Pitch Battle · ISF Forum 2026

Pitch your company for $10,000

Eight founders will stand in front of the judges and the room in Ibadan. Six minutes to make the case. Four minutes of hard questions. $10,000 in cash on the table.

Start your application

Applications close 31 October

$10,000: in cash for the winners
8: companies pitch live
6 + 4: minutes to pitch, then judges' questions
28 Nov: Day 2, ICC Ibadan

How it works

From application to the stage

01ApplyAnswer five short sections about you, the company and the business. Applications close 31 October.

02We read every applicationEach one is read by the ISF Forum team.

03Finalists are toldEight companies are chosen and contacted by email.

04You pitch liveOn Day 2, 28 November, in Ibadan. Six minutes to make the case, four minutes of questions from the judges. The audience also votes for a People's Choice winner by QR code.

The application

What we will ask you

A proper application for a proper prize. It takes about twenty minutes. There is no saved draft, so write the longer answers in a document first and paste them in.

Have these ready

A link to your pitch deck or a one-page summary, if you have one
Your numbers: customers, revenue, growth, anything you can date
What you have raised and what you are raising
Who would give the pitch, and confirmation they can be in Ibadan on 28 November

01
About you
Who we are talking to, and who is building this with you.
02
Your company
The basics of what exists today.
03
The business
This is the section the judges will read most closely. Specifics beat adjectives: numbers, names, dates.
04
Money and ambition
Where the money has come from, where it needs to go, and how far you mean to take this.
05
Pitch readiness
Finalists pitch live in Ibadan on 28 November. We need to know you can be there and have something to show.

Ready to pitch?

Applications close 31 October. Questions? Write to events@theisfforum.com.

Start your application