Call for Pitch Fest Winter Competition 2025-2026 is open now!
Pitch Fest is an exciting, completely virtual competition organized by Pitch Labs — designed to give young visionaries a platform to bring their business ideas to life. In the 2025–2026 Winter edition, high school students across the United States are invited to submit a short video pitch presenting an original business concept: whether it’s a product, a service, or a startup idea. The goal is simple yet powerful — transform your vision into a startup journey, and potentially win a scholarship to help bring your idea to fruition.
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At its core, Pitch Fest is built on the mission of nurturing youth entrepreneurship. Pitch Labs believes in creating an inclusive, accessible space where even first-time entrepreneurs — solo creators or teams (up to four members) — can share innovative ideas without any cost barrier.
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Pitch Fest’s vision is to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs by giving them hands-on startup experience, mentorship, and a chance to build a real startup — not just an idea. By doing so, Pitch Labs aims to foster a community of young innovators who are ready to tackle real-world problems, develop creative solutions, and eventually launch viable ventures. Through accessible virtual format, transparent guidelines, and supportive resources (like sample pitches, rubrics, and community backing), Pitch Fest lowers the entry barrier and welcomes anyone with a good idea and the will to execute.
Competition Rules
- Video submissions must be uploaded on YouTube with the hashtag “#PitchLabs” in the title and the description of the video.
- The video length must not exceed 5 minutes and cannot be shorter than 1 minute.
- Videos must be filmed and submitted in landscape format in at least 720p (a standard phone camera will work).
- The business idea must be a product, service, or a concept of a start-up company.
- All concepts must be legal within local and state laws, and be ethical.
- An infomercial to support your business is optional.
- Please follow all video content requirements.
- The only use of artificial intelligence that will be allowed is “TRADITIONAL”. The use of generative artificial intelligence WILL NOT be supported.( Traditional AI: Used for decision making, research, and data analysis. Generative AI: This includes Images, videos, visual effects, and anything that weren’t manually created by a human )
If you’re a high schooler in the United States with an idea of something you want to build or something you’ve already been working on, apply for the Pitch Fest 2025 competition for a chance to win a startup Scholarship!
Location:
United StatesBenefits
- Win up to $250!
- All participants will receive a certificate of participation.
- Get mentorship and feedback from real entrepreneurs.
- Strengthen your college and career portfolio.
- Learn how to turn ideas into startups
Winter 2025-2026 Awards
- 1st Place
- $250 Scholarship
- 1st Place Certificate
- Discord Community Winner Role
- 2nd Place
- $150 Scholarship
- 2nd Place Certificate
- Discord Community Winner Role
- 3rd place
- $100 Scholarship
- 3rd Place Certificate
- Discord Community Winner Role
Eligibilities
- U.S. based high school students aged 14–18.
- Solo or team participation (up to 4 members).
- Must submit an original business idea.
Application Process
- Submit: One student per team should submit their innovation via the deliverable submission form. All other students should submit a consent and release form. All forms must be submitted by the competition deadline.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2026 (20 Days Remaining)
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