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The newest grants, pitch competitions, awards, and tech summits you need to know about
Diane Bailey
October 06, 2025
Hello startup people! Here’s the latest drop on Grants, Pitch Competitions, Awards, and Summits.
~Diane
💪 The Biggies
Newly Added:
🎤 Pitch Competitions
Latitude59 Kenya Pitch Competition – Pitch at L59 Kenya
Africa; B2B | Oct 25 | Apply Here
SXSW Pitch – Pitch at SXSW in Austin
All tech | Nov 7 | Apply Here
💰 Grants
F5 Collective Grant – $10,000
Women-led; Consumer brand; Consumer tech | Oct 15 | Apply Here
InnovateMass – $350,000
Massachusetts; Clean Tech | Oct 20 | Apply Here
Kuya Grant 2025 – $50,000
Africa; LatAm | Nov 30 | Apply Here
💼 Events
CES – 140K+ attendees
All tech; Disruptive tech | Jan 6–9 | Apply Here
🔨 Challenges
SharkNinja Innovation Challenge – $25,000
Young entrepreneurs | Oct 24 | Apply Here
NAB Broadcast Engineering and IT – Call for Proposals – Present at Conference
Streaming; Cloud; Digital content | Nov 14 | Apply Here
Biotech Innovation Call – €400,000
EU; BioTech; Food & Bev | Nov 17 | Apply Here
O-CEI Open Call – €100,000
Edge computing; IoT; Cloud | Nov 20 | Apply Here
Nature Intelligence Challenge – $100,000
Nature; Conservation | Nov 24 | Apply Here
Innowwide Market Feasibility Project – €60,000
Market expansion into EU | Nov 25 | Apply Here
Hello Tomorrow Challenge – €100,000
Deep Tech; AgTech; BioTech; Dig Health | Nov 30 | Apply Here
🏆 Awards
CMA CGM Startup Awards – €200K for Pilot
Shipping; Logistics; Robotics | Oct 15 | Apply Here
Closing Soon! Last Chance!
🎤 Pitch Competitions
SPIE Startup Challenge – $10,000
Optics; Photonics | Oct 7 | Apply Here
3x3 Pitch Competition – $10,000
Michigan | Oct 10 | Apply Here
Nosh Live Pitch Slam – $10,000 promo package
CPG; Food & Bev | Oct 10 | Apply Here
💰 Grants
Digital Science Catalyst Grant – £25,000
AI; Data visualization; Dashboards | Oct 6 | Apply Here
Columbia REA Legacy Grants – $250,000
Washington; Electrical infrastructure; Energy | Oct 10 | Apply Here
💼 Events
LWTSummit @ TechFutures – 5,000+ attendees
All Tech | Oct 7–9 | Apply Here
Diversity & Inclusion Conference – 35+ D&I leaders from Fortune 500
All Tech; AI | Oct 11 | Apply Here
GITEX Global – 200,00+ attendees
Tech; AI | Oct 13–17 | Apply Here
🔨 Challenges
Science4Life Startup Competition – €60,000
Life sciences; Energy | Oct 6 | Apply Here
Space for Sustainability in Sports and Mass Events – Grant Funding
Satellites; Sports Tech; Event Tech | Oct 10 | Apply Here
Blue Magic Netherlands Pitch Proposal – Present at Conference
Dual-Use Tech; Cyber | Oct 10 | Apply Here
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🚪 Beyond the Deal Room curates grants, pitch competitions, awards, and tech summits for 6,000+ founders, VC’s and startup organizations. Over $60M global opportunities, mostly non-dilutive, are available across all verticals each year.
Disclaimer: I receive no compensation for promoting any of these events. While I try to be as accurate as possible when posting requirements such as deadlines, it’s your responsibility to confirm all requirements.
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