Pitch Perfect

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Watch Dublin's top entrepreneurial talent battle in front of an audience of hundreds to win cash prizes and more for their start-up. This is not to be missed, so make sure to get your free ticket!!

Audience tickets are available via Eventbrite only.

We welcome teachers and lecturers who wish to take their student groups to this event to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs. If you wish to take a large group to Pitch Perfect please contact StartUp@TUDublin.ie. 

This competition is open to start-ups who meet one of the following eligibility criteria:

• Is a registered TU Dublin student
• Is currently completing, or has previously completed, an Entrepreneurship programme with TU Dublin (e.g. New Frontiers)
• Is registered with the CRO (as a limited company) and is based in the Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal or South Dublin local authority areas
• Is registered as a client with a Local Enterprise Office in Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal or South Dublin local authority areas
• Or is based in the Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal or South Dublin local authority areas and are not registered with any other Local Enterprise Office

Note: Other Terms and Conditions apply.

• The Start-up must have received less than €50,000 Euro of external investment or government funding to date (received or committed).
• The Start- up must have less than €100K total sales to date. 
• The Start-up is not more than 3 years old.
• The Start-up consents to the application information & video being shared with TU Dublin staff and 3rd parties involved in the organisation & delivery of the pitch event. 
• If shortlisted for the live final, the start-up consents to pitching live to an invited panel and a general audience (not subject to an NDA).
• Disclosure of commercially sensitive data or intellectual property during the course of the event is at the discretion of the entrant. Organisers are not liable for any resulting loss.
• The Start-up consents to the event being recorded (whether officially or unofficially on personal devices by audience members). 
• The Start-up consents to participate in publicity/media activities prior, during and after the event.
• Proposals that are considered unethical or excluded from normal funding criteria for Local Enterprise Offices (or Enterprise Ireland) will not be considered (e.g. gambling, property development, etc.). 
• Applicants warrant that the project proposal is their own work, and they are not representing a third party.
• Your business must be owned or controlled in Ireland. You may be asked to provide your CRO number (if incorporated) or PPS number (if no company has been registered). 
• You must have an Irish personal or company bank account, to which any prize money can be transferred.  
• The offer of free office space is only available during the period of 1st May 2024 to 30th April 2025 (12 consecutive months), in your preferred TU Dublin campus incubator (Blanchardstown, Grangegorman, or Tallaght), subject to availability.
  
• Hot desk award is for three consecutive months in your preferred TU Dublin campus incubator (Blanchardstown, Grangegorman, or Tallaght), subject to availability. Commencing and finishing between 1st Apri 2024 and 31st October 2024.
• Previous Pitch Perfect finalists (and their businesses) are not eligible.
• Cash equivalents or other substitutions are not available for any non-cash award. 
• Organisers reserve the right to withdraw finalists or withhold prizes in the event that false or incorrect information are provided at any stage during the competition process.
• The decision of the shortlisting panel and judging panel at the live pitch is final.