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Season 7 — Applications Open

ninety
seconds.

The stage is set. The clock is running. Prove your company deserves to exist.

$2.4M
Total Awarded
Across all cohorts
312
Startups Pitched
Since 2019
47
Funded to Series A
Within 18 months
9
Unicorn Alumni
Valuation $1B+
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Competition Tracks

Choose your
arena.

Hover each track to reveal judging criteria, prize structure, and investor access. Self-select before you apply.

01 / Pre-Seed → Seed

Early Stage

Your first real check starts here.

$50,000
Prize Pool · 0% equity taken
Product demo or MVP
Clear problem statement
Founding team depth
TAM validation
Mentor Sessions
6 × 1:1 with partners
Investor Intros
12 warm introductions
Cohort Size
20 companies max
Stage
Pre-seed to seed
Apply to Early Stage
02 / Seed → Series A

Growth Stage

Compress the timeline to your A round.

$150,000
Prize Pool · 0% equity taken
$10K+ MRR or $500K ARR
Proven unit economics
Scalable acquisition
Category leadership
Mentor Sessions
10 × 1:1 with GPs
Investor Intros
24 warm introductions
Cohort Size
12 companies max
Stage
Seed to Series A
Apply to Growth Stage
03 / Any Stage

Deep Tech

Hard science deserves patient capital.

$250,000
Prize Pool · 0% equity taken
Defensible IP or patents
Technical co-founder
R&D roadmap
Scientific advisory board
Mentor Sessions
8 × 1:1 with domain experts
Investor Intros
18 deep tech specialists
Cohort Size
8 companies max
Stage
Any — IP-gated
Apply to Deep Tech
The Panel

Who decides
your fate.

Hover each card to see portfolio, capital deployed, and investment focus. These are real checks, not certificates.

Priya Nair, General Partner at Meridian Ventures
Growth Stage
Priya Nair
General Partner · Meridian Ventures
Hover →
Portfolio
Stripe
Figma
Notion
Deployed
$340M deployed
Focus
SaaS · Fintech
Priya Nair · Meridian Ventures
Marcus Webb, Managing Partner at Ironclad Capital
Deep Tech
Marcus Webb
Managing Partner · Ironclad Capital
Hover →
Portfolio
SpaceX
Anduril
Shield AI
Deployed
$620M deployed
Focus
Deep Tech · Defense
Marcus Webb · Ironclad Capital
Sofia Reyes, Partner at Seedbed Fund
Early Stage
Sofia Reyes
Partner · Seedbed Fund
Hover →
Portfolio
Airbnb (early)
Doordash (early)
Coinbase (early)
Deployed
$180M deployed
Focus
Consumer · Marketplace
Sofia Reyes · Seedbed Fund
James Okafor, Principal at Apex Frontier
Growth Stage
James Okafor
Principal · Apex Frontier
Hover →
Portfolio
Plaid
Brex
Mercury
Deployed
$95M deployed
Focus
Fintech · Infrastructure
James Okafor · Apex Frontier
Yuki Tanaka, Founding Partner at Kyoto Labs VC
Deep Tech
Yuki Tanaka
Founding Partner · Kyoto Labs VC
Hover →
Portfolio
Scale AI
Cohere
Runway
Deployed
$210M deployed
Focus
AI · Robotics
Yuki Tanaka · Kyoto Labs VC
Amara Osei, Angel Investor at Independent
Early Stage
Amara Osei
Angel Investor · Independent
Hover →
Portfolio
Paystack
Flutterwave
Andela
Deployed
42 angel checks
Focus
Emerging Markets · B2B
Amara Osei · Independent
$1.4B+Combined capital deployed
by this panel
94%Of judges have made
a follow-on investment
18Days avg from pitch
to term sheet
Alumni Traction

This stage
launches companies.

Numbers measured 18 months post-pitch. No survivorship bias — we track every cohort company.

FerrovaultSeries A
Daniel Osei-Mensah · Deep Tech Track · 2022

Industrial IoT sensors for predictive maintenance. Won Deep Tech track, closed Series A within 14 months.

At Pitch
$0 ARR at pitch
18mo Later
$8.2M ARR
Outcome
Raised $22M Series A
SolvrSeries B
Nadia Krishnamurti · Early Stage Track · 2021

Legal document automation for SMBs. Pitch Arena was their first public stage. Now processing 4M contracts/month.

At Pitch
120 beta users
18mo Later
2.1M active users
Outcome
Raised $65M Series B
Axon GridUnicorn
Tomás Reyes · Growth Stage Track · 2020

Energy grid optimization AI. First company from Pitch Arena to reach unicorn status. 40 utility clients globally.

At Pitch
$180K MRR
18mo Later
$1.2B valuation
Outcome
Raised $120M Series C
PathfinderAcquired
Chiara Bellini · Early Stage Track · 2023

Career navigation platform for first-gen professionals. Acquired by LinkedIn 18 months post-pitch.

At Pitch
MVP only
18mo Later
$3.4M ARR
Outcome
Raised $14M Seed
73%
Raised follow-on within 12 months
$840M
Total capital raised by alumni
4,200+
Jobs created by alumni companies
3.2×
Avg valuation increase post-cohort
Applications Close March 28, 2026

Your ninety seconds
start here.

Early Stage
$50K
Prize Pool
Deadline: Mar 28, 2026
Growth Stage
$150K
Prize Pool
Deadline: Mar 28, 2026
Deep Tech
$250K
Prize Pool
Deadline: Mar 28, 2026
Apply to Compete

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