Pitch competition · Berlin, Germany
A free business plan competition for founders in Berlin and Brandenburg. Plans go in over three phases with written jury feedback, and the best concept in each phase wins EUR 10,000 to EUR 20,000.
Open · closes 10 Nov 2026 Run by Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) and Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)
Verified 19 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Concepts must arrive by 18:00 on each deadline day. You can enter in any phase; phase 3 is the complete business plan.
BPW 2027, phase 1: applications close 10 November 2026.
| Cohort | Opens | Closes | Starts | Demo day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPW 2027, phase 1 | not published | 10 November 2026 | not published | not published |
| BPW 2027, phase 2 | not published | 16 February 2027 | not published | not published |
| BPW 2027, phase 3 | not published | 27 April 2027 | not published | not published |
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