Program guide

How to apply to The Pitch 2027

The UK and Ireland's largest national pitching programme: submit a 90-second video pitch; 80 regional finalists pitch to local investors in eight cities from January to March 2027, and regional winners meet at a London Grand Final.

Official page Listing details

Step by step

Check that you are eligibleThe published rules: Open to founders; Founders in the UK and Ireland programme; judges look at the idea, proof of traction, the team and the pitch itself. Detailed eligibility rules are not stated on the page.
Gather the materialsYou will need: Application form answers, Product demo video.
Write the answersApply with a deck and a crisp one-pager; organisers choose companies that fit their investor audience.
Submit on the official pageApply through the official page (Seedlegals) before 1 December 2026, and keep the confirmation.
Follow upNote when results are due. If the organiser invites questions, ask once, briefly, after the date has passed.

Timeline

By 10 November 2026Update deck and numbersRefresh the deck, key metrics and the one-sentence description of the company.
By 17 November 2026Draft the answersAnswer every question plainly, with numbers you can verify.
By 24 November 2026Record and reviewRecord the video if one is asked for, and have someone outside the team read the answers.
By 29 November 2026SubmitSubmit early; some programs review applications as they arrive.

At a glance

Organizer: SeedLegals (The Pitch)
Timing: Apply by 1 December 2026
Cycle: Annual; for 2027 applications opened 23 September and close 1 December 2026; 80 regional finalists chosen mid-December; regional finals January–March and the Grand Final in London in March 2027 (exact dates tbc).
Where: Birmingham, Bristol, United Kingdom, Ireland
What you get: exposure to active local startup investors at regional finals · exclusive mentoring for finalists (4–15 January)
Cost: Free to apply and take part
Applied through: Seedlegals
Account: You need an account on the application system

Who can apply

Open to founders
Founders in the UK and Ireland programme; judges look at the idea, proof of traction, the team and the pitch itself. Detailed eligibility rules are not stated on the page.

Materials checklist

Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
Product demo videoOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.

Questions you will meet, answered honestly

What stage are you at, and what are you raising?

Stage, amount and what it funds, in one line. If you are not raising yet, say what you want from the event instead.

Why should this audience hear you?

Match your sector and stage to the investors the organiser lists, without stretching the fit.

What reviewers of pitch events look for

Apply with a deck and a crisp one-pager; organisers choose companies that fit their investor audience.
Rehearse a pitch that fits the exact slot length and ends with one specific ask.
Plan the follow-up before the event: who you want to meet and what you will send them the next day.

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How Onward Scout helps

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