Peachscore + Dealum Startup Pitch Competition
We welcome all Peachscore Accelerator cohort members to join us for an exciting startup pitch competition sponsored and co-hosted by multiple reputable organizations, including Dealum, HubSpot, Zendesk, and moatly, for a chance to win over $16K in cash and credit prizes!
🏆 Winner's Rewards (The prizes may increase as we near the pitch competition)!
1st Place:
$1,500 Cash Prize
Zendesk - Additional Month Access ($8000)
One additional free month of access—for a total of seven (7) months—of Zendesk Suite Professional. This includes up to fifty (50) Agents and is redeemable for any combination of Zendesk Support, Sell, Talk, Chat, Guide, and Explore products, for free.
moatly™ Patent Pending Protection ($5000)
This prize delivers real provisional patent-pending protection for what founders are actively building and pitching.
Dealum investor spotlight: Instant exposure to 147 investor groups. ($1000)
Winner will be featured on Dealum's curated network of active early-stage investors and accelerator programs, giving direct exposure to hundreds of investors simultaneously.
Extra 1:1 coaching with the Peachscore founders: Alex Mojtahedi and Peyman Shahmirzadi ($1000)
Your product offering will be listed in the Peachscore partners portal, powered by GetProven, providing visibility to tens of thousands of end consumers as well as top banks, venture capital firms, large corporations, and more.
2nd Place:
moatly™ Global Patent Intelligence ($3500)
Comprehensive global patent search
Identification of relevant prior art across major jurisdictions
High level novelty and risk insights to inform strategy and fundraising
Written summary of findings
Free renewal of annual membership on the Peachscore+Dealum accelerator
3rd Place:
moatly™ Founder IP Deep Dive ($2000)
One hour strategic IP advisory session
Examiner level guidance on protectable systems and methods
Public disclosure and ownership risk review
Actionable next steps aligned with growth and fundraising
Free renewal annual membership on the Peachscore+Dealum accelerator
4th Place:
moatly™ Founder IP Strategy Sprint ($1000)
Thirty minute focused IP strategy session
Identification of immediate protection priorities
Guidance on what to protect now versus later
Tactical next steps
Free renewal annual membership on the Peachscore+Dealum accelerator
5th Place:
moatly™ Founder IP Office Hours ($500)
Fifteen minute focused IP consult
Targeted answers to founder IP questions
Direction on next best protection step
Free renewal annual membership on the Peachscore+Dealum accelerator
Additionally, the top five startups will be featured on the Peachscore website and social media channels with over 150,000 combined monthly visitors.
🔍 Startup Eligibility:
Startup must be currently or previously enrolled in the Peachscore + Dealum Data-Driven Accelerator. You can apply and enroll: https://app.peachscore.com/login
Startup must sign up for a free HubSpot account via this link:
To redeem the Zendesk prize, the first-place winner must first apply for the Zendesk for Startups program offer.
📢 Pitch Competition Format & Guidelines:
Deadline to Apply: March 31th, 2026
Pitch Day: May 7, 2026
The top five startups will be announced on the Slack channel and will pitch live in front of the judges in an exclusive virtual event.
📍 Location: Virtual
💰Previous Pitch Competition Winners:
Grand Prize Winner – Noro | Founder: Tommaso Trionfi
2nd Place – Mr. Turtle | Founder: Benjamin Arts
3rd Place – VIMooZ Cinema | Founder: Terry Proctor
4th Place – Food for Health | Founder: Adam G. Southam
5th Place – Aecho | Founder: Adam Hocek
6th Place – TraVis ASM | Founder: Aaron Birnbaum
Read the announcement here.