Conquer Europe's most important stage for startups and kick start your success story.
Applications for the European Pitch Contest 2024 are closed but there's still a chance to join us this year.
Your options to join #Bits24
Get Your Ticket for BITS24
Enjoy a 3-day pass to all stages, access to 1,500+ business angels and VCs, and entry to the Table Captain Networking at Oktoberfest.
Join the Startup Exhibition
Showcase your business at the core of our event, with your branded booth, all Startup Ticket benefits included.
What is the EUROPEAN PITCH CONTEST?
Pitch your startup
on the bits & pretzels
Main stage
5,000 highly relevant attendees including 1,500+ VCs and business angels await you.
This is the biggest stage for startups. Apply today and showcase your company.
Pitch training by experts
Your pitch will be awesome. To prepare you best, all contestants join a pitch training session by renowned experts.
We will make you a better founder. Are you ready?
The best startups from all over europe
Applications from over 30+ European countries - this is true European championship.
Do you have the guts to get to the top?
Get noticed by Europe's best VC Companies
1,500+
Vcs and
angels
15,000+
Founder -
Investor meetings
3,6bn €
raised since
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Your VC company is missing? Contact us
how does it
work?
July 21
Application Deadline. Apply for the startup pitch competition via an application form on this page.
August
Our jury will select the most promising startups to compete at Bits & Pretzels. Once the decision is made, we will announce the contestants.
September 29 - 30
The selected contestants will face each other live with a 3-minute pitch in thematically clustered preliminary rounds. Playoffs will decide who is moving to the grand final.
September 30
The Grand Final. Pitch your Startup on the Main Stage (yes, the same that Barack & Michelle Obama spoke at !) in front of investors & industry leaders.
results
Check out the number of applications by country.
Location
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Let's go
Apply now
The application process for the European Pitch Contest consists of two steps:
1. Request the official application form
Please leave your contact information and click on ‘submit’ to request access to the official application form.
2. Complete the official application from
As soon as you submitted the request for application, you get redirected to the application page. Additionally, you receive an email with the link to the application page.
ATTENTION: Please be aware that filling in the request for application form is only the first step of the process. Your application will only be valid once you filled in and submit the complete application form that you receive after submitting this request.