PITCH

PITCH is Web Summit’s startup competition that brings together the world’s leading early-stage startups to battle it out onstage.

Please note that only startups participating in the Web Summit startup programme are eligible for PITCH. You can now apply to join our ALPHA startup programme at Web Summit this November.

Pitch winner, Henrique Ferreira, CXO, Cofounder, Inspira, on Centre Stage during day three of Web Summit 2023 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.
Henrique Ferreira
CXO & Cofounder, Inspira

What happens when I apply?

PITCH is open to ALPHA and BETA startups exhibiting at Web Summit that have received less than €5 million in funding to date and have not had a discernible change in business model in the last three years.

Assessment and selection

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All applications are recorded and passed on to an independent panel of influential judges for assessment.

Prepare for battle

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The top 105 startups will prepare their deck and delivery to battle it out onstage at Web Summit. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Time to pitch

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Present in front of a panel of investors and global partners for the chance to be crowned the winner of PITCH.

Meet the startups that took part in PITCH 2023

Allie AI
Allie AI
AI & machine learning
Ambr
Ambr
SaaS
AssetFloow
AssetFloow
AI & machine learning
Bolt Insight
Bolt Insight
Advertising, content & marketing
breath hub
breath hub
Sports & fitness
Cognimate
Cognimate
Healthtech & wellness
Covalo
Covalo
SaaS
Cyberfame
Cyberfame
Security
Educatly
Educatly
Education
EMMA Systems
EMMA Systems
Travel & hospitality
ENVOY
ENVOY
SaaS
Genuine Way
Genuine Way
Sustainability & cleantech
HealthHelper
HealthHelper
Healthtech & wellness
hiPets
hiPets
SaaS
imgproxy
imgproxy
SaaS

Meet some of our PITCH judges at Web Summit 2023

Cristina Fonseca
Cristina Fonseca
Managing PartnerIndico Capital Partners
Todd Olson
Todd Olson
Co-founder & CEOPendo
Rebecca Parsons
Rebecca Parsons
CTO EmeritaThoughtworks
Silvina Moschini
Silvina Moschini
FounderUnicoin
Joshua Wöhle
Joshua Wöhle
CEOMindstone
Teresa Fiúza
Teresa Fiúza
Executive VPPortugal Ventures
Igor Senra
Igor Senra
CEOCora
Sonya Barlow
Sonya Barlow
Entrepreneur, Author, Creator & Host BBC
Jonas  Linnebjerg
Jonas Linnebjerg
Head of Maersk GrowthMaersk
Beverly Parenti
Beverly Parenti
Co-founderThe Last Mile
Juan Pablo Ortega
Juan Pablo Ortega
Co-founder & CEOYuno
Laura Puricelli
Laura Puricelli
Co-founder & CEODress For Good
Kyle Ferguson
Kyle Ferguson
CEOForsta
Akilah Leblanc
Akilah Leblanc
General ManagerShell
Jules Walker
Jules Walker
Managing Director, Emerging Tech PracticeKPMG
Carol Chen
Carol Chen
Global CMO & SVP Shell MobilityShell
Tocha António Serra
Tocha António Serra
-SheerME

Meet some of our past winners

“I was watching as an attendee, and I said, ‘One day, I want to be there on the stage’. … It feels surreal.”

 

–  Ana Robakidze, Founder & CEO, Theneo | Web Summit 2022 PITCH winner

“I’ve pitched to the public before, but the size of the PITCH audience is very impressive.”

 

–  Maria Hahn, Founder & CEO, Nutrix | Web Summit 2019 PITCH winner

​​“The publicity of winning PITCH gave us a build in momentum as we approach our next fundraising.”

 

–  Alex Kendall, Co-founder & CEO, Wayve | Web Summit 2018 PITCH winner

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