From thousands of decks to one winner.
Every entry is reviewed by our editors. The strongest move forward to each feature and award.
Five steps to the stage.
Submit
Enter your startup and pitch deck. Choose an award category.
Screening
Our editors review every deck for story, traction and clarity.
Shortlist
The top 100 each quarter are shortlisted and notified.
Features
Shortlisted startups are considered for weekly and monthly features.
Awards
Quarterly winners are announced, and one is named Startup of the Year.
Every feature. Every award.
Submit your pitch deck
Enter once for every feature and award this season. We review every entry.
Judging criteria
Pitch competition questions.
Who can enter the Global Pitch Competition?
Any startup, from pre-seed to Series B, in any country, with a pitch deck it is happy for our editors to review.
How many startups can take part?
The competition is built to take from 1,000 to 10,000 entries each season. Every entry is reviewed by our editors.
What do winners get?
Shortlisted startups are considered for Startup of the Week, Startup of the Month, the Quarterly Startup Awards and Startup of the Year, each of which comes with a PNWIRE feature and a press release to our global network.
Is my deck made public?
Only if your startup is selected for a feature, and only with your approval of the published version. Entries that aren’t selected stay private to our editors.
When are results announced?
Startup of the Week is announced every week, Startup of the Month at the end of each month, Startup of the Quarter and the category awards at the end of each quarter, and Startup of the Year in December.
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