If you are offered a spot to pitch, you don't ask when, you just pitch!

Rules

*ship Startup Festival aims to promote creativity, idea generation, and entrepreneurship. The application will be open till the 19th of July.

Eligibility criteria

• Both individuals and teams can apply.
• Type of submission: business idea, pre-stage startup or an early-stage startup.
• Startups should be less than five years old.

Terms for submissions

• Multiple submissions are welcome.
• Ideas remain the property of the submitter.
• Plagiarism will not be tolerated! Please submit original work.
• By submitting your entry, you give us permission to use the information for promotional purposes. (Team name and a short description might be published on our website or social media.)
• Teams accepted in *ship commit in creating their profile pages on Deal Room platform for the *event.
• Teams accepted in *ship commit to taking part in all the mentoring sessions they reserve.

How to enter

Submit your pitch video along with your contact details. Your submission should not exceed 5 minutes. Your pitch should contain the following information:

1. The problem
2. The solution
3. Value proposition
4. Business model
5. Roadmap

For any queries, please email startups@shipfestival.org

Pitch Captain Competition:

50 startups are divided into 5 batches and present their idea to a panel of judges. The judges choose 10 finalists based on the novelty and creativity of the idea and overall pitch presentation.

Pitch Captain Finals:

The TOP10 finalists will pitch their ideas again online on 13.8. The teams have 4 minutes to pitch and judges have 4 minutes to ask questions. The winning team will be titled “Pitch Captain” and wins the grand prize of 5000 €. The winner will be announced after the PCC finals on 13.8.

Judging criteria

The teams will be judged by the following criteria:

Novelty  

Pitching / Presentation

Business model 

Testing

*ship Startup Festival reservers the right to change or modify the content and details of the event.