Global Social Venture Competition

The Global Social Venture Competition is the largest and longest-running student-led business plan competition providing mentoring, exposure, and prizes for social ventures from around the world. The mission of the GSVC is to catalyze the creation of social ventures, educate future leaders and build awareness of social enterprises.  The competition supports the creation of real businesses that bring about positive social change in a sustainable manner.

The GSVC is organized by the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in cooperation with seven Regional Partners and six Outreach Partners in Asia, Africa, Europe and the U.S. 

Each year, entrant teams from around the world compete for over $50,000 while gaining valuable professional feedback on their ventures. See How It Works

Since its inception in 1999, the GSVC has awarded more than a quarter of a million dollars to emerging social ventures and has introduced early-stage social venture entrepreneurs to the investment community.  Nearly 25% of past GSVC entrants are now operating companies.