PIRATE Summit 2019: Walk the Plank, Matey!

You’re walking the plank, beneath you a sea of hungry sharks… That’s what it’s like to pitch at PIRATE Summit. Except those sharks are VCs and other participants, hence basically still the same.

When your startup is less than three years old, looking for funding and has a working prototype or product, walking the plank is highly recommended. Apply now!

How does the pitch competition work?

Every startup founder on stage has three minutes to pitch and two minutes for Q&A afterwards. Up to five jurors will judge each pitch session — all of them are actively looking for hot deals and are investing from seed to series A.

Those jurors will collectively choose which startup will move up to the next round, thus only the best startups will make it to the final round.

Here’s why you should apply for the pitch competition!

• Get the chance to impress a great number of VCs who might be willing to invest in your startup
• Win an amazing prize (last year our winner has won a trip to Silicon Valley/London including pre-scheduled VC meetings)
• Compete with international startups and present your idea to an international crowd

ARRR you ready to Walk the Plank at PIRATE Summit 2019? Feel free to apply here.

“The Walk the Plank pitch competition is a highlight of every PIRATE Summit. Courageous founders board our stage, try to excite the crowd & convince the investors. We are looking forward to seeing exciting startups being pitched by their founders at the Captain’s Deck this year again.” — Till Ohrmann, Co-Founder/CEO of PIRATE Summit

In 2019 the Walk the Plank pitch competition takes place for the 9th time. Every year more than 300 startups from all over the world apply to pitch, in the end 60 of them will be chosen to enter the stage at PIRATE Summit. The pitch competition has a strong international focus, last year startups from 27 different countries took part in the Walk The Plank pitch competition.

APPLY NOW TO WALK THE PLANK — application will be open until May 31!

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