Inkwell - The Pitch

The Award

Work with a pitching coach 

Pitch to investors in front of a live audience 

Get detailed feedback on your pitch Profile and video on The Pitch leaderboard.

The Offer

The top 50 startups will work with our pitching coaches, before giving a 90-second pitch to investors and journalists at our live regional semi-finals. There’s a people’s vote too, so fans can get involved.  After each semi-final, we’ll share the judges’ feedback with detailed scoring to help you improve your pitch. Videos of the pitches and the scores will be added to our leaderboard, which will be seen by thousands of people, including investors, journalists and potential customers.  The top 10 startups will compete in The Pitch Final, where they will pitch to a room of top investors.

The Ask

To get the most from The Pitch and support on offer make sure it’s the founder or co-founder who attends the event.

Sector

Open to companies across all sectors

Funding Stage

Open to companies across all funding stages

Requirements

UK-based businesses that have been trading for less than four years. The majority of Pitch entrants have started making sales, but pre-revenue businesses can also enter. If you haven’t launched your startup yet, you’ll need to be able to demonstrate traction or proof that there’s market demand.

Cities

Bristol

Countries

UK only