Registration will end on July 6th
- Join Israel's top startups
- Learn from the best mentors
- Attend the most prestigious event
- Enjoy vast exposure
- Compete on the biggest stage
- Become the choice of the industry
THE PERFECT STAGE FOR YOUR STARTUP
THE PITCH is the leading startup competition in Israel, that gives you a once in a lifetime opportunity to perfect your pitch.
Working closely with mentors from top Israeli VC’s and storytelling experts, we help you sharpen your pitch for the big day, the day when you’ll stand on the center stage at the JOURNEY conference, in front of the most influential people in the Israeli high-tech ecosystem and give them the show of your life!
4 minutes in which you’ll convince the entire high-tech ecosystem that your startup is the next big thing and that YOU ARE the right choice for the industry!
The perfect pitch can make a huge difference in your startup’s future and that’s why we’re here – to help you deliver the ideal pitch on the perfect stage, in order to take your company from obscurity to stardom.
THE JOURNEY TO THE PERFECT PITCH
THE PITCH contest stages are designed to help you sharpen your pitch and prepare you for the big day at the JOURNEY conference.
TRYOUTS
ONLY THE BEST STARTUPS WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STAGE
Applications
The screening process
After applying, your applications, presentations and executive summaries will be assessed by our special screening committee headed by EY Israel, IBM, ESOP and Qualcomm. The committee will select 24 companies which will move on to the semi-final stage.
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Their selections will be based on the following criteria:
- Genuine innovation
- Added value
- Wide market potential
- Focus and clarity
- Entrepreneur teams
- Actual solution for the “smart world” strategy
READY. SET. GO.
START PERFECTING YOUR PITCH
At this stage, you will enjoy vast professional
assistance and guidance:
- “One on one” mentoring sessions with leading
VC’s, principals and EY experts - Professional presentation workshops designed
and conducted by Barry Katz Ltd.
Kick off meeting and first professional workshop | July 26, 2021
meet your mentors and start working on your perfect pitch
Professional guidance meetings | Minimum 2 meetings
with leading VC’s, principals and EY experts
Second professional workshop and general rehearsal | August 25, 2021
Semi-finals | September 2, 2021
pitch in front of leading VC’s, angels and local & global investors and be chosen as one of the 8 finalists of THE PITCH competition. In addition, receive professional feedback, ask questions and form business relationships with industry leaders
THE RACE
TO THE TOP
ONLY 8 FINALISTS WILL CONTINUE THE JOURNEY TO BECOME THE CHOICE OF THE INDUSTRY
Professional guidance meetings
with leading VC’s, principals and EY experts
One-on-one professional guidance meetings for the 8 finalists | October 3-4, 2021
Final rehearsal and JOURNEY cocktail | October 18, 2021
THE PITCH competition finals | October 19, 2021
present your pitch on the biggest industry stage at the JOURNEY conference, and convince the entire Israeli high-tech industry that you are the next big thing. After each presentation the judges and the audience will rate the finalists and choose the winner of THE PITCH competition.
Noam Canetti
Senior Partner
EY Israel
Amir Alroy
Co-founder
Welltech Ventures
Yael Alroy
Principal
Viola
Jonathan Atha
Partner
Meitar Law Offices
Renana Ashkenazi
Principal
Grove Ventures
Sapir Ben Harosh
Associate
Pitango
Royi Ben Yossef
Investment Director
Samsung NEXT Venture
Omer Dahan
Associate
SOMV
Keren Egozi
Partner
Meitar Law Offices
Reut Fishler
Associate
Firstime
Limor Ganot
Partner
Gefen Capital
Sian Goldofsky
Associate
More VC
Roy Gottlieb
General Partner
Cardumen Capital
Adi Gozez
Partner
Entrée Capital
Julia Kagan
Associate
JVP
Simcha Koevary
Partner
Meitar Law Offices
Noga Lakritz
Fintech Business
Research Lead
Team8
Nate Meir
Principal
Stageone Ventures
Chaim Meir Tesler
Partner
OurCrowd
Yonatan Mandelbaum
Principal
TLV Partners
Shay Michel
Partner
Merlin Ventures TLV
Itzik Mizrachi
Investment Manager
Glilot Capital
Dan Pinchasi
Investment Associate
TPY Capital
Shiran Shalev
Principal
Battery Ventures
Ariel Sterman
Associate
Bessemer Venture Partners
Noam Tzur
Partner
Meitar Law Offices
Or Yahud
Associate
HETZ Ventures
Efrat Ziv
Partner
Meitar Law Offices
Yasmin Ziv
Partner
Meitar Law Offices
THE PITCH IN THE PRESS
Our pitch preparation process allows our semi-finalists to take part in unique presentation workshops and one-on-one meetings with industry leaders. Our goal is to help them prepare for the semifinal event which includes a live presentation in front of an audience of investors and c-level professionals from the industry. Those selected will then receive additional workshops and personal guidance in preparation for their “pitch perfect” moment at the finals in October.
The guidance process will be led by Barry Katz Ltd. The company was founded in 2001, and its team of experienced trainers has been selected for the third consecutive year to support the presenters in designing and delivering their best pitch. The trainers selected to work on “THE PITCH” are seasoned experts who have coached thousands of presenters, entrepreneurs and keynote speakers in global environments, competitions and roadshows. Their focus is placed on helping presenters identify and clarify a concise, clear message and then deliver it in a powerful and compelling style.
The Barry Katz team believes that NO ONE WILL RECOGNIZE A GOOD IDEA UNLESS IT IS WELL PRESENTED. Great ideas do not sell themselves. The presenter has to pitch an idea in a way that instantly grabs and keeps audiences attention. This can be best achieved with an authentic and unique style, with a simple easy to understand, clear and credible value statement.
