What is The Ascent Annual Pitchfest?

The largest and most innovative group of SaaS and tech startups on the East Coast coming together.

  • 100% virtual event, making pitching and listening simple
  • 500 of the most innovative and highly-vetted startups
  • 1-on-1s with the VCs and c-level startup execs you want to meet
  • 200 motivated investors ready to listen

 

Apply to pitch or be pitched to

1500

Executives Investors

35%

C-Level Founder

40%

VP-Level

25%

Director-Level

rocketStartups

Tap into the largest gathering of VCs on the East Coast Learn how to grow your business from true experts. Apply for a chance to pitch in front of a room full of VCs and executives.

moneyVCs

Source your next deal and find the next Unicorn Connect with true peers and grow your network. Stay on top of trends for the next 12 months.

Apply to Pitch

Participants

This year’s participant list will be released May 16th!

Amanda Malko

CMO
G2

Prashanth Chandrasekar

CEO
Stack Overflow

Rashmi Gopinath

Partner
B Capital Group

Tom Keiser

CEO
Hootsuite

Cheryl Contee

Chief Innovation Officer
The Impact Seat

Steve Pockross

CEO
Verblio

Nick Mehta

CEO
Gainsight

Songe LaRon

CEO & Co-Founder
Squire

Bocar Dia

Sales Coach
Harvard Business School

Waseem Daher

CEO & Co-Founder
Pilot

Sarah Bird

CEO
Moz

Rand Fishkin

CEO
SparkToro

Why join us?

Be inspired by the top minds and hyper-growth leaders

Benefit from insightful and actionable content as CEOs and Founders reveal their play and tactics used to scale and navigate business challenges

Network in-person using Brain Dates and 1-on-1 sessions with top c-level executives

Utilize our concierge service dedicated to connecting you with the executives you want to meet

Complete a 2-minute application

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