Register for this scheme
Have you got brilliant ideas and a burning passion to grow your business? Yes? Then it sounds like you’re ready to enter the NatWest Accelerator Pitch competition.
To enter, send a 60-second video telling how the funding will grow your business. Judges will select five Finalists to attend the first live final in Manchester on 31 July 2025, with a second edition of the competition coming to London later in 2025.
At the live events, the Finalists will get to deliver their best ‘Dragon’s Den/Shark Tank’ pitches. The best three at each event will share in the £100k prize pot, with the overall winner scooping £70,000 for their business. So, what are you waiting for?
Who can enter?
To enter
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Your business must be a registered limited company
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Your business must be registered in the UK
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Your business must generate up to £1M in revenue
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Your business must have started trading between 1st January 2019 and 1st January 2024
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You as business owner must be 18 or over and a UK resident
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You can be a customer or non-customer of NatWest Group
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You must not be an employee of NatWest Group of companies, their families, or anyone associated with this competition
Your business does not have to be based in Manchester or London to enter our competitions.
How to Enter
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Prepare a 60-second video pitch (please see video guidance below)
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Complete online form for Manchester - London coming soon
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Make sure your video is uploaded and submitted within the form
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For Manchester, entries open 27 March 2025 and the closing date for entries is 5pm 25 May 2025
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For London, entries are coming soon
Please read the full terms and conditions and privacy policy. Please note, T&C's are specific to each competition.
The prizes
Our three winners of NatWest Accelerator Pitch at each live final will walk away with…
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1st place - £70,000
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2nd place - £20,000
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3rd place - £10,000
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Monetary prizes will be in the form of a grant, and will be paid via BACS transfer which will take between two-three working days to be received in winners account, subject to winners providing full business account name, account number and sort code in a prompt and timely manner. Winners have three months to spend the money. Following payment our grants monitoring officer will reach out on month three, six and twelve to check in on how the grant has impacted your business.