Pre-seed · Open round

Read the deck. Then the cheque.

A seven-slide, interactive walk-through of the Palooza thesis. We're raising £250k to take the format from one sold-out city to four.

£250k
Round size
01
£140k
Committed
02
SEIS
Eligible
03
6 wks
To close
04
01 · Cover

The world's most powerful pitch — productised.

Palooza is a live, sold-out elevator-pitching championship. Twelve months in, we’re raising to scale the format from one city to four.

2025
Founded
£250k
Raising
Pre-seed
Stage
palooza.com / pitch / 01
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The raise

We're raising £250k to take the room global.

A SEIS/EIS-eligible pre-seed round to scale Palooza from one sold-out city to four, hire two senior producers, and launch the membership platform that turns one-night events into year-round revenue.

Committed
£140k / £250k
Filled
56%
Min ticket
£10k
Valuation
£3m post
Closing
6 weeks
Use of funds

Where every pound goes.

  • City expansion£100k
    NYC + Lisbon + Singapore launch
  • Senior hires (×2)£75k
    Head of Production, Head of Investor Relations
  • Platform & film£50k
    Membership product + studio kit
  • Working capital£25k
    Buffer through Season 02

12 months in

180+ founders staged. 4 cities live. 100% sold-out shows. The format works.

Investor-led

£140k anchored by operators from Stripe, Monzo and Wise. Room is curated, not crowded.

SEIS / EIS

Up to 50% income tax relief and capital gains exemption for qualifying UK investors.

Data room · By request

Want the long-form deck and numbers?

Qualified investors receive financials, cohort attribution, the SEIS Advance Assurance letter and the long-form deck within 24 hours.

  • SEIS Advance Assurance in hand
  • Audited Year-01 P&L and cohort data
  • Term sheet ready — closing in 6 weeks
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