Participate for a chance to win the homepage.
Every month, one founder is featured on the MillionVC homepage for 30 days, in front of every investor who visits. A panel of 10 judges and the voting public together decide who wins.
April 2026 competition
30 days on the MillionVC homepage
Submissions close April 30. Public voting runs May 1 through May 7. We announce the winner on May 8, then feature them on the homepage for the next 30 days.
- Submissions close
- April 30, 2026
- Winner announced
- May 8, 2026
- Entry fee
- Free during beta
How it works
Four steps. One winner a month.
Submit your pitch
Upload your 5-minute pitch video and founder narrative. Takes under 10 minutes.
Judges shortlist
Ten judges review every entry and pick the finalists for the month.
Public vote opens
Finalists go live on this page for a week. Anyone on the internet can vote.
Winner featured
80% judges, 20% public. The winner takes the homepage for all of next month.
The prize
What the winner actually gets.
Homepage feature
Your pitch on the homepage for 30 days.
The winning pitch video runs as the hero on millionvc.com for the entire following month, seen by every investor who visits the site.
Warm intros
Direct lines to verified investors.
We personally ship your deck and video to every investor in our network actively deploying into your sector.
Founder profile
A long-form story we commission.
Our team writes a founder profile that lives permanently on MillionVC, the kind of long-form press investors actually read.
Questions
Before you hit submit.
Pre-seed and seed-stage AI or fintech founders building in the US. First-time founders especially encouraged. If you've already raised a priced seed above $2M or you're outside our focus sectors, the Monthly probably isn't the right fit yet, but our Discover feed still is.
Apply to the April Monthly.
Ten minutes to submit. Thirty days to win the homepage. Free during beta.
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