£100k NatWest Accelerator Pitch in Wolverhampton

Pitch your business and you could win a share of £1m

For 10 years NatWest Accelerator has been helping businesses get going and get growing, and we want to help many more.

To celebrate this milestone, we’ve launched NatWest Accelerator Pitch with a total prize pot of £1m to be given out over a series of competitions throughout 2025 and beyond. The prize pot for this competition is £100k and we want to hear you pitch your success and your plans for growth.

Get a slice of the £100k pie

Have you got brilliant ideas and a burning passion to grow your business? Yes? Then it sounds like you're ready to enter!

To enter, send us a 60-second video and complete a short application telling us how the funding will grow your business.

Our judges will select five Finalists based on the strongest presentation of how the funding will help their business grow and who can demonstrate a strong track record of setting and achieving their business goals. Those Finalists will attend the live final in Wolverhampton 10th September 2026.

At the live events, the Finalists will get up to 10 minutes to deliver their pitch about their business journey (comprised of a 3-minute pitch and up to a 7-minute Q&A), how the prize money will grow their business and why they should win and have a Q&A with the judges. The best three at each event will share in the £100k prize pot, with the overall winner scooping £70,000 for their business.

Finalists will also have the opportunity to access a package of support from Google.

So, what are you waiting for?

Finalists will feature in video and photo content produced by NatWest and affiliates and will attend networking events on the day at the NatWest Accelerator Hub.

Who can enter?

You’ll need to be:

• a registered limited company
• registered in the UK
• incorporated up to 5 years
• generating up to £1m revenue
• 18 or over and a UK resident
• Be part of the NatWest Accelerator App Community
• You don’t have to be a NatWest Group customer to apply
• If you have been a Finalist or have won a prize in another NatWest Accelerator Pitch competition you are not eligible to participate in this or any future competitions.

You must not be a Strategic Partner, an employee of NatWest Group of companies, their families or anyone associated with this competition.

How to Enter

• Before you start your application, please ensure you have everything you need, as the application cannot be saved midway and must be completed in one sitting. It is advisable to prepare your notes in advance
• Prepare a 60-second video pitch (please see video guidance below)
• Complete online form
• Make sure your video is uploaded and submitted with the application form
• Entries open 2nd July 2026 and the closing date for entries is 5pm 12th August 2026
• Ensure you have downloaded the NatWest Accelerator App. More information here.

The prizes

Our three winners of NatWest Accelerator Pitch at each live final will walk away with…

• 1st place - £70,000
• 2nd place - £20,000
• 3rd place - £10,000

By accepting a cash prize, winners will receive promotion on our social media channels and confirm that they will not publicly engage in promotional activities with any other banking providers in the UK for 12 months after the event

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.

Wolverhampton

• Entries open: 2nd July 2026
• Closing date for entries: 12th August 2026 5pm
• Finalists confirmed by: 3rd September 2026
• Live final: 10th September 2026

Please note: your business does not have to be based in Wolverhampton to enter this competition, however, you will be expected to be able to travel to Wolverhampton if selected for the finals.

Please note if you are a runner-up or winner, you are not eligible to participate in any future competitions.