Pitchslam 2025
Elevate Your CPG Startup

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Overview

The 2025 Era | CPGWire Pitchslam is a chance for early-stage CPG founders to win a game-changing prize bundle and raise their profile with industry leaders.

Key Dates

10 Apr - 23 Apr

Submission Period

2 May

Finalists Announced

6 May

Live Pitches

8 May

Winner Announced

Prizes

Win a transformative bundle to accelerate your startup’s growth:

$100k Equity Investment

From Era VC (terms dependent on stage)

$100k Creative Capital

Brand and creative strategy from And Rising

6 PR Consulting Sessions

From CPGWire

Supply Chain Operations Audit

From Pelagic, The Supply Chain Co.

Legal Deep Dive

From Giannuzzi Lewendon

AI Marketing Suite Access

From Cuttable

Digital Growth Audit

With Ben Macpherson, D.Luxury

Our Sponsors

Judges

Meet the key members of our judging panel - spanning consumer operators, investors and advisors.

Claire Cherry

Claire Cherry

Investment Partner, Era

Claire is a partner at Era VC, backing transformative founders building high-potential CPG startups.

Robbie Cummings

Robbie Cummings

Founder, CPG Wire

Robbie built CPG Wire, into a high growth media company to amplify emerging brands. He is a leading source on CPG investing & acquisitions.

Jess Hatzis

Jess Hatzis

Founder, Frank Body

Jess built Frank Body into a global beauty juggernaut, blending bold marketing with a customer-first ethos.

Jonathan Trimble

Jonathan Trimble

Co-Founder, And Rising

Jonathan co-founded And Rising, scaling brands like Huel and Duolingo with killer creative and strategy.

Ariana Pergola

Ariana Pergola

Head of Buying, Healf

Ariana curates top wellness brands at Healf, a leading UK based retailer. Prior to Healf, she worked for Erewhon.

Ryan Lewendon

Ryan Lewendon

Partner, Giannuzzi Lewendon

Ryan has worked across the whole CPG spectrum, steering startups through growth and industry defining deals like Coca-Cola’s $5.6B acquisition of BodyArmor.

Submissions

Fill out the form below to enter Pitchslam 2025. Submissions close 23 April.

Got questions? pitchslam2025@era.vc

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