After a week full of pitch competitions and panel discussions, the third 1776 Global Challenge Cup came to a close on Friday evening at the historic Lincoln Theatre on U Street. MUrgency, a Dubai-based app aimed to democratize emergency response, went home with the trophy and $50,000 check, besting 3,000 startups that applied to compete.

The evening began with a short cocktail hour in the theatre atrium, where leaders in business, technology and other industries were able to mingle briefly before the final competition began.

At around 7:30 p.m., 1776 cofounder and co-CEO Donna Harris took the stage to welcome everyone to the event. Three thousand startup companies from around the world applied to be in the Challenge Cup, which was then shaved down to the 60 that had been competing throughout the week.

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