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The FundSpot Pitch Contest

Emerging AI:
Pitch Competition 🚀
JAPAC Regionals

Join HubSpot for Startups & our VC panel in this exciting global competition that's all about discovering remarkable new AI startups.

We hope to find and support the next big AI innovation & provide a global platform for the best founders in JAPAC.

💰 The winning founder from JAPAC will get a chance to pitch at our Global Finals in June & bag a $6000 USD cash prize, plus $100,000 worth of software freebies.

 

22 May 2025 @ 11am IST | 1:30pm SGT | 3:30pm AEST 

Register to Attend
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The FundSpot Pitch Contest

Emerging AI:
Pitch Competition 🚀
JAPAC Regionals

Join HubSpot for Startups & our VC panel in this exciting global competition that's all about discovering remarkable new AI startups.

We hope to find and support the next big AI innovation & provide a global platform for the best founders in JAPAC.

💰 The winning founder from JAPAC will get a chance to pitch at our Global Finals in June & bag a $6000 USD cash prize, plus $100,000 worth of software freebies.

 

22 May 2025 @ 11am IST | 1:30pm SGT | 3:30pm AEST 

Register to Attend
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Pitch Your AI Startup on the Global Stage for a Chance to Win $6,000

Join HubSpot for Startups and our top JAPAC VC judges for the JAPAC Regional AI Pitch Competition - your chance to showcase your startup, get real-time investor feedback, and accelerate your growth.

👉 Pitch Live: Five Selected AI Founders will present their business models, market strategies, and unique value propositions to our VCs.

👉 VC Insights: Receive expert feedback from leading investors in JAPAC to refine your pitch and sharpen your vision.

👉 Go Global: The winner will advance to the Global Finals on June 25th, competing with top founders from CEE, UKI, France, JAPAC, and MEA, for a shot at winning $6,000 and international recognition.

 

Win Big & Supercharge Your Startup

🏆 The Regional JAPAC pitch competition winner will advance to the Global Finals in June, receive >USD$1,000+ Aspire Cashback Bonus (for new Aspire users), 90% HubSpot discount in year 1 & a 50% lifetime discount (for new customers, redeem by Aug 1, 2025).

Standard HubSpot Terms of Service will apply. You can read the FAQs for more information.

🌍 Global Finals Prize:

The winner of our global finals in June will walk away with $6,000 in cash, plus $100,000+ in software & perks from top providers like Asana, Perplexity, Google & LinkedIn Ads, and more!

 

Not ready to pitch live? You can still get in front of the VCs!

No worries - just register to attend, and you’re in. If you submit your pitch deck, we’ll add it to our Global Pitch Deck Database, which will be shared with >3,000+ Global VCs and attendees after the event. You will also receive our free fundraising toolkit below ! 

It’s a great way to showcase your startup to a global audience, even if you’re not pitching on stage. 

 

How Can You Submit Your Pitch?

We welcome startup founders building AI solutions to enter the competition by following the steps outlined below. You must be a Pre Seed or Seed AI Startup based in JAPAC in order to apply.

We will select up to five founders to join the Regional Finals and present live to our VC panel on 22 May 2025. Only one winner will advance to the Global Finals in June.

 

Step 1 : Sign up to the HubSpot for Startups program here (no purchase required & no credit-card needed) 

Step 2 : Fill out the application form below.

Step 3: Look out for email instructions on how to submit your pitch deck. Remember, you won't be considered for live pitching unless you are a member of the HubSpot for Startups program.

Before submitting your application, please note that you must be willing to present your pitch during the live Regional Finals on 22 May 2025. The session will also be recorded and shared across HubSpot's & our startup partner's digital channels.

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  • PlugnPlay
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  • Peak XV Logo
  • vertex ventures
  • Tenity Logo
  • MHV logo
  • OSV_Logo_Package_16082021-Full Colour Pantone - Charmaine Ng
  • T-Hub Logo
  • beyond ventures
  • GenAIFund-logo-black-full - Kai Yong Kang
  • Antler_logo - Eugene Teo
  • Trihill Capital
  • beenext_logo_bold - Jeremy Soh
  • PlugnPlay
  • Kadan capital
  • images - Elis Kwek
  • Peak XV Logo
  • vertex ventures
  • Tenity Logo
  • MHV logo
  • OSV_Logo_Package_16082021-Full Colour Pantone - Charmaine Ng
  • T-Hub Logo
  • beyond ventures

Meet the Judges for Regional Pitching Finals

  • Caela Tanjangco

    Head of Asia

    Endeavor Catalyst
    Caela Tanjangco is the Head of Asia for Endeavor Catalyst, overseeing the fund’s regional operations, LPs, co-investors, and deals while also leading Endeavor's global support office in Singapore. …

  • Nitya Agarwal

    Vice President

    3one4 Capital

    Nitya Agarwal was an early addition to our Investments team in 2019 and has since been actively involved in creating a thesis-driven pipeline for our grounds-up proprietary sourcing engine to …

  • Arun Pai

    Principal

    Monk's Hill Ventures
    Arun is a Principal at Monk’s Hill Ventures, based in Singapore and responsible for deal sourcing, due diligence and investment analysis and research. Arun brings over 15 years of experience in …

Meet the Virtual Judges

Opening Remarks From Supporting Partner

  • Thomas Jeng

    Global Head of Startups

    Aspire

    Thomas Jeng is General Manager, Singapore at Aspire, a fast-growing FinTech company providing finance solutions to startups, SMBs, investment firms, and the web3 community throughout the …

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