Raising at Slush? Join pitch breakfast
First ever AI-judged pitch competition with real prizes of up to €15,000. Winners will be announced during the breakfast.
Submissions close on November 18.
founders at Slush have already applied
Startups received 4M+ investor views on decks and data rooms shared via Papermark from:
Requirements
Attend the Founder Breakfast
You're in Helsinki for Slush (November 18 to 19) and attend the Papermark Founder Breakfast. You need a Slush ticket. Submissions close on November 18, 2026.
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. If you do have traction, include proof of it in your deck.
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 or other access restrictions that would block access.
One deck per startup
One submission per startup, even with several co-founders. Submit your latest version.
Win up to €15,000
Attending Slush? Apply from this page and you're automatically in the running for both prizes.
Special Slush prizeFor the highest-scoring deck from founders at Slush. Apply from this page and attend the Founder Breakfast to compete.
€10,000, €3,000 and €2,000 for the top three decks overall. Your Slush application is entered automatically, so you can win twice. See the competition →
Claude
OpenAI
PerplexityWinners announced at the Papermark Founder Breakfast
Start your Slush day with founders and investors over breakfast in Helsinki. Every founder who applies to the pitch competition from this page is invited.
- 01Breakfast with pre-seed and seed founders
- 02Investors from the Papermark network
- 03Slush prize and competition winners announced
Leaderboard of startups who applied
32 startups at Slush, ranked by investor views of their Papermark deck. Share your deck to climb.
| # | Startup | Raised so far | Raising | Papermark deck link | Accept investor requests | Investor views |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Climate & energy | $300k – $400k | $500k – $1M | 169 | ||
| 🥈 | B2B SaaS | $100k – $200k | $500k – $1M | 6 | ||
| 🥉 | B2B SaaS | Nothing yet | Under $500k | 3 | ||
| 4 | B2B SaaS | Nothing yet | Under $500k | 1 | ||
| 5 | Fintech | Nothing yet | $1M – $2M | 1 | ||
| 6 | Consumer | $400k – $500k | $500k – $1M | 1 | ||
| 7 | Consumer | $300k – $400k | Under $500k | 1 | ||
| 8 | B2B SaaS | Nothing yet | Under $500k | 1 | ||
| 9 | Deeptech & hardware | Nothing yet | $500k – $1M | 1 | ||
| 10 | AI / ML | Nothing yet | Under $500k | 1 | ||
| 12 | MorvoB2B SaaS | Under $100k | Under $500k | 0 |
Showing the top 10 of 32.
Why else attend the Papermark Founder Breakfast or meet the Papermark team?
Fundraising tips
Practical advice from founders who raised and investors who write the cheques: what to put in your deck, what to send and how to follow up. Backed by our Papermark fundraising report.
Meet investors
Breakfast with investors from the Papermark network. Real conversations over coffee, no stage and no pitch queue.
Learn from other founders who raised
Hear how founders at the table closed their rounds: what was in their deck, which investors replied and what they would do differently.
Get our swag
Papermark tees and cards for every founder at the table, to take home from Helsinki.
What else can you use Papermark for?
Share your deck and data room with investors
50% offfor all Slush founders
The investors you meet at Slush will ask for your deck. Send Papermark, the secure, modern data room, and see exactly what happens next.
One link to your deck
Share your pitch deck as a link, not an attachment. Update it anytime and the link stays the same.
See who reads it
Page-by-page analytics show which investors opened your deck, how long they spent and what they came back to.
A data room for diligence
When an investor wants more, open a data room with your financials, cap table and contracts in one place.
You stay in control
Email verification, NDAs, watermarks and expiring links. Turn off access with one click.
Apply to the pitch competition
Paste the Papermark link to your deck. You're entered for the €5,000 Slush prize and the €15,000 competition, invited to the Founder Breakfast and sent your 50% off code.
Submit in four short steps
Share your deck link, tell us about your company, your round and you, and confirm how you want to be seen. It takes about a minute. Submissions close on November 18.
Questions
Who can apply to the pitch competition?
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, no traction required. One submission per startup. Papermark AI scores every deck the same way.
How does the Slush prize work?
Papermark AI scores every deck the same way. The highest-scoring deck from founders who applied from this page wins the €5,000 Slush prize. Every Slush application is also in the €15,000 main competition.
What is the Papermark Founder Breakfast?
A breakfast in Helsinki during Slush week for founders and investors. We announce the Slush prize and competition winners there. Founders who apply from this page can get an invite.
How does the 50% off work?
Once you've applied from this page, we email you a code for 50% off any paid Papermark plan. Use it to share your deck with investors, or to set up a data room for due diligence.
Do I need a Slush ticket for the breakfast?
Yes, you need a Slush ticket. We'll share the time, venue and details shortly, so follow us on X, LinkedIn and Instagram.
What if I can't come to Helsinki after all?
You stay in the €15,000 main competition and your deck is scored like every other. The Slush prize is only for founders who attend the Founder Breakfast.
I made a mistake in my form or have a question. Who do I contact?
Email events@papermark.com with your company name and we'll help.
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