Win €15,000 for your pre-seed round, equity free
Raising pre-seed or seed? Share your pitch deck as a Papermark link. Papermark AI reads every deck and picks the winners, and we announce them during Slush week in Helsinki.
Submissions close on November 19.
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Requirements
Pre-seed or seed
You are raising a pre-seed round, including a pre-seed angel round, or a seed round.
Raised $500K or less
Your company has raised $500,000 or less so far.
No traction required
Revenue and users help, but they are not a requirement. Idea-stage teams can apply.
Sector agnostic
Any sector, any business model. Every deck is judged on the same criteria.
Deck shared on Papermark
Submit your pitch deck as a Papermark link, not a PDF or another sharing tool.
Link open for review
Keep the link active until the winners are announced. Asking viewers for their email is fine; don't add a password, email verification or any other access restriction.
One deck per startup
One submission per startup, even with several co-founders. Submit your latest version.
Submission deadline
Submissions close on November 19, 2026.
Winners announced during Slush week
We announce the winners at our Papermark side event in Helsinki, where founders and investors meet.
No warm intros. No judges' favourites. Every deck gets reviewed, the same way, by AI.
Claude
OpenAI
PerplexityShare your deck on Papermark
Upload your pitch deck and create a link. It takes a minute on the free plan.
Submit the link
Add your Papermark link with your company and round below. One deck per startup.
Papermark AI picks the winners
Every deck is scored on the same criteria. Winners are announced at our Slush side event.
What you can win
For the deck Papermark AI scores highest.
For the second-highest score.
A Papermark Top 100 badge that marks you as a top 1% company to invest in. Add it to your deck, your data room and your investor updates.
Submit your pitch deck
Paste the Papermark link to your deck. You keep full control of the link, and you can see when Papermark AI opens it in your analytics.
Submit in three short steps
Share your deck link, tell us about your company and your round, and let us know how to reach you. It takes about a minute. Submissions close on November 19.
Questions
Who can apply?
Founders raising a pre-seed round (including a pre-seed angel round) or a seed round who have raised $500,000 or less so far. Any sector, and no traction is required. One submission per startup.
How are decks judged?
Papermark AI reads every submitted deck against the same criteria: problem, market, traction, team and the clarity of the ask. The Papermark team does not pick favourites.
Do I need a paid Papermark plan?
No. You can create a Papermark link to your deck on the free plan and submit that link.
Who sees my deck?
Only Papermark AI and the Papermark team running the competition. You control the link: you can ask viewers for their email and see every view in your analytics. Don't add a password, email verification or other restrictions, or Papermark AI can't open your deck.
How do I hear about results?
We email every founder who submits before Slush, and invite finalists to our side event during Slush week.