South Florida founders take the stage for three minutes- no slides, no script. One champion advances to the Startup World Cup Global Competition in San Francisco for the opportunity to compete for a $1,000,000 prize.
Open exclusively to South Florida founders across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
No slides. Three minutes. One microphone. $1,000,000.
Most pitch competitions give you a deck to hide behind. SPARC Ignite takes it away.
You have three minutes, one microphone, and your story. No slides. No animations. No script. Just your ability to make investors believe in what you’re building.
Because if you can sell the vision without the deck, you can sell it anywhere.
Take the stage in front of investors and operators for three uninterrupted minutes- then hear what they actually think. Direct feedback. Real questions. No rehearsed responses.
Every note and connection lives on The Fund Pool, so the feedback doesn't disappear when the mic does.
One champion will represent South Florida at the Startup World Cup Global Competition in San Francisco, earning the opportunity to compete for a $1,000,000 investment prize.
Get Vetted.
Submit your founder video, pitch deck, website, and traction. Every company is reviewed before invitations to pitch are sent.
Prepare to Pitch.
Selected founders register on The Fund Pool, complete a quick onboarding (under 5 minutes), and upload their pitch deck to their profile.
Not selected? You can still create a profile on The Fund Pool to connect with the investor network.
Three Minutes. No Slides.
Selected founders take the stage for a three-minute live pitch. No slides. No script. Just you, a microphone, and live feedback from investors and operators.
One SPARC Ignite champion earns the opportunity to represent South Florida at the Startup World Cup. Six to ten companies are selected for the SPARC Fellowship.
Earn Your Shot at $1,000,000.
One champion earns the opportunity to represent South Florida at the Startup World Cup Global Competition in San Francisco- and compete for a $1,000,000 investment prize.
Keep Building.
Six to ten companies will be selected for the SPARC Fellowship- a year of high-touch, revenue-focused support, operator access, and strategic connections designed to help founders grow.
SPARC Ignite is designed around founders’ schedules- giving you the opportunity to pitch, get real feedback, and compete for the chance to represent South Florida on the global stage.
Friends, family, investors, and the startup community are welcome throughout the day.
One champion advances toward the opportunity to compete for $1,000,000 at the Startup World Cup. But SPARC’s impact doesn’t stop there.
6-10 companies will also be selected for the SPARC Fellowship, designed to help founders grow with:
The first fellowship cohort engagement begins before Art Basel in early December.
Real stories from professionals who competed, invested, and accelerated through SPARC.
Meet Divisi — tackling one of the music industry’s biggest (and most costly) headaches: bad metadata. Every year, billions are lost because songs aren’t properly registered, splits aren’t signed, and artists don’t get the credit (or royalties) they deserve.
Founded by Lalo Lensen, Divisi is an app that automates the entire song registration process, from signing splitsheets to connecting directly with royalty societies. The result? Artists get paid what they’re owed, faster and easier than ever before.
We’re looking for founders building real companies with measurable traction.
Ideal applicants are:
*Final eligibility requirements will be announced with applications.
Three minutes.
One microphone.
A room full of investors.
Apply today and show South Florida what you’re building.
SPARC is made possible by the partners and sponsors who believe in our mission- investing in founders, fueling innovation, and helping build the next generation of scalable companies.
