Varsity Pitch Competition 2022 Finals

 The inaugural Varsity Pitch Competition was hosted in 2022 with over 40 pitch submissions from 16 different universities across the UK and Ireland. The 2022 competition was sponsored by Point72, Ennismore Fund Management and Fidelity Investments. The prize for first place was £750 and second place was £250.

Finals Hosted at the London Stock Exchange

On Friday, 11th November, the four finalist teams pitched their ideas to three Portfolio Managers from Point72, Ennismore Fund Management and Fidelity Investments at the London Stock Exchange.

Please find below the competition results and links to each team’s pitch deck


1st Place - Team: Blackpebble

Short Commscope (NASDAQ: COMM) - View the pitch deck here

  • Bechara Obegi, University of Oxford

  • Willem Redman, University of Oxford

  • Ashvin Sivakumar, University of Oxford

  • Saketh Subramanian, University of Oxford

2nd Place - Team: Ixora

Long B&M (LSE: BME) - View the pitch deck here

  • Ryan D’Angelo Raymond, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • Jason Sutanto, University of Cambridge

  • David Wu, University of Cambridge

  • Jack Zhao, London School of Economics and Political Science

Finalist - Team: Yakun Capital

Long Teck Resources (NSYE: TECK) - View the pitch deck here

  • Kenneth Chong Min Han, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • Natalie Lim, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • Ryuki Tamano, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • Teo Zhi Hao, London School of Economics and Political Science

Finalist - Team: ESL Special Purpose Group

Long Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) - View the pitch deck here

  • Filippo Abbattista, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • Jay Liu, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • Anika Pachu, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • Amanda Woo, London School of Economics and Political Science

At the competition’s conclusion, all finalists were invited to a post-competition social with the organisers, sponsors and judges.