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14-15 Oct 2025 | Royal Dublin Society, Dublin
14-15 Oct 2025 | Royal Dublin Society, Dublin

The search for the best AI/SaaS startup is on

Pitch, impress, and win up
to €1 Million investment

Pitch, impress, and win up to €1 Million investment

Win up to €1 Million investment

Show Europe’s top VCs what you’re building - live at SaaStock 2025.

Date

13-15 Oct 2025

Venue

RDS, Dublin

Time

Various

2024 Sponsor

Win €500,000 of Investment!

SaaStock is pleased to announce our biggest Pitch Competition prize to date! This is MASSIVE.

The prize for the winner will be an investment package worth €500,000.

We wish you the best of luck – apply today to have a chance to win this phenomenal prize.

Thank you to our 2025 VC partners

These partners have offered an equity investment totalling up to €1,000,000 our biggest prize to date (subject to T&Cs)

Launch Partner

The €1,000,000 investment package that could change everything

This is your chance to raise serious capital, gain exposure to top-tier VCs, and fast-track your growth. By participating in the competition, you’ll gain invaluable exposure to our audience, generating brand awareness and positioning your business as one-to-watch.

We’ve teamed up with leading European VCs to offer one of the biggest investment packages at any European Pitch Competition. 

If you’re building the next breakout AI or SaaS tool, this is your moment to win big. Build the future.

Who is it for?

The Global Pitch Competition is for B2B AI & SaaS startups who want to position their business in front of the SaaS community. If you’re actively fundraising and looking to generate industry and investor awareness of your offering, the Global Pitch Competition can shine a light on your AI or SaaS.

 

To be eligible, your company must have: 

  • Less than 35 employees 
  • Raised less than $3M 
  • An ARR of less than $1.5M

Previous Pitch Competition Winners

“It was super impactful in terms of

brand awareness and making

a lot of connections.”

Alex David
Co-founder & COO, Corrily

“As soon as I’d won it, the inbound

from VCs went nuts.”

Eoin Bara
CEO, Tipple

“We won the competition and we got our first customers on that day.”

Cristina Vila Vives
Founder & CEO, Cledara

“5 funds / angels on my cap table are directly connected to the competition, and I had to turn down many more.”

Jeff Pan
Co-founder, Belli

17 Sept

Applications close

24 Sept

All successful applications will be notified

24 Sept

Pitching Workshop provided by Pitchdoctor

13 Oct

Initial pitching rounds

14 Oct

Semi finals

15 Oct

Final pitches & winner announced

2025 Judges

Al

Russell

Investment Partner 

/COO – TempoCap

Alex

Reed

Partner

Mountside Ventures

Ana

Fernandez

Investor

Nauta Capital

Andrea 

Gurnari

Partner

2100 VC

Ben

Gammon

Partner

Pledge Ventures

Chris

Pistorius

Associate

Q Ventures

Chris

Wilkinson

VYZN

Partner

Cristian

Dina

Co-founder

Tekpon

Christopher

Polligkeit

Associate

PLug & Play Center

Ciara

Gumsheimer

Senior Associate

Partner A

Dominik

Hoerner

Associate

Yttrium

Dylan

Scully

Investor

Frontline Ventures

Elliot

Schouten

Associate

Curiosity VC

Frank

Appeldoorn

Managing Partner

Arches Capital

Hanna

Lewis

Investor

Blue Wire Capital

Imtiyaz

Basharat

Investor

HEARTFELT_

Jaren

Schippert

Associate

Identity VC

Jay

G

Head of Founding

Rekford AG

Jebran

Raashed

Investment Manager

Octopus Ventures

Kaan

Anit

General Partner

First Degree Capital

Kitty

Harris

Head of BD

Regent Capital Ventures

Kitty

Mayo

CEO

Project Europe

Lorenzo

Cerchi

VC Investor

Singular

Maria

Wagner

Investment Director

HSBC Ventures

Menno

Axt

Head of Platform

Dogpatch Labs

Nadja Carina

Reischel

Investor

Cherry Ventures

Olamide

Ogunrinola

Head of Investment

Ecosystem – OPUS

Rich

Bolton

Principle

Octopus Ventures

Ken

Donald

Managing Director

OPUS

Sarah

Finegan

Associate Partner

Antler

Stephen

Fahy

Partner- Venture Debt

Salica Investments

Ties

Hagemeijer

Associate

Arches Capital

Toyosi

Ogendengbe

Princicple

Ascension

2025 Judging Panels

First Round Judges

Alistair

Russell

Investor

Venrex

Chris

Pistorius

Associate

Q Ventures

Ana

Fernandez

Investor

Nauta Capital

Christopher

Polligkeit

Associate

PLug & Play Center

Ciara

Gumsheimer

Senior Associate

Partner A

Olamide

Ogunrinola

Head of Investment

Ecosystem – OPUS

Elliot

Schouten

Associate

Curiosity VC

Dominik

Hoerner

Associate

Yttrium

Dylan

Scully

Investor

Frontline Ventures

Kitty

Harris

Head of BD

Regent Capital Ventures

Jaren

Schippert

Associate

Identity VC

Nadja Carina

Reischel

Investor

Cherry Ventures

Jebran

Raashed

Investment Manager

Octopus Ventures

Andreas

Hadjitofi

Associate

Quadri Ventures

Sam

Nasrolahi

Principal

InMotion Ventures

Semi FInal Judges

Menno

Axt

Head of Platform

Dogpatch Labs

Rich

Bolton

Principal

Octopus Ventures

Andrea 

Gurnari

Partner

2100 VC

Ben

Gammon

Partner

Pledge Ventures

Stephen

Fahy

Partner- Venture Debt

Salica Investments

Chris

Wilkinson

VYZN

Partner

Scott

Law

Head of Ventures

Quadri Ventures

Grand Final Judges

Maria

Wagner

Investment Director

HSBC Ventures

Imtiyaz

Basharat

Investor

HEARTFELT_

Ken

Donald

Managing Director

OPUS

Alex

Reed

Partner

Mountside Ventures

What happens when I apply?

Step 1

Fill out the application form. Applications close 11 September 2024. Please be prepared to share information on your SaaS solution and why it’s ready for this investment.

Step 2

If you qualify, a team member will be in touch to book a call. All successful applicants will be notified by 18 September 2024.

Step 3

If you’re happy to proceed, we will confirm your participation and get you onboarded. Pitching decks will need to be submitted by 7 October 2024. All successful applicants must purchase a ticket to attend the Pitching Competition.

Step 4

You’re all set to showcase your SaaS. Initial pitching rounds take place at Startup Day (100 shortlisted applications), pitching semi-finals (25 semi-finalists) take place on day one, and the five finalists will pitch live on the main stage on day two.