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🎤 Pitch Perfect 2026 – Get Your Audience Tickets Now!

📍 Venue: TU Dublin Concert Hall, Grangegorman
📅 Date: Thursday, 5 March 2026 | 🕑 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

What is Pitch Perfect?

Pitch Perfect is the flagship event of Local Enterprise Week in Dublin, showcasing six of Dublin’s most exciting early-stage start-ups. Each finalist will pitch live to a judging panel in front of an audience of 300+ people at TU Dublin Concert Hall. The winner will receive a prize valued at over €10,000. This includes a €5,000 cash prize and a year of office space at one of the TU Dublin incubators to help grow their business (Grangegorman, Tallaght, or Blanchardstown).

As part of Local Enterprise Week, TU Dublin, in association with the four Dublin area Local Enterprise Offices (Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, South Dublin) and Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers, is proud to co-sponsor this pitch competition to find Dublin’s most exciting start-up.

🏆 Prizes

1st Prize:

€5,000 Cash
12 months of free office space*
(Up to 4 persons at any TU Dublin campus incubator)

Runner-Up Prizes:

€250 Cash
3 months of free hot desk usage*
(For one person at any TU Dublin campus incubator)

Get Your Tickets

Watch Dublin's top entrepreneurial talent battle in front of an audience of hundreds to win cash prizes and more for their start-up. This is not to be missed, so make sure to get your free ticket!

Audience tickets are available via Eventbrite.

We welcome teachers and lecturers who wish to take their student groups to this event to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs. If you want to take a large group to Pitch Perfect, please contact StartUp@TUDublin.ie. 

Meet the Finalists

Finalists will be announced soon!

Meet the Judges

Susan Spence (Head Judge): Susan is the previous Co-founder of SoftCo, one of Ireland’s most successful financial software companies that was acquired by Keensight Capital for €100 million. Susan's long-standing involvement in Going for Growth supports women in business.
Gillian McColgan: Angel investor, expert advisor and exited entrepreneur, with a global career in senior CTO roles, technology leadership and IP strategy, now mentoring and investing through AwakenAngels to support women-led innovation.
Gary Fox: Founder, investor, and media operator building one of Europe’s most ambitious founder-led media platforms, The Entrepreneur Experiment. He has scaled a multi-format media business spanning podcasts, video, live events, and premium experiences, while working closely with leading brands and operators across business, performance, and capital.

How to Register Your Interest to Participate

Registration for this year's competition is now closed, but you can register your interest for the 2027 competition here.

Make sure to get your audience tickets here to join us for the live event this year!

Audience Tickets