- What should your pitchdeck look like?
The pitch deck that you upload for your application, should include all information you want to share with the jury to convince them that you should be selected as one of the finalists. If you are selected as one of the finalists you can of course use a different pitchdeck for your live pitch on stage.
- Can I apply for more than one category?
You are welcome to apply for more than one category. However we will choose nine finalists. This means you can only pitch for one category.
- Does the application or participation cost something?
The application and participation for Innovators’ Pitch competition is completely free.
- How does the selection of the finalists and the winner work?
Each category will have an expert jury that will select the winners at the Innovators’ Pitch on April 1st. The jury will also choose the finalists, who will be invited to pitch. For that reason we will share your information and your pitchdeck with the members of the jury – but of course the jury and we will keep your application confidential. Here you can find our privacy statement.
- Who can apply?
All startup companies that were founded no more than 5 years ago (as per: 1. April 2020), that do not have more than 50 permanent employees, that are organized under private-law and that are not partly owned by the state or are a subdivision of it are eligible to take part. Please check the Terms of Participation for more details.
- What can you win?
The winners of the Innovators’ Pitch get 5.000 euros per category as prize money, a free one-year Get Started membership of Bitkom for companies fulfilling the requirements for a Bitkom Get Started membership (see our conditions) and an invitation to exclusively pitch themselves to our competition partner investors. Finalists from previous years were furthermore not only pleased with the media attention after the pitch, they also succeeded in obtaining concrete financing.
