Web Summit’s startup competition gathers the world’s leading early-stage startups for an onstage battle.
Join us as a startup to be eligible to compete at PITCH, or book general attendee tickets to discover the next generation of tech leaders.

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PITCH - The ultimate startup battle

PITCH, brought to you by KPMG, is a competition open to eligible startups exhibiting at Web Summit.
Watch them battle it out onstage, listen to world-class pitching and vote for your favourite.

What is PITCH?

PITCH Hall of Fame

Granter - 2025

Intuitivo - 2024

Inspira - 2023

Theneo - 2022

Smartex - 2021

Lalibela - 2020

Nutrix - 2019

Wayve - 2018

Lifeina - 2017

What our past PITCH winners say

Ana Robakidze

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

Maria Hahn

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

Alex Kendall

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

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