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305 million businesses are started every year. Most never get past year one. The ones that do? They're built by founders who didn't wait for the odds to improve. The Investec Early-Stage Entrepreneur of the Year (ESEY) Awards exist for exactly those founders. $250,000 for one global winner. 10 categories. 10 trips to Davos and a year of OPUS membership. Pitch deck support from Caplia for all applicants. Bigger and better than ever, this year. Apply now. Applications close 7 October. #ESEYAwards #InvestecEasies

What could happen if Notion Capital, Octopus Ventures and British Business Bank heard your story? The 2026 Investec ESEY Awards by OPUS put early stage founders in front of a judging panel that has built, backed and scaled exceptional companies. One global winner will receive $250,000 in investment from Day Zero. Every category winner will travel to Davos during WEF and receive a year inside OPUS. If your company is under four years old, show us what you are building and where it could go. Applications close 7 October Apply now.

305 million businesses are started every year. Most never get past year one. The ones that do? They're built by founders who didn't wait for the odds to improve. The Investec Early-Stage Entrepreneur of the Year (ESEY) Awards exist for exactly those founders. $250,000 for one global winner. 10 categories. 10 trips to Davos and a year of OPUS membership. Pitch deck support from Caplia for all applicants. Bigger and better than ever, this year. Apply now. Applications close 30 September. #ESEYAwards #InvestecEasies

What could happen if Notion Capital, Octopus Ventures and British Business Bank heard your story? The 2026 Investec ESEY Awards by OPUS put early stage founders in front of a judging panel that has built, backed and scaled exceptional companies. One global winner will receive $250,000 in investment from Day Zero. Every category winner will travel to Davos during WEF and receive a year inside OPUS. If your company is under four years old, show us what you are building and where it could go. Applications close 30 September. Apply now.

305 million businesses are started every year. Most never get past year one. The ones that do? They're built by founders who didn't wait for the odds to improve. The Investec Early-Stage Entrepreneur of the Year (ESEY) Awards exist for exactly those founders. $250,000 for one global winner. 10 categories. 10 trips to Davos and a year of OPUS membership. Pitch deck support from Caplia for all applicants. Bigger and better than ever, this year. Apply now. Applications close 30 September. #ESEYAwards #InvestecEasies

When Michael Heaven and I started Butterfly Effect , almost nobody knew what we were building. Those early days were quiet. Tough and often lonely. You keep going because you can see something other people can't - yet. The 2026 Investec ESEY Awards by OPUS are back, and this year I'm a judge. I want to find the founders who are in those early days right now. Ten category winners, each with a place at Davos, and $250,000 for one global winner. If you're building before the rest of the world is paying attention, apply. Apply here: https://www.theeasies.com/