Just over a week left to apply for The Pitch 2024
The Pitch is a national business growth programme for startup success. They give purpose-led founders the tools they need to make an impact.
This pitching competition gives businesses the chance to take centre stage and share their story, idea and mission in front of a panel of industry experts. The competition breaks through the parameters of a traditional pitching environment, where founders have access to a range of resources, advice and support before they pitch – enabling them to make the most out of feedback, connections and networking opportunities on the big day.
How does the competition work?
Launching in spring each year, The Pitch is open to any startup as long as they’re based in the UK and have been trading for less than three years.
Our judges choose the top 50 applications to progress to our five regional finals, which are held in Glasgow, Manchester, Brighton, Bristol and London.
Before each event, startup founders can attend an online pitching workshop with one of our pitching coaches. They will then compete in the live event, giving a 90-second pitch to investors and industry experts.
Our panel of judges will rate pitchers on the following criteria:
- Idea
- Proof of traction
- Team
- The pitch itself
Videos of the pitches and the scores are added to our leaderboard, which will be seen by thousands of people.
The top startup from each regional event will head to The Pitch Final in London, where they will pitch to industry-leading investors and entrepreneurs. This is followed by drinks and networking with investors, journalists and other business owners.
If you have questions about the competition and application you can message Holly Sawyer.