Calling all founders! 🗣️

The All-Star Pitch Battle 2025 is officially live, and this year, it’s bigger than ever, with chapter events happening in 80+ cities around the world!

This is your chance to represent your city, gain global exposure, and pitch live at the AI Summit 2025 - where the final will open the entire event on October 1st in front of investors, product leaders, and builders from around the world.

🏆 What’s in it for you?

• Be crowned your city’s Startup of the Year

• Get featured on your local chapter’s page

• Compete in global semi-finals and a live final on the main stage at AI Summit

• Win a Full Startup Exhibition Package to the Startup Grind Global Conference 2026

• Land real investor meetings and intros facilitated by SG HQ

• And more surprise perks still to be announced!

📅 Key Dates:

• Local chapter events: September 15–19

• Semi-finals: September 24 (virtual)

• Finals: October 1 @ AI Summit

📌 Deadline to apply: August 29 - If your city isn't listed, no worries, just choose “Other” and add your city. We'll do our best to place you in a virtual event.

👉 APPLY NOW

Let’s make this the biggest, boldest celebration of early-stage startups the world has seen 🌍

Huge thanks to our partners Carta and HubSpot for Startups for helping make it all happen.

See you on stage!

— Startup Grind Team