The Pitch is one of the UK's biggest startup competitions. We give founders the support to grow and the platform to raise investment.

Over 500 founders applied to take part this year, with 60 competing in regional finals across the UK to find the top ten that will take part in the Final.

The winner of the competition gets a £5k prize to spend on their business.

Watch the event live from London to:

- Watch amazing and inspiring startup founders pitch their business
- Hear what investors look for in a startup
- Vote for The Pitch 2022 People's Choice

The judges

Our judging panel is made up of well-known investors and entrepreneurs:

- PensionBee founder Romina Savova
- GoHenry founder Louise Hill
- Believe in Science founder and ex-Graze CEO Anthony Fletcher
- Crowdcube founder Darren Westlake
- Sage VP product marketing Andreas Georgiou

The startups

The startups pitching in the final are:

- io fibrewater
- COYOSY
- Sukoon Care
- Lilk
- Corus
- Talk Twenties
- nested loop
- Rowdy Kind

Unfortunately, the video feed was down for about ten minutes, so there is a short lapse in the middle of the event.