DUT Urban Mobility €2M--NASA $155k--Tech FoundHER $100K

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

~Diane

💪 The Biggies

Newly Added: Grants, Pitch, Awards, Summits

🔨 Challenges

🔨 Tech FoundHER Africa Challenge 2025 – $100,000
Africa; Women-led | Deadline: Sept 30 | Apply Here

🔨 Orsted Digital Innovation Challenge – £50,000 + Pilot program
UK; Wind Farm; Operations; Maintenance Ops | Deadline: Oct 3 | Apply Here

🔨 Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge – $155,000
Lunar exploration | Deadline: Nov 4 | Apply Here

🔨 DUT Call 2025 – €2,000,000
Urban Mobility; Climate Tech | Deadline: Nov 17 | Apply Here

🏆 Awards

🏆 Startups 100 Index 2026 Awards – Recognition
UK; All startups | Deadline: Oct 3 | Apply Here

🏆 Global Top 100 Christian Startups Award – Recognition; Coaching
All startups | Deadline: Oct 31 | Apply Here

🎤 Pitches

🎤 SPIE Startup Challenge – $10,000
Optics; Photonics | Deadline: Oct 7 | Apply Here

Closing Soon! Last Chance!

🎤 Pitches

🎤 Sustainable Protein Startup Competition – S$175,000
Singapore; AgTech; Circular Economy; Food | Deadline: Sept 8 | Apply Here

🎤 eosera Foundation Pitch Competition 2025 – $30,000
US; Women-founded | Deadline: Sept 9 | Apply Here

🎤 SevenVentures Pitch Day 2025 – €3,000,000 media package
B2C; CPG; Consumer brand | Deadline: Sept 10 | Apply Here

🎤 Strascheg Award – €30,000 total pool
All tech | Deadline: Sept 12 | Apply Here

🎤 My Start BCN – Participate at 4YFN event
Italy-Spain | Deadline: Sept 12 | Apply Here

🔨 Challenges

🔨 GovTech Innovation Challenge 2025 – World Bank develops proposal
GovTech; FinTech for Ghana | Deadline: Sept 12 | Apply Here

🔨 Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator – Launch with university tech; stipend
Deep Tech | Deadline: Sept 12 | Apply Here

🏆 Awards

🏆 B-Factor Award – Present at Seminar
Italy; Female-Led | Deadline: Sept 12 | Apply Here

💰 Grants

💰 CEE Startup Voucher – €55,000 in prizes
CEE | Deadline: Sept 14 | Apply Here

💼 Events

💼 CollaborationX – Dallas – Vendors; Staffing Firm Execs
Staffing and Workforce Tech; AI | Sept 9-11 | Apply Here

💼 Sustainability LIVE – London – 2,000+ Attendees
Europe; ESG; Sustainability; Supply Chain | Sept 9-10 | Apply Here

💼 WOW AI Summit – Hong Kong – 5,000+ attendees
AI | Sept 9-10 | Apply Here

💼 IAA Mobility – Munich – 200+ Keynotes and Panels
Sustainable mobility; Transportation | Sept 9-12 | Apply Here

💼 Grand Farm Autonomous Nation 2025 – North Dakota – Demos, Keynotes, Showcase
AgTech | Sept 11 | Apply Here

💼 Biotech Week Boston – 4,000+ attendees
BioTech; Supply chain | Sept 15-18 | Apply Here

💼 Sustainable Mobility Week – Online – Networking; topic webinars
Sustainable Mobility; Fleets | Sept 15-19 | Apply Here

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