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Why your vote matters

Pitch.Tech has received some phenomenal idea-stage startup pitches.There are so many innovative ideas that can help transform the world if given a chance. This is where your vote can make a difference.

To help us decide which idea-stage startup should power through to the grand finale, we need your votes. With your vote, you can help the most promising ideas shine through and get the visibility they deserve.

Welcome
Welcome

Who can apply?

1. Idea-stage entrepreneurs from across the United States are eligible. 

2. To qualify as an idea-stage startup, you must fulfill the below criteria:

  • Product - Not yet launched or makes less than $10,000 in sales
  • Funding - No funding yet to less than $100,000 in total funding
  • Employees - None to Less than 2 
  • Company Founded - Not yet to Less than 1 year
  • Must be a standalone idea/business that is not part of an existing business with more than $10,000 in sales or $100,000 in funding
     

How its Works?

Below is a step by step flow of how the competition will work

  1. If your application has been approved, you will be notified by June 10th. All approved applications will be live on a custom URL on Pitch.Tech (For eg: mystartup.pitch.tech) 
  2. Share this URL with your peers & network to collect votes & build popularity for your application. 
  3. Each participating chapter director will shortlist the best ideas to compete in a chapter final. 
  4. The winners from each chapter final will move on to the grand finals. 
  5. Finalists will then get a chance to increase popularity for their applications through another round of votes. 
  6. Finalists will then pitch at the grand finals in front of fellow entrepreneurs, investors and a jury who will choose the grand winner of Pitch.Tech. 
     

How its Works?

Below is a step by step flow of how the competition will work

  1. If your application has been approved, you will be notified by June 10th. All approved applications will be live on a custom URL on Pitch.Tech (For eg: mystartup.pitch.tech) 
  2. Share this URL with your peers & network to collect votes & build popularity for your application. 
  3. Each participating chapter director will shortlist the best ideas to compete in a chapter final. 
  4. The winners from each chapter final will move on to the grand finals. 
  5. Finalists will then get a chance to increase popularity for their applications through another round of votes. 
  6. Finalists will then pitch at the grand finals in front of fellow entrepreneurs, investors and a jury who will choose the grand winner of Pitch.Tech. 
     

Schedule Timeline

  • May 04
    Applications open
  • June 10
    Approved ideas go live
  • June 15
    Shortlisted ideas for chapter finals are announced
  • June 28
    Finalists announced
  • July 06
    Grand Finals
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Lots of goodies up for grabs

Grand Prize - $10,000 in Equity Free funding to build your Pitch.Tech brand.

Membership to the Startup Grind Startup Program which includes the following Startup Toolkit Benefits

Grand Prize - $10,000 in Equity Free funding to build your Pitch.Tech brand.

Membership to the Startup Grind Startup Program which includes the following Startup Toolkit Benefits

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