The Regal Startup Pitch is aimed at Startups with a market-ready business idea in the food & beverage, cosmetics, and retail sectors. In addition to the prizes for the winners, the competition offers all participants the opportunity to gain a foothold in the Austrian retail sector.
Regal Startup Pitch: Media budget and market research to be won
The winning team will receive a media budget for the industry magazine Regal and the television stations of the Pro7Sat1Puls4 group. The three winning teams will also receive support from the market research institute Go2market.
Participants also have the opportunity to meet the jury members by prior arrangement. The jury includes Andrea Kraihammer of Spar, Markus Kuntke of Rewe, entrepreneur and business angel Katharina Schneider, and Erich Riegler of Go2market.
"For us as a German startup, participating was a good opportunity to get to know the Austrian market better and to connect with local retailers. We had the opportunity to meet Markus Kunte, Billa's trend scout. We've recently been listed on Billa Pflanzilla and are also represented in the first Billa test stores,"
says Franziska Schaal, co-founder and managing director at Feelfood, who participated in the pitch competition last year.
"Overall, the Regal Startup Pitch opened many doors for us and helped us achieve our growth goals. We are very grateful for the experience and highly recommend participation to any startup."
The application deadline for the Startup Pitch is April 26, 2023. Further information and the opportunity to apply can be found on the Competition website.
