IHK Berlin
Your Pitch Me! Application
Test your pitch on May 15th at our live event and get valuable feedback from our jury!
Application deadline is May 4th, 2024 (11:59 pm).
At Pitch Me!, four previously selected start-ups or founders/founder teams with an innovative business idea from the Berlin-Brandenburg region have the opportunity to practice their 5-minute investors’ pitch and receive valuable feedback from our expert jury.
If you want to pitch your idea, please fill out the application form below.
You prefer to watch and learn from other start-up pitches?
You can register as a guest for Pitch Me! approx. 4 weeks prior to the event. Please have a look here.
The selected teams/ individuals will be informed of their participation approx. 1 week before the event.
Information for the pitch
The pitch at Pitch Me! may be a maximum of five minutes long and should be supported by a presentation. We assume that you would like to prepare for pitches in front of investors (no customer acquisition).
This time, the expert jury focuses on the overall concept, your body language, your marketing strategy as well as your financial setup, so be prepared to answer questions!
You should include information on the following topics:
- Team
- Initial situation - what problem/ challenge are you tackling?
- Solution / product / technology: How and in which way does your idea solve the problem - and for whom?
- Market and market entry
- Competition and unique selling proposition of your idea
- Business model: How will revenues be generated?
- Traction to date (facts that prove the potential of your solution, such as usage figures, survey results, etc.)
- Funding plan and call to action (What do you need, what should the audience do afterwards?)
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