Competition
The Pitch 2026 Finalists
Meet the top 60 startups set to compete at The Pitch 2026.
The Pitch 2026 finalists
Dublin regional final
Judges' winner
RocketBox
RocketBox is an AI-powered Order Management System for busy delivery restaurants, helping them get every order out hot, fresh and on time.
People's choice winner
RecaptureOne
RecaptureOne is an innovative memorial technology startup dedicated to transforming the way we honour and remember loved ones.
Beyond Surviving
Beyond Surviving is a social enterprise bridging the gap in continuity of care and support for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence beyond frontline-crisis sector services.
KinetikIQ
KinetikIQ is an AI Infrastructure for human movement – scaling efficacy and accessible for physiotherapy and strength training through software for real-time exercise feedback and analysis.
BackAware
BackAware creates wearable technology that gives you instant feedback on your back position, helping you lift, exercise and sit safely and correctly.
Payemoji
Payemoji is an AI powered Conversational Payments and Commerce Company helping businesses provide secure card-not-present payments and refunds.
Hytropics
Hytropics are sparkling electrolyte drinks with B vitamins and ginseng for balanced energy and better focus.
Examinaite
Examinaite is an AI powered adaptive learning platform tailored to each student’s ability and needs.
TY Future
TY Future is an online platform that helps organisations identify, engage and develop high-potential candidates for graduate, internship and apprenticeship roles.
Building Bones
Building Bones is a digital health platform empowering people to improve their bone health and reduce their fall and fracture risk.
Glasgow regional final
Judges' winner
The Long Run Club
The Long Run Club creates custom cycling and running kits for clubs, companies and brands looking to stay sustainable, without compromising on performance.
People's choice winner
Voxblock
Voxblock makes a simple audiobook player with physical story blocks for children. It works without Wi-Fi, accounts or setup, so kids can listen on their own.
The Growth App
The trip advisor of the CJS, The Growth App empowers those looking to re-enter society with the tools needed to break out of the cycle of reoffending.
Sell Your Bottles
Sell Your Bottles provide an easy, secure platform for people to sell their unopened bottles from the comfort of their own home.
Vaste Technologies
Vaste is a B2B climate-tech software company transforming the biomass feedstock supply chain.
PURR Cat Grooming Ltd
PURR is Scotland’s first cat-exclusive grooming salon, founded to raise feline welfare standards and transform how cats experience care.
Golf Sherpa
Golf Sherpa is the world’s first end-to-end golf event management service, streamlining the admin to take the stress out of your swing.
OpenQuote
By using data from self-surveys completed by customers, OpenQuote helps traders understand customer needs without needing to make a site visit.
DeepBrain
DeepBrain is a gentle stimulation system guided by body signals to help people manage anxiety, depression and cognitive fatigue without drugs or implants.
Herd Dynamics
A new coaching system where horses take the reins, HERD Dynamics harnesses the power of horses to transform team dynamics, communication and leadership skills.
Manchester regional final
Judges' winner
APIMS Limited
APIMS automates the records and reporting needed for SMEs, schools and charities to stay GDPR compliant – without breaking the bank.
People's Choice winner
North AI
North AI predicts exactly where audiences will look and how engaged they’ll be by correlating eye movement with brain response patterns from target demographics.
Pixie
PIXIE is a social and creative digital platform built for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Folk & Thread Limited
Folk & Thread are a purpose-driven baby sleep product brand, sharing 25 years of experience in their product range, education and giving back initiatives.
Ninja Guardian
Ninja Guardian creates anti-spiking products designed to help people protect their drinks at parties, from drink-checking wristbands to drink covers.
Heelz and Toez
With an adjustable base unit and interchangeable straps made from algae and recycled plastic, Heelz and Toez patented children’s sandals guarantee a perfect fit.
LetPlant Technology
LetPlant is a climate-focused houseplant startup empowering urban dwellers to successfully care for their indoor plants using AI and IoT technology.
Recondition
Recondition is a fashion startup designing accessible, adaptive and stylish clothes for all bodies, paving the way for change in the fashion industry.
myBikeCloud
Designed to tackle bike theft, MyBikeCloud is an electrically-hoisted, elevated, weatherproof bicycle storage device that doubles as a tow bar hitch and maintenance stand.
Topic Hero
TopicHero is a social media platform that brings people with opposing views together to debate pre-selected topics, using AI to pick a winner at the end.
Bristol regional final
MyMynd
MyMynd helps organisations get ahead of mental health challenges through a confidential, clinically-validated behavioural health check-in for employees.
Taught by Humans
Taught by Humans combines learning, safe tools and company knowledge to help teams learn, use and create effective AI workflows.
Mia Wealth Ltd
Mia Wealth is the next-generational family investment app making it easy for parents, family and friends to invest in a child’s future.
Curieus Games (t/a Megawatt)
Megawatt delivers energy and sustainability education to young people through gamification and ethical debates.
Climabox
Climabox delivers heating, cooling and dehumidifying from one intelligent unit, room-by-room and on demand.
TIKOS
TIKOS® is a research-led startup developing technology to test and monitor AI systems in high-stakes environments.
Butterfly Wellness
Butterfly Wellness is transforming the way we care for both mind and skin, creating solutions for conditions such as eczema, acne, rosacea and psoriasis.
CoED Biosciences
CoED Biosciences enables effective cell therapies through an innovative platform that separates, activates, functionalises and expands immune cells from human tissues.
Mucka AI
Mucka is the AI voice assistant for tradespeople, using voice notes to understand and handle jobs, quotes, invoices and customers.
GoSmarter.ai
GoSmarter.ai helps metals manufacturers manage their paperwork while making production and compliance effortless.
Birmingham regional final
Fazane Fox Production Agency
Fazane Fox Productions takes garment designs from sketchbook to hanger, creating ethical, sustainable fashion through innovative design, development and production.
DriRun
DriRun offers people with bladder leaks a safe, eco-friendly, accessible alternative to disposable pads filled with harmful chemicals, helping wearers live confidently and sustainably.
Symbiotex
Using sustainably cultivated red seaweed as feedstock, SymbioTex produces 100% home compostable rigid plastics, helping to make the medical sector more sustainable.
Finspector
Finspector is a fintech platform helping startups and investors manage and share financial data for fundraising, due diligence and reporting with ease.
Empower Martial Arts Academy
Empower Martial Arts Academy aims to improve physical and mental health through martial arts and fitness training, with a focus on community, family and a love of martial arts.
Freeater
Freeater is a dietary restrictions management app supporting the 60% of people globally with food allergies, intolerances and dietary restrictions.
SEERGRILLS
Seergrills’ Perfecta® is an AI-Powered Grilling Robot, cooking perfect steak in 90 seconds and chicken in 2 minutes.
Chapter 2 Dating Ltd
A female-founded app turning pain into purpose, Chapter 2 Dating creates a community for widows and widowers looking to start a new chapter after experiencing profound loss.
Purendure
Purendure is redefining sports nutrition with 100% natural real fruit energy gels, designed for sporting enthusiasts and athletes.
London regional final
Zance
The Fish Friendly Hydropower Company
The Friendly Fish Hydro Co are getting floating, fish friendly turbines out on the water to generate always-on, affordable, clean energy while protecting rivers.
Setmixer
Setmixer automatically records live performances, mixes them with AI and delivers ready-to-share studio-quality recordings to artists within 12 hours.
Neubond
Neubond transforms physical rehabilitation with wearable neurotechnology that helps stroke survivors restore movement in real time, at home.
Carbonaires
Carbonaires is a fintech company focused on high-quality carbon removal, offering finance-backed, insured removals that help corporations meet net zero.
Retapp
Retapp helps households resell, refurbish or recycle their unwanted electronics by connecting them with local recyclers and refurbishers.
Pharmaceutech
Using AI and data, Pharmaceutech is transforming healthcare end-to-end, from drug discovery and development, to supporting patients in the real world.
Coldwater Salmon
The UK’s first land-based salmon farm, Coldwater Salmon protects both the fish and the seas by removing chemicals and antibiotics from their farming practices.
NuCasa
NuCasa uses behavioural science and AI to match compatible flatmates, before seamlessly coordinating property searches, viewings and applications.
Intotum
Inotum creates adaptive fashion for the disabled and neurodivergent community, creating IP-backed innovations and sensory-friendly styles.
