The Pitch Regional Final - Dublin
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Join us for the first-ever Pitch event in Ireland as we kick off The Pitch 2026 series with the Dublin Regional Final - a celebration of innovation, ambition, and the incredible talent driving Ireland’s startup scene.
Ten of Ireland’s most promising startup founders will take the stage to pitch their businesses live to a panel of industry experts, investors, and mentors - all competing for a place at The Pitch 2026 Grand Final in March.
Expect bold visions, cutting-edge tech, and real stories from the next generation of founders shaping Ireland’s startup landscape.
What to expect:
10 innovative startups pitching live
Expert feedback from a panel of judges
Networking with founders, investors, and ecosystem partners
Drinks, nibbles, and plenty of inspiration
Whether you’re a founder, investor, or simply passionate about startups, The Pitch Dublin Regional Final is an unmissable night celebrating the power of entrepreneurship.
Meet the judges🎤
As co-founder and Director of Investor Relations at AwakenAngels, Denise is dedicated to supporting and investing in internationally scalable, women-led companies, helping them refine their value proposition, prepare for global expansion and connect with the right investors and commercial partners.
Angel investor, co-founder and board member, Niamh is well-versed in the startup journey. Having co-founded, grown and eventually exited startups including Interact and H20 solutions, she knows what it shapes a successful business – and now as judge for The Pitch Dublin, she’s ready to pass her wisdom on.
An active business angel investor behind startups such as Abby, Equali and Yneuro, Quentin backs founders who think big and move fast. As an investor, he’s all about win-win partnerships, transparent growth and mentoring the next generation of leaders, tapping into 15 years of leadership experience.
Our host for the evening🎤
Anthony Rose
Co-founder & CEO, SeedLegals
Known as “The man behind BBC iPlayer”, Anthony Rose is a seasoned entrepreneur and the driving force behind SeedLegals, the platform powering a third of all early-stage SEIS/EIS funding rounds in the UK.
With a background in internet video, P2P tech, and social platforms — plus a patent portfolio spanning content discovery and interactive TV — Anthony brings a rare mix of technical depth and commercial know-how to the startup world.
Venue partner📍
AWS startup loft
With two decades’ experience, AWS has helped startups of all sizes bring their ideas to life. Whether you’re just starting out or are raising your next round, AWS has the tools you need to start scaling at speed.
Event sponsors🤝
Seapoint
Seapoint is the financial home for startups and scale-ups: combining multi-currency business banking, payments, and finance automation in one platform.
Startups can open business accounts in both EUR and GBP, send and receive payments across borders, and manage day-to-day finance operations from a single dashboard, including payroll, company cards, collaboration and more.
Replacing the fragmented finance stack most startups rely on, Seapoint helps early-stage teams move faster, stay compliant and gain real-time visibility across all their accounts.
The people-first insurance group with employee ownership at its heart.
With 23,000 employees across the globe, Howden is the UK’s 5th largest employee-owned business – and every single person is a specialist in something. This means their expertise spans the full spectrum of insurance, covering broking, reinsurance, underwriting, risk consultancy and employee benefits.
Whatever the size of your business or the industry you’re in, Howden’s dedicated teams are ready to support you and your business ambitions.
K3C
K3C are a no-nonsense team of doers helping B2B businesses grow and scale for less.
Through a combination of strategy, workflow optimisation and AI-powered go-to-market tools, K3C helps startups and scale-ups avoid critical growth challenges by building revenue growth systems designed to last.
From establishing a product-market fit to transforming sales functions, they help teams secure new clients and new revenue – all without adding fixed costs.
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