PITCH partnership

Onstage branding including:

• Three branded PITCH stages at Web Summit on Day 1:

  • One wall featuring the partner’s logo in a step and repeat style.

  • Partner logo will feature on one dual-branded 86″ screen mounted on the wall.

  • Partner logo will feature on two dual-branded hanging banner above each PITCH stage.

  • Seat cover branding (single sided, logo printed in a single colour on black fabric) at each PITCH stage on Day 1.

  • Partner logo will feature on the partner registration board.

• Semi-final and final on Centre Stage during Day 2 and Day 3:

• Partner logo will feature on digital stage loop running during Q&A, and in between pitches and judges’ scorecards.

• Partner logo will feature on the two dual-branded banners at the entrance of the Altice arena.

Examples of PITCH stage branding are available here.

Digital branding including:

• Partner logo will appear on the PITCH landing page.

• Partner logo on the PITCH collateral sent to startups and judges.

• Partner logo on event website and mobile app, and in newsletter.

Please submit your logo and company details via the partner comms form provided. Also, please send your partner success manager your logo in .svg format via email.

Group rounds (Tuesday, November 2)

72 startups will compete in the group rounds. Each startup will have three minutes to pitch their company onstage, followed by a three-minute Q&A with our judging panel.

Startups are divided into 12 groups of six startups, with the winner of each group progressing to the semi-final, which takes place on Centre Stage. Each group is overseen by a panel of five judges.

Semi-final (Wednesday, November 3)

Our 12 group-stage winners will be joined by three fast-tracked startups on Centre Stage. Semi-finalists will have three minutes to pitch their businesses to the Centre Stage audience and a panel of 20 esteemed judges. Our judges will then deliberate and choose three finalists to battle it out in the PITCH final.

Final (Thursday, November 4)

The PITCH final will take place on Centre Stage. Our three finalists will deliver another three-minute pitch, followed by a three-minute Q&A with our four judges.

In the PITCH final, the audience becomes the fifth judge. Following the finalists’ presentations, the audience will have the chance to vote for their favourite startup through the Web Summit app. The audience vote makes up 25 percent of the total score, giving the audience as much influence as any of our judges.

The finalist with the highest combined score will be crowned the winner of PITCH at Web Summit 2021.

PITCH judge slots

As the exclusive PITCH partner for Web Summit, you will play an active part in choosing who moves forward in the competition. You will have the following PITCH judging slots:

• 1 x PITCH final judge position (Global C-level position)

• 2 x PITCH semi-final judge positions

• 9 x PITCH group stage judge positions

Your partner success manager will send you unique links to book these PITCH judge slots.