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Pitch & Invest Programme

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Pitch to a panel of industry experts

The Pitch & Invest Programme at Reset Connect London 2025 offered start-ups and scale-ups the opportunity to pitch market-ready solutions to a panel of experts from the investment community across the full spectrum of capital. Together with an audience of pre-qualified funding partners, investors, corporate ventures and fellow innovators.

This is where groundbreaking ideas collide with the capital and expertise to scale.

The 2025 programme focused on a total of eight sectors, including:

  • Tech & AI

  • Engineering & Manufacturing

  • Energy

  • Urban Regeneration

  • Corporate Sustainability

  • FMCG, Retail & Fashion

  • Food & AgriTech

  • Female Founders

The champion start-up will be sent as the UK delegate to the Startup World Cup in San Francisco, California, for a chance to win the $1 million grand prize.
 

Discover the Programme

Pitch & Invest stage at Reset Connect London

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Pitch & Invest helps propel your start-up or scale-up's funding journey

Connect, collaborate and grow with some of the sustainability and impact investment community's leading voices and experts across the full spectrum of capital, including:

  • Angel Investors

  • Corporate Venture Capital

  • SEIS & EIS Investors

  • Venture Funds

  • Impact Investors

  • Investment Principals

  • Portfolio & Investment Managers

  • Heads of Investing

  • High Net Worth Individuals

  • And many more!

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How did it work?

100+ start-ups

Over 100 start-ups entered the programme across eight sectors.

36 shortlisted

Out of the 100+ entries, four elected start-ups were shortlisted to compete in each of the sector specific heats for a chance to pitch again in the Grand Finale.

9 pitching sessions

At the event, shortlisted start-ups were allocated four minutes to pitch, followed by Q&A from judges. After all start-ups had pitched, one was selected as the winner from each sector and moved on to the Grand Finale.

1 winner

The Grand Finale was hosted on the Main Stage at the end of day two of the event. The winner of the Grand Finale will then go on to be the UK delegation at the Startup World Cup in San Francisco with a chance to win prize of $1 million.

Pitch & Invest Stage

Day 1

 

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11:00
  1. Pitch & Invest Stage
    55 mins
    Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly becoming indispensable tools for shaping the future across nearly every industry and niche. With such high demand and potential for growth, now ...
12:00
  1. Pitch & Invest Stage
    55 mins
    Engineering and manufacturing incorporate a vast range of industries, all playing a crucial role in global economies while also contributing significantly to carbon emissions. As the push for sustaina ...
12:55
  1. LUNCHTIME KEYNOTE SESSIONS BREAK
    65 mins
14:00
  1. Pitch & Invest Stage
    55 mins
    Inspired by the Energy Catalyst programme, this session will put the spotlight on groundbreaking start-ups and scale-ups accelerating and scaling clean energy solutions in emerging markets across the ...
15:00
  1. Pitch & Invest Stage
    55 mins
    A major hurdle to achieving large scale decarbonisation can be found at the intersection of people, mobility and the built environment of the world’s major cities. Combined, the transportation and bui ...
16:00
  1. Pitch & Invest Stage
    55 mins
    As businesses face increasing pressure to align with sustainability targets and frameworks, innovative solutions are key to driving impactful change from the board room throughout. This session highli ...

 

Day 2

 

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  1. Pitch & Invest Stage
    55 mins
    Consumer behaviours are a much talked about topic regarding sustainability because it is tangible. But when it comes down to it, incorporating sustainability into the clothes you wear, beauty products ...
11:00
  1. Pitch & Invest Stage
    55 mins
    The Food and AgriTech sector, responsible for around a quarter of global GHG emissions, is rapidly evolving with groundbreaking solutions to enhance sustainability across the supply chain from field t ...
12:00
  1. Pitch & Invest Stage
    55 mins
    Energy is what makes the world go round. Without access to electricity, heating and power, daily life would look very different. Being the most demanded resource on Earth besides water, energy is cons ...
13:00
  1. Pitch & Invest Stage
    55 mins
    The share of venture capital investment directed toward female founders has stagnated every year since 2011. With funding being the quintessential factor of success for any start-up, this equity gap c ...
15:00
  1. Main Stage Keynote
    90 mins
    Pitch & Invest Winner’s Grand Finale in association with the $1 million prize money Start-Up World Cup. After two days of dynamic pitches from inspiring startups and scale-ups, expert feedback, and in ...

 

Results of the Startup World Cup at Reset Connect London

Reset Connect London was honoured to host the UK regional pitch competition for the Startup World Cup in 2025, offering international companies participating in the Pitch & Invest Programme an opportunity to showcase their talents.

We are proud to share the eight heat winners of the 2025 competition:

  • Tech & AI: Asuene - Enterprise carbon accounting platform

  • Engineering & Manufacturing: Circular11 - Low carbon materials made from waste

  • Energy (Day 1) - SEaB - On-site containerised energy from waste

  • Urban Regeneration: Loowatt - Closed loop waste management system for minimising environmental impact

  • Corporate Sustainability: Nature Broking - Unlocking natural capital through curated carbon credits

  • Female Founders: OTTAN - Bio-composite building materials made from food waste

  • Retail, Fashion & FMCG: Qualus - Sustainable leather 

  • Food & Agritech: Hubl Logistics Coolrun - Eliminating emissions through food supply chains via efficient cooling technology

  • Energy (Day 2): Tariff Tribe - Empowering small businesses with energy savings through intelligent marketplace

Congratulations to Qualus, the overall champion, who advanced to the grand stage in San Francisco to compete for the $1 million grand prize.

Watch the Pitch & Invest Winner's Grand Finale from 2024 in full on our YouTube channel. The 2025 video will be available soon!

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