Startup
Pitch

Step up on the Bits & Pretzels stage

Present your startup.

This is your chance to skyrocket your company. Once again, we invite you to join our famous pitch competition that gets you on the biggest of all Bits & Pretzels stages. This is your chance to get your name out to investors, potential clients, and new partners.

The only thing you need is an awesome elevator pitch. If you succeed in pitching your startup in the semi finals, you will move on to the final and fight for the Golden Pretzel Pitch Award.

This competition is a unique chance to get maximum attention for your company.

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Golden Pretzel

Pitch Award

The classic Bits & Pretzels Pitch Competition. 80 startups pitch at #bits22 to qualify for the final in front of 5,000 attendees on the center stage.

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Digital Top 50

Startup Award

The Digital Top 50 Awards celebrate the trailblazing work of Europe’s tech founders and recognize Europe’s most promising startups.

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The #bits22

SEMI FINALISTS

Founded
2019
Country
Germany
Founded
2019
Country
Italy
Founded
2021
Country
Germany
Founded
2020
Country
Germany
Founded
2017
Country
Germany
Founded
2016
Country
Estonia
Founded
2019
Country
Germany
Founded
2014
Country
Germany
Founded
2019
Country
Germany
Founded
2020
Country
Germany
Founded
2019
Country
Germany
Founded
2017
Country
Germany
Founded
2021
Country
Germany
Founded
2018
Country
Germany
Founded
2021
Country
Switzerland
Founded
2020
Country
Chile
Founded
2011
Country
Chile
Founded
2016
Country
Chile

Our Jury

Andreas Etten
Founding Partner
10x
Gloria Baeuerlein
Angel Investor
Herbert Mangesius
General Partner
Vsquared Ventures
Shikha Ahluwalia
Investor
Balderton
Sahar Meghani
Principal
Visionaries Club
Dr. Christian Saller
General Partner
HV Capital Manager GmbH
Benjamin Erhart
Partner
UVC Partners
Mitchell Baker
Executive Chairwoman
Mozilla Foundation & Corporation
Stefan Raab
Entrepreneur & Entertainer
Jan Böhmermann
satirist, tv host, and multiple award-winner
Bastian Nominacher
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Celonis
Margit Wennmachers
Operating Partner
Andreessen Horowitz
Barack Obama
Jessica Alba
Founder
The Honest Company
Reid Hoffman
Co-Founder
LinkedIn
Richard Branson
Founder
Virgin Group
Dirk Nowitzki
Former NBA Player
Drew Houston
Founder & CEO
Dropbox
Arianna Huffington
Founder & CEO
Thrive Global

How to win

The Golden Pretzel

The Bits & Pretzels Pitch is the best chance for early-stage startups to get maximum attention at Bits & Pretzels. The participating startups are handpicked by a top-tier VC jury — and the best 3-minute pitches make it to the final round on the center stage in front of 5,000 attendees.

1

Check if you are eligible to apply

You need to have an existing product or an MVP — and not more than a Series-A funding!

2

Click 'Apply' and create a personal account

Your data is well protected and can only be seen by our jury to select the winning participants.

3

Submit your application

To stand out from 500+ applications, make sure to answer all questions in the application form. Our jury scans all applications individually to select the most promising startups.

4

Pitch in front of 5,000 attendees

As soon as you are selected, it is time to prepare. Make the audience remember your awesome startup. More questions? Check out our FAQ.

This was the 2020 jury

Winning won't be easy. This group of top-tier VCs and investors challenged the 2020 participants with fierce questions. The Jury of 2022 will be announced soon. If you master their questions, they will award you the Golden Pretzel Award.

Andreas Etten

Founding Partner

10x

Elisabeth Löwenbourg-Brzezinski

Principal

Acton

Dr. Christian Saller

General Partner

Holtzbrinck Ventures

Robert Lacher

Partner

Visionaries Club

Alex Meyer

General Partner

42CAP

FAQ

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