Partners
Meet our partners
The Pitch wouldn’t be where it is today without the support of our incredible partners. Thanks to them, our competition stays free – making startup success accessible to all.
Connecting savvy startups with seamless services
Supercharge your startup with founder perks from our partners. From coworking spaces to workplace wellbeing, our collaborators have everything you need to succeed.
Silver sponsors
Howden
Meet Howden: 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
Meet K3C: 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.
Bronze sponsor
Emerald Technology
Meet Emerald Technology: helping startups and scale-ups recruit, hire and pay exceptional talent anywhere in the world.
By combining specialist global recruitment with Employer of Record (EOR) and payroll services, we enable ambitious companies to build global teams without setting up overseas entities. Emerald delivers dedicated, hands-on support from experienced specialists who move at startup speed – giving founders the flexibility, clarity and confidence to scale globally.
Venue partners
Runway East | London & Bristol
Whether you have a team of 1 or 100, Runway East offers a fun, flexible office space perfectly suited to ambitious startups. With a focus on community, the space is primed for making connections, whether that’s in one of the many communal areas or over a cuppa on Cake Wednesday.
Barclays Eagle Labs | Birmingham & Glasgow
Barclays Eagle Labs is a nationwide network supporting startups and scaleups on the road to success. Through programmes, incubators, networking opportunities and resources, the Labs are a go-to hub for entrepreneurs to connect, innovate and grow.
AWS Loft, Dublin
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.
Barclays Eagle Labs | Manchester
Since 2022, Barclays Eagle Labs Manchester has been the home of DiSH, Greater Manchester’s Digital Security Hub. By bringing together experts in digital and cyber security from public, private and academic sectors, DiSH offers growing digital security startups and scaleups access to business support, mentoring, training and more.
Investment Hub Oxfordshire
Investment Hub Oxfordshire is a collaboration between The Oxford Trust and Advanced Oxford, working with Oxford Innovation Space and Harwell Campus as delivery partners. Launching in 2027, Investment Hub Oxfordshire will help to connect investors with founders, companies, and the broader innovation community in Oxfordshire.
Community partners
Rare Founders
With 20,000+ members and events that sell out fast, Rare Founders is reshaping the UK’s early-stage startup scene. From networking masterclasses to open mic pitching nights and a must-read investor newsletter, it’s where founders connect and startups shine.
Only Founders
OnlyFounders helps investors and founders prevent team failure – the cause of 65% of startup collapses – by using an AI voice agent to run private, in-depth interviews that generate investor-grade compatibility reports. Since pivoting from a “Tinder for Founders” to this due diligence platform in January 2025, they’ve attracted 7,000+ founders and facilitated over 50,000 matches.
Business Buzz
Looking for networking that’s a little more low-key? Since 2012, Business Buzz has been bringing local business people together with informal, easy-going drop-in sessions that inspire genuine connection.
speaking.app
speaking.app is an AI speech coach for startup and investor pitches, public speaking and job interviews. It analyses how you organise your ideas, use language and deliver your message, with detailed feedback on speech structure, rhetorical techniques and vocal emphasis.
Partner
Want to partner with The Pitch?
We’re currently talking to partners about our 2026 programme. If you want to learn more about the process and back the UK’s brightest startups, please contact us at holly@thepitch.uk.