The FATE Pitch Stage is the place for finance and accounting startups to network and make deals. FATE Pitch Stage Finalists will have the opportunity to pitch their products or services to our audience of venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, and potential customers such as CFOs, VPs of finance, controllers, and IT executives.

The FATE Pitch Stage application is FREE and closes August 15, 2025

ELIGIBILITY:

There is no fee to apply.

The submitted product or service must have been launched no earlier than January 2022.

Companies must not have raised more than $10 million in funding from combined funding sources.

Startups can only enter one product or service in the competition.

The submitted product or service must fall under one of the FATE Pitch Stage tracks.

Prior FATE Pitch Stage Finalists are not eligible to participate.

Each Finalist will be granted 2 minutes to pitch, followed by 3 minutes of Q&A with a panel of judges who have investment experience in the Finalist’s space.

 They strongly encourage all applicants to submit a brief video pitching the company. This pitch video should be one (1) minute or less and should feature the applicant speaking to the camera—we want to see how you pitch, not what your video editing software can do.

THeY also strongly encourage you to upload a current pitch deck (no longer than 10 slides), along with a marketing video demonstrating your product or service or a video of you pitching at a prior event. Our application committee weighs these materials heavily.

BENEFIT:

FATE Pitch Stage Finalists will also receive free registration to all FATE programming, access to professional coaching, and a chance to win a $2,500 prize!