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14-15 Oct 2025 | Royal Dublin Society, Dublin
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Global Pitch
Competition

“The pitch competition was an exceptional experience.”

Alex David, Co-founder & COO, Corrily
Date

13-15 Oct 2025

Venue

Royal Dublin Society

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.

2024 VC Partners

Thank you to all our VC partners. 

These partners offered an equity investment totalling up to €500,000 for the 2024 prize (subject to T&Cs) 

Launch Partners

Thank you to our Launch Partners

What is the Global Pitch Competition?

The Global Pitch Competition is an opportunity to show off your up-and-coming SaaS in front of the region’s most influential VCs and funds, as well as the wider SaaS community. By participating in the competition, you’ll gain invaluable exposure to our audience, generating brand awareness and positioning your business as one-to-watch. 

The initial pitching rounds taking place at the pre-conference Startup Day, the semi-finals will take place on Day One of the conference, with the finals live on Day Two.

Applications for 2025 will go live soon

Who is it for?

The Global Pitch Competition is for B2B 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 SaaS.

 

To be eligible, your company must have less than 35 employees and no more than $1.5M ARR.

Previous Startup Program Participants

2024 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

Sam

Tidswell-Norrish

Chair of the Board

OPUS

Sarah

Finegan

Associate Partner

Antler

Stephen

Fahy

Partner- Venture Debt

Salica Investments

Ties

Hagemeijer

Associate

Arches Capital

Toyosi

Ogendengbe

Princicple

Ascension

Will

Brooks

Partner

Portfolio 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.

This year’s show surpassed all our expectations. It helped us solidify our messaging, we made a shed load of new connections and had a blast at networking events after hours… count us in for next year!”

Emmet Florish
CEO, Ctrl.io

"[The Startup Program] helped us find early adopters amongst the companies that were attending the event. It gave us massive validation... Being able to say that we are SaaStock Global Pitch Competition winners helps companies, and certainly those early adopters, trust us and onboard to Cledara."

Cristina Vila Vives
Founder & CEO, Cledara

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“The pitch competition was an exceptional experience. We were able to showcase our company – creating leads for our business – and meet and network with the other contestants. Winning the competition was the cherry on top, along with the fundraising support that it helped drive!”

Alex David, Co-founder & COO, Corrily

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