Startup competitions are one of the main means for startups to gain public recognition and, above all, to make themselves known to potential investors. Based on the pitch competition model, startups compete across different forums to be considered the startup with the most disruptive and profitable product of the moment. In their own way, startup incubators and accelerators are a competitive stepping stone for companies. Competitions can be organised on a sectoral (divided by market sectors) or generalist basis. The international scalability of startups has made it increasingly difficult to find purely national competitions. However, said competitions are often the gateway to European or global ones, allowing the winning startup to gain the interest of the most influential venture capitalists and business angels out there