Accepting submissions / Web3, worldwide

Pitch Gauntlet:The UnicornVerdict.

The jury is a unicorn. The opportunity is real.An online Web3 demo day, live from the villa during European Blockchain Week.

Anonymous Unicorn, the violet and cyan crystalline EvalLens mascot

Anonymous Unicorn / EvalLens

Brought to you by

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Submissions open
Sep 09
2026 · 01:00 CEST
Decks due
Sep 17
00:30 CEST
Improve & resubmit
Sep 15–16
Until Sep 17 · 00:59 CEST
The live show
Sep 17
15:00 CEST · 9:00 US Eastern

More than a pitch.
A chance to get better.

Bring your ambition. Leave with evidence.
Every founder gets a full AI scorecard, wherever they land on the leaderboard.

Your deck.
Under a better lens.

Six role-based AI judges read every deck in full. Weak points, missing evidence, and the questions investors would ask — a free review within a day of submission.

Illustration of the EvalLens review workspace, showing a report, evidence and dimension matrix

Illustrative workspace. Your review uses your own deck.

Your timezone.
Your shot.

Open to Web3 founders and builders worldwide. Join online — you do not need to be at the villa to be in the room.

AI brings the evidence.
Humans make the call.

The Unicorn asks questions and presents the verdict. The human host confirms the winner, on camera.

See what the judges look for

From your deck
to the
live verdict.

A little pressure. A lot of perspective.
Here is how your gauntlet unfolds.

Take the first step
  1. 01

    Sign in. Step up.

    Use your Google account. No new password, no long application. One team, one entry.

  2. 02

    Give us your best deck.

    Upload a PDF up to 20 MB, or share your Google Slides. Initial submissions close September 17 at 00:30 CEST.

  3. 03

    See what investors see.

    Get a free AI review within a day: weak points, gaps and questions grounded in your slides.

  4. 04

    Make the next version count.

    Use September 15–16 to sharpen your pitch. Resubmit until September 17 at 00:59 CEST. Your latest deck is the one evaluated for the show.

  5. 05

    Face the Unicorn.

    September 17, 15:00 CEST: a 5-minute pitch, then 2–3 minutes of live Q&A. Evidence, a leaderboard and a verdict confirmed by the human host.

Big ideas.
Clear criteria.

Six independent AI judges. Six dimensions. Every conclusion grounded in your slides. These are the event’s configured weights — no hidden scorecard.

01Problem significance

15%

How acute and real the pain is; who suffers, how often, and what they currently use as a workaround.

02Solution differentiation

15%

Solution logic, idea coherence, and how the proposal differs from alternatives.

03Market attractiveness

20%

Market size and structure, value proposition, monetization, and defensibility of the position.

04Business model / GTM

15%

Revenue model and pricing logic, go-to-market motion, channels, and early evidence of traction.

05Team / founder fit

20%

Team composition, relevant experience, founder-market fit, and ability to execute.

06Feasibility / readiness

15%

Realism of plan, resources, timelines, and operational executability.

Meet your host. And your toughest question.

Anonymous Unicorn.

Face to face with Anonymous Unicorn, the crystalline EvalLens AI host

On the founder’s side. But never here to play along. 

He has read hundreds of decks. He jokes about himself, never about founders. Behind the character, six role-based judges analyze your pitch and cite the slides behind their conclusions.

“This sounds impressive. Unfortunately, it explains nothing.”
Anonymous Unicorn. Said with love.

A taste of the questions

Who feels this pain most acutely — and what do they do about it today?

Problem · Illustrative question, not a participant evaluation

A sharper pitch.
That’s for everyone.

Service credits for builders.
Tools you actually use.

The sponsor lineup is being finalized. Every participant leaves with their full AI scorecard after the show — win or not.

Event partners

Yellow CapitalCoinFerenceXEvalLensR2 CopilotGenzio
Yellow Capital

One villa.
A whole week
of possibility.

The show streams from the villa in Castelldefels, Barcelona, during European Blockchain Week. Come for the stream. Stay for the conversations.

Hosted by Pedro Miranda, Nicole Carolinaaa & CryptoConnect. Current dates, locations and registration are on each event’s Luma page.

Fair rules.
No mystery.

Everything to know before your deck meets the Unicorn.

Who can enter?

Web3 founders and builders worldwide. Participation is online; attending the villa is not required. Decks and the live show are in English.

What should I submit?

One pitch deck per team. Upload a PDF up to 20 MB, or provide a publicly accessible Google Slides link. Include your team name and one-liner. Initial entries close September 17, 2026 at 00:30 CEST (UTC+02:00).

Can I improve my deck?

Yes. After your first submission, you can upload an improved version until September 17, 2026 at 00:59 CEST (UTC+02:00). We preserve earlier versions. Your latest submitted version is the one evaluated for the show. Updates pause while your deck is being evaluated.

What happens to my submission?

By submitting, you agree that AI judges read your deck in full. Your team name, one-liner, scores and AI commentary may appear on the live leaderboard and stream. Every participant receives their full scorecard after the show.

Who decides the winner?

The AI prepares the analysis and presents the verdict. The human host confirms the winner on camera. The organizers’ decision is final. AI reads what is in the deck: it does not verify external claims and does not give investment advice.

In collaboration with

Yellow Capital

Ready to face
the Unicorn?

Sign in. Upload your deck. Get a free AI review within a day. Bring your sharper pitch to the live show.

Initial submissions close September 17, 00:30 CEST.
One team, one entry. A full scorecard for every participant.

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Pitch Gauntlet: The Unicorn Verdict