Nineteen shuttle tech startups had been decided on for the finals of the 2025 World Startup Pitch. The contest, in its fourth 12 months, is collectively produced by means of WiT and Phocuswright and seeks to unearth the brightest stars in early-stage shuttle tech.
The World Startup Pitch Pageant is supported by means of American Specific World Trade Commute (Amex GBT), a Phocuswright Strategic Spouse of Innovation.
Up to now held in a digital structure, this 12 months, the finalists will compete in-person at the Startup Degree at Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona on June 10, 2025.
A panel of exterior judges decided on the startups from a crop of just about 200 entries, which objectives to floor the most productive shuttle startups throughout 4 other areas of the sector.
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As with earlier years, an extra Wildcards class
was once created by means of Phocuswright and WiT to floor concepts which are in particular world, future-oriented, arduous to resolve and deal with next-generation demanding situations.
Corporations will compete in two classes: seed level and scaling startups. The definitions are as follows:
- Seedup: Underneath 3 years previous and feature raised not more than $5 million.
- Scaleup: 3 to 8 years previous and feature raised not more than $10 million.
Seedups will compete in opposition to Seedups, and Scaleups will compete in opposition to Scaleups for every area. Winners for every area can be selected all over Phocuswright Europe, June 10-12. 9 winners can be decided on who will shuttle to Singapore for show off displays
at WiT Singapore, October 6-8.
The target market at WiT Singapore will then vote for his or her favourite Seedup and Scaleup, and the Other folks’s Selection winners can be showcased at The Phocuswright Convention, November 18-20,
in San Diego CA.
The finalists are:
Asia Pacific (APAC)
Europe
North The us
Rising Markets
Wildcards
Winners from the APAC area will obtain a complimentary ASEAN Explorer Go backed by means of AirAsia MOVE, which covers 9 nations, together with Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar,
Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Moreover, one winner can be selected at random for a complimentary consulting technique consultation with Commute Once more Advisory.
The World Startup Pitch festival is a part of an ongoing dedication by means of Phocuswright and WiT to domesticate innovation thru a platform of occasions and techniques, together with WiT Bootcamps,
Phocuswright’s Startup Program, PhocusWire’s Hot25 Commute Startups and Phocuswright’s Release pitch festival.
“We thank our panel of judges from world wide who’ve installed really extensive effort and time to assist us choose this promising crew of finalists,” stated Yeoh Siew Hoon, founding father of WiT. “They’re as dedicated as we’re to sparking innovation and surfacing
new voices within the world group of shuttle startups.”
“The comments from judges on our candidates this 12 months has been nice. We gained a good unfold of entries around the 4 areas and are inspired by means of the rising choice of entries from new markets which validates that our undertaking to run an international festival
is in reality reflecting the worldwide ecosystem of startups,” stated Pete Comeau, managing director of Phocuswright.
The World Startup Pitch Pageant is supported by means of Amex GBT, a Phocuswright Strategic Spouse of Innovation.
Nineteen shuttle tech startups had been decided on for the finals of the 2025 World Startup Pitch. The contest, in its fourth 12 months, is collectively produced by means of WiT and Phocuswright and seeks to unearth the brightest stars in early-stage shuttle tech.
The World Startup Pitch Pageant is supported by means of American Specific World Trade Commute (Amex GBT), a Phocuswright Strategic Spouse of Innovation.
Up to now held in a digital structure, this 12 months, the finalists will compete in-person at the Startup Degree at Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona on June 10, 2025.
A panel of exterior judges decided on the startups from a crop of just about 200 entries, which objectives to floor the most productive shuttle startups throughout 4 other areas of the sector.
Subscribe to our e-newsletter underneath
As with earlier years, an extra Wildcards class
was once created by means of Phocuswright and WiT to floor concepts which are in particular world, future-oriented, arduous to resolve and deal with next-generation demanding situations.
Corporations will compete in two classes: seed level and scaling startups. The definitions are as follows:
- Seedup: Underneath 3 years previous and feature raised not more than $5 million.
- Scaleup: 3 to 8 years previous and feature raised not more than $10 million.
Seedups will compete in opposition to Seedups, and Scaleups will compete in opposition to Scaleups for every area. Winners for every area can be selected all over Phocuswright Europe, June 10-12. 9 winners can be decided on who will shuttle to Singapore for show off displays
at WiT Singapore, October 6-8.
The target market at WiT Singapore will then vote for his or her favourite Seedup and Scaleup, and the Other folks’s Selection winners can be showcased at The Phocuswright Convention, November 18-20,
in San Diego CA.
The finalists are:
Asia Pacific (APAC)
Europe
North The us
Rising Markets
Wildcards
Winners from the APAC area will obtain a complimentary ASEAN Explorer Go backed by means of AirAsia MOVE, which covers 9 nations, together with Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar,
Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Moreover, one winner can be selected at random for a complimentary consulting technique consultation with Commute Once more Advisory.
The World Startup Pitch festival is a part of an ongoing dedication by means of Phocuswright and WiT to domesticate innovation thru a platform of occasions and techniques, together with WiT Bootcamps,
Phocuswright’s Startup Program, PhocusWire’s Hot25 Commute Startups and Phocuswright’s Release pitch festival.
“We thank our panel of judges from world wide who’ve installed really extensive effort and time to assist us choose this promising crew of finalists,” stated Yeoh Siew Hoon, founding father of WiT. “They’re as dedicated as we’re to sparking innovation and surfacing
new voices within the world group of shuttle startups.”
“The comments from judges on our candidates this 12 months has been nice. We gained a good unfold of entries around the 4 areas and are inspired by means of the rising choice of entries from new markets which validates that our undertaking to run an international festival
is in reality reflecting the worldwide ecosystem of startups,” stated Pete Comeau, managing director of Phocuswright.
The World Startup Pitch Pageant is supported by means of Amex GBT, a Phocuswright Strategic Spouse of Innovation.
