Nedbank Pitch & Polish Competition 2025 for young South African Entrepreneurs (R1 million prize)

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Application Deadline: 11 April 2025.

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025 Nedbank Pitch & Polish Competition. Now in its fifteenth yr, Nedbank Pitch & Polish sees 16 formidable entrepreneurs go head-to-head in a high-stakes battle of enterprise pitches, combating for their shot at a R1 million prize package deal.

Requirements

To apply, you need to:

• be a pure particular person; 5.1.2 be 18 years or older;
• reside in South Africa; 5.1.4 have a South African ID;
• function a enterprise (of which you’ve at the very least 40% possession) in South Africa that has been registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) or commerce as a sole proprietor ( supplied that in case you commerce as a sole proprietor you’ll be required to include as an organization with a purpose to profit from the prizes, must you be chosen as a winner); and
• present proof of all the data listed above.

Prize:

• R100 000: Cash
• R1 MILLION: R650 000 Cash / R350 000 Raizcorp Incubation Programme
• R50 000 : Cash

How it really works:

Enter

• It all begins together with your on-line entry. If your online business is already buying and selling – and even higher, has the potential to scale – that is your probability to get within the sport.
• The most promising shortlisted entries might be invited to submit a 90-second video pitch together with supporting paperwork.
• From there, simply 16 standout entrepreneurs will earn their spot within the competitors and take their first step towards successful R1 MILLION in enterprise prizes.

Polish Your Pitch

• Before moving into the highlight, the highest 16 contestants head to Johannesburg for an intensive, hands-on enterprise bootcamp designed completely for Nedbank Pitch & Polish by Raizcorp.
• Over two power-packed days, they obtain sensible entrepreneurial coaching and meet their Raizcorp mentors, who will information them via the problem forward. It’s not nearly perfecting their pitch, it’s about sharpening their enterprise technique, boosting their confidence and getting them one step nearer to the prize price R1 million.

Competition Rounds

Round 1

• Contestants battle it out in 4 color-coded teams – pink, blue, inexperienced, and yellow – with solely the high two from every advancing to spherical 2.

Round 2

• The remaining two contestants from every group go head-to-head, however solely one per group advances – leaving simply 4 entrepreneurs standing within the semi-final.

Semi-Final

• The contestants compete for simply two spots within the ultimate. But there’s a twist – on the finish of the semi-final, a wildcard competitor enters the sport.

Final

• It all comes right down to this – the ultimate showdown! The two finalists face off towards the wildcard, battling it out for the highest spot.
• One walks away the champion, one grabs first runner-up (and R100 000), and one claims second runner-up (and R50 000) – however all of them depart as entrepreneurial powerhouses!

Pitch & Polish interval

• Pitch & Polish begins on 13 May 2025 and ends on 18 November 2025

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Nedbank Pitch & Polish Competition