A €5,000 Grand Prize
for the best pitch to accelerate your innovation
Claim your pole position in Fintech
Pitch your innovation to 700+ C-level decision-makers, win a €5,000 and ensure a grand entrance at the 2026 VIP Congress.
On July 7, 2026, the lights turn green. As the top tier of the Dutch financial sector — from major banks and service providers to mortgage chains — enters the AFAS Theater in Leusden, the Pitchstraat officially opens.
This is no place for long-winded sessions. You have exactly 10 minutes to convince an expert jury and the attending executives and IT decision-makers of your innovation. Shift into high gear and impress the leaders steering the course of the industry.
THE GRAND PRIX
Claim the spotlight and a chance to win €5,000
De Pitchstraat.nl vormt het startpunt van het vijfde VIP Congres, met als thema re:Invent. Tijdens deze lustrum-editie biedt de organisatie start-ups en scale-ups op het gebied van fintech letterlijk een podium. En meer…
Main Stage Exposure
the winner will be celebrated on the main stage in front of 700+ attendees
C-Level Netwerk
direct 'boardroom' access to the most important players in the market
Partner Ecosysteem
Network' with the 30+ leading software partners of the Contactgroep Automatisering.
The Qualification
What is the jury looking for?
We aren’t looking for paper tigers, but for fintech solutions that truly deliver re:invention in the sector. The jury will keep a sharp eye on the innovation power of your product: do you solve a fundamental problem and do you shake up the established order?
Scalability is essential here: is your innovation ‘ready’ to conquer the market at large? Your business case must also be rock solid. And don’t forget your own 'performance': how does the jury rate your persuasiveness as a pitcher — can you inspire a critical audience in just 10 minutes? Ultimately, it all comes down to the wow factor: that unique entrance showing that your company is the partner the sector has been waiting for.
Technical Regulations
The Grid
There is a limited number of starting spots available — in the event of over-subscription, the expert jury will make a pre-selection based on the elevator pitches
Line-up
Present at 08:00 AM. The pitches take place between 8:30 and 9:30 AM
Green lights
The timer is set to 10 minutes (including Q&A) — after that, the pitch will be 'hard' cut off
On your marks
Pitchstraat.nl is an initiative of the Contactgroep Automatisering (CGA). The CGA represents software suppliers and serves as a central platform for parties looking to engage with providers of fintech software. They have also been organizing the VIP Congress for five years. CGA board members (partially) form the expert jury for the pitches. Claim your starting spot NOW.
On your marks!
Submit your pitch now and receive all info
Location: AFAS Theater Leusden
Date: July 7th 2026
There's a limited number of spots, so react swiftly!
An initiative of vipcongres.nl