Serial entrepreneur and VaynerX chairman Gary Vaynerchuk judges dozens of startup competitions a year and is kicking off 2019 with the WeWork Creator Global Finals in Los Angeles. The worldwide competition has lured tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, artists and nonprofits from around the world; the applicant pool was then whittled down to hundreds at the regional level. Ultimately, the following eight made the cut for the global finals, each already pocketing some prize funding:
