Hello startup people! Here’s the latest drop on Grants, Pitch Competitions, Awards, and Summits.

{GULP} There are 19 opportunities closing just on July 31st alone, including $275K for Impact-focused companies, $100K for AgTech, and Co-development/Pilot opportunities. If you want the full list, subscribe here and you’ll never miss a deadline. You’ll also get a super-curated list for you personally each week so you don’t need to scan this long one.

~Diane

SuperCrowd26 Live Pitch – Pitch on TV show
Impact-focused | July 31 | Apply

Swim with the Sharks Pitch Competition – $25,000
Delaware; All startups | Aug 10 | Apply

Global Fast Track Pitching Competition – Pitch at Hong Kong FinTech Week
Expanding to Asia | Sept 30 (my guess) | Apply

$15K Female Founder Grant – $15,000
Australia; New Zealand; Women-Led | July 27 | Apply

Her Agenda Breakthrough Grant – $5,000
Women-led | Sept 18 | Apply

Elevate Festival - Toronto – 10,000+ attendees
All startups | Sept 22–24 | Apply

FS/TEC 2026 - Texas – 1,500+ attendees
Restaurant Tech; Food Tech | Sept 23–25 | Apply

Military Influencer Conference MIC 2026 – 3,000+ attendees
Military-focused brands | Sept 23–26 | Apply

Pack Expo - Las Vegas – 2,000+ exhibitors; 40 industries
Packaging; Materials; Processing | Sept 27–29 | Apply

Hospitality Tech Expo - London – 15,000+ attendees
Hospitality Tech | Sept 29–30 | Apply

LIFT Beauty Accelerator – $10,000 + Pitch to JCPenney
US; Underrepresented; CPG; Beauty brands; Consumer brands | Aug 21 | Apply

AFAC2026 Advanced Fintech AI Competition – ¥1,000,000 Prize pool
AI; FinTech | July 19 | Apply

WatchGuard AI Innovation Challenge – $100,000
Cybersecurity; AI | July 29 | Apply

KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Competition – Recognition
Africa; Innovative tech | Aug 2 | Apply

Go Healthy with Taiwan 2026 – $30,000 + Trip to Taiwan
Health; Well-being | Aug 5 | Apply

C4B Project Open Call – €480,000 total budget
EU; Bio-based products; AgTech | Aug 14 | Apply

Forbes 30 Under 30 – Recognition
US; Anyone under 30 | Sept 1 | Apply

Home Innovation Challenge - Device Innovation – Engage with FDA
Aging in place; Home devices; MedTech | Sept 30 | Apply

JUNI x Tesla Battery Cell Giga Challenge – Present to Tesla + Pilot
Batteries; AI; Materials | July 24 | Apply

Innovation Saskatchewan Innovation Challenge – $30,000 + pilot
Canada; Public-sector tech | Aug 14 | Apply

Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Living Lab – Pilot on DBP streets
Smart city | Aug 31 (rolling apps) | Apply

Pilot AI-based Image Screening in Medical Centres – €9,000,000 total pool
EU; AI; MedTech | Oct 1 | Apply

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Hy-Vee Opportunity Supplier Pitch Competition – $30,000 prize pool
CPG; Food & Bev; Consumer Brand | July 13 | Apply

Women TechEU EIC Open Call – €75,000
EU; Women-led; Deep tech | July 13 | Apply

To The Peak Startup Competition – €460,000 investment
Italy; All startups | July 15 | Apply

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