Pitch Perfect 2025 Showdown: Meet the Six Finalists Ready to Battle
A cornerstone event of Local Enterprise Week, Pitch Perfect: Battle of the Startups, returns for its third electrifying year at TU Dublin. The highly anticipated live pitching competition will see six of Dublin’s most promising early-stage startups go head-to-head for a game-changing prize worth over €10,000.
Ready to battle it out for the grand prize, this year’s finalists include:
Ciara Nic Aoidh, Co-Founder, SensED
Declan Corcoran, Founder, LeaseDocs
Linda Chanders, Founder, SuniRE™
Emma Lynch, Co-Founder and CEO, Q2Med
Samantha Forrest, Founder, Fussy Food Plates
Alex Harris, Co-Founder, CogniStream
This year’s pitch battle features an elite panel of industry leaders, including Ann O’Dea, Co-Founder and CEO of Silicon Republic; John O’Sullivan, Partner at ACT Venture Capital; and Conor O’Donovan, Head of Startups and Entrepreneurship at Enterprise Ireland.
Niall Shanley, Senior Manager of Entrepreneurship Programmes & Support Services at TU Dublin, highlights, “It is exceptional and such a great opportunity for the audience and startups to have these three judges sharing their perspectives on startups and their founders. I am very pleased that they are part of the TU Dublin Pitch Perfect 2025 finals. Their expertise and insights will undoubtedly elevate the competition to new heights.”
Building on TU Dublin’s long-standing legacy of championing entrepreneurship from startup to scale-up, Pitch Perfect will bring together over 300 TU Dublin’s Concert Hall attendees to witness Ireland’s best innovators in action. As the leading Technological University for entrepreneurial support, TU Dublin continues to set the stage for groundbreaking businesses to thrive.
Speaking ahead of the competition on Friday, 07 March, Head of Enterprise Engagement Claire MacNamee said, “At TU Dublin, we are deeply committed to contributing to the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem across Dublin and nationally. Through initiatives like Pitch Perfect, we support innovative thinkers and ambitious startups, providing them with the resources and environment they need to thrive. I extend our congratulations to all six finalists on making it this far. Their innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit are truly inspiring. If you have a business idea and the drive to succeed, come to TU Dublin and let us help you turn your vision into reality.”
TU Dublin, in association with the four Dublin area Local Enterprise Offices (Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, South Dublin) and Enterprise Ireland’s New Frontiers, proudly co-sponsors this dynamic pitch competition to discover Dublin’s most exciting startup.
Key Event Details:
- Date: Friday, 07 March 2025
- Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Location: TU Dublin Concert Hall, Grangegorman Campus
Tickets for the event are available exclusively through Eventbrite.
To find out more about Pitch Perfect 2025, visit www.TUDublin.ie/PitchPerfect.