Startup Pitch Bingo: a free game about buzzword pitches

What is Startup Pitch Bingo?

You pitch “a ride app for dogs, on the blockchain, powered by vibes” to a room of investors. They call buzzwords; mark them on your bingo card before the next call. Every full line raises a million. Then due diligence: one investor asks what it actually does, and only the plain answer survives.

Startup Pitch Bingo is a free satire game about startup hype. Your idea: a ride app for dogs, on the blockchain, powered by vibes.

Investors call buzzwords and you mark them on your bingo card; every full line raises a million. Then comes due diligence, and only a plain, honest answer survives it.

At a glance

Category

Social Engineering

Difficulty

Easy

Play time

2–4 min

Price

Free, in your browser, sign-up optional

How to play

Mark

Tap the called word on your card before the next call.

Lines

Each full line raises a million (up to 4).

Due diligence

Pick the honest, plain answer to win.

Three levels

Beginner, Intermediate or Expert, picked before you play: the content and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.

Satire

Satire with a lesson: every name, brand and platform is made up, and every run ends on how to spot the trick.

Scoring

Points per word marked and per line; win with at least 2 million raised and an honest answer.

Each level keeps its own best score in this browser.

What it trains

Spotting hype

Telling buzzwords from substance.

Quick reactions

Finding the called word on the card.

Strategy and tips

Watch the call

Only the word just called can be marked: tap it before the next one.

Aim for lines

Rows, columns and diagonals each raise a million.

Expert

A 4×4 card and 3.5 seconds a call.

Why play Startup Pitch Bingo?

Buzzwords make an idea sound bigger than it is. Asking “what does it do, for whom, today?” cuts through any pitch.

Frequently asked questions