals All-Star-Jury is chaired by the legendary Tim Draper.

The finalists are selected among the top (highest) ranked companies (scaleups) after 5 rounds of selection.
You may see the previous finalists here and their success stories here.

Webit Foundation is the originator and producer of the Founders Games.


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Global Outreach and Impact

Global media refer to the Founders Games as the premier scaleup (high growth) innovation SDGs competition with the world’s biggest (ever) funding award of $6M (six million US Dollars) provided by over 750 investors through the publicly listed company - Webit Investment Network (BSE: WIN).

Over 3000 companies from 140+ countries apply for every season of the competition.

For the past 13 years the Founders Games Finals have been integral part of the Webit Festival global agenda. Starting 2022 Founders Games announced 2 seasons per year (winter and summer) and for the first time in 2023 the winter Finals will be held in Davos during the WEF week.

Mission statement

Founders Games mission is to identify, endorse as role models and support the high growth companies and their founders who lead the way to achieving the SDGs by creating a successful, scalable, sustainable and resilient business ventures.

Saving the humankind is the best (business) opportunity of our lifetime!

SDG 2030

* The pictures are taken at Founders Games award ceremony during Webit. The Davos winter awards shall be smaller with up to 300 invitation only attendees.

About the Reception

Webit Foundation will host a 3-hours reception at Hilton Garden Inn where the finals of its annual startup challenge will be held. Globally renowned startups will share their impact solutions in clean and sustainable technologies, education, robotics, mobility, new materials and financial technologies. The cocktail will focus on ESG following the Founders Games mission is to identify, endorse as role models and support the high growth companies and their founders who lead the way to achieving the SDGs by creating successful, scalable, sustainable and resilient business ventures.

We will provide you with a full-fledged immersion in the Davos experience garnered with pure serendipity meetings with some of the world’s most sought after leaders. With our invitation, you will also have access to the other hotels in the security zone in Davos (Hilton, Seehof, Alpengold, Belvedere).

The 2023 Davos edition of the Founder Games Finals is an invitation only event for up to 300 carefully curated attendees, taking place during the WEF week in Davos.

The list of the invitees of the event includes top executives from Fortune 500 companies, founders of growth stage companies with high SDGs impact, late stage VCs + family offices/LPs, policy makers/regulators, NGOs and media

Saving humankind is the best (business) opportunity of our lifetime. Join us!

The Venue

The Hilton Gardens Inn 4-star hotel is located on the main street of the World Economic Forum - Promenade 103, directly opposite the Davos Conference Centre.

  • It’s possible to drive from Zurich (about 2 hours) or Munich (about 3,5 hours).
  • There is also a train from Zurich (about 2,5 hours) but it doesn’t operate in the morning hours, so you can’t make it in time until 9.00 am.
  • For overnight stays, the best affordable options are in or near Landquart (40 minutes by car; 1,5 hour by train) or Chur (1 hour by car; 1,5 hours by train).

Please keep in mind that there is full picture winter in Davos and snow can be expected.

Webit is doing an enormous service.

Eric Schmidt
Co-Founder, Schmidt Futures; Former CEO, Google

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