ETHConf Startup Stage

Pitch your startup in front of 8,000+ people live at ETHConf Startup Stage!

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🌐 Global Startup Search

We're selecting up to 20 Finalists!

Global Pitch Nights

Pitch at a community-led pitch night in your local city to fast-track your application!

Wild Cards

Can't make an in-person event? We'll review your online applications.

Requirements

📋 Eligibility

Judging Criteria

Startup teams will be selected based on a mixture of product-market fit, traction, social media following, and quality of their pitches.

📝 Registered Startup

To apply to ETHConf you must be a registered startup

📈 Funding Stage

In the Pre-Seed to Series A stages

💵 Funding Amount

Less than $10M in funding

⏰ Company Age

Less than 5 years old

🔗 Focus Area

Focused on Web3, AI or blockchain-oriented companies or projects

🎓 Student Eligibility

Students can be undergrads to postgrads

Benefits

✅ Why Participate?

Massive Exposure

Exposure to 8,000+ ETHConf attendees and 250,000+ global followers in our ecosystem.

  • Pitch on stage to a global audience
  • Social media highlights on ETHConf + ETHGlobal socials (105K followers on X)
  • Featured in newsletters

Media Training & Mentorship

We'll work with you over the course of 1–2 months to perfect your pitch.

  • Mentors will be available to work with you on your startup
  • Professional pitch coaching
  • Startup guidance sessions

ETHConf Tickets

Students Free tickets through verified blockchain club (up to 3 founders per team)
Teams Team bundle for price of one pass, up to 3 founders
All Applicants 20% off ETHConf tickets for team members

Booth Space

Teams will have a chance to rotate through dedicated startup booth space during ETHConf week.

Investor Introductions

Teams will get a chance to interact with our judges and investor network.

Timeline

⏰ Application Deadline

Global pitch nights begin

Find one near you at luma.com/ethglobal

Applications due

Assessments are on a rolling basis

Final teams selected and notified

Pitch training begins

APPLY NOW
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Startup Pitch Application

Complete the form below to apply for the ETHConf Startup Battle

1/ About

Drop files here or browse
Drop files here or browse
If you are not incorporated, choose the year when your team started working on this FT.
You can include both non-dilutive and equity financing.
In the city provided in the field to the right

2/ Team Contacts

The primary contact will be assumed as the live presenter who will pitch on stage at ETHConf.

3/ About Your Project

This should be a public, interactive link to your project where core features can be used directly. Don't share a localhost link. Preferably, use a unique domain (e.g. http://mycoolproject.com) instead of http://mycoolproject.vercel.com.
Please ensure it's set to view access, no password
Please ensure it's set to view access, no password

4/ Consent