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06th Nov 2014

Video: Think a Dragon’s Den pitch is tough? Wait until you see how hard these guys had it…

Getting investment for your start-up can be a right tough pitch, as these entrepreneurs found out down in Mondello Park.

Oisin Collins

Getting investment for your start-up can be a right tough pitch, as these entrepreneurs found out down in Mondello Park.

Could you pitch your new business idea in 90-seconds while being driven around Mondello Park International Race Circuit? That’s what Audi Ireland asked a handful of start-up companies to do this week…

As part of the Web Summit, Audi Ireland offered start-ups the opportunity to take the Elevator Pitch Challenge and pitch their idea to a venture capitalist. Sounds like a pretty sweet opportunity, right?

The only catch is they had to do it in the back of an Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, and complete their pitch in the time it takes to finish a lap of racing on the track.

The all-new A3 Sportback e-tron is the brand’s first plug-in hybrid model. This new model has the ability to cover up to 50 kilometres in pure electric mode and its TFSI petrol engine offers a range of over 900-kilometres in combined mode.

For more from the last day of the Web Summit head over here and for more on Audi’s cool new A3 e-tron head over here.