Hello startup people! Here’s the latest drop on Grants, Pitch Competitions, Awards, and Summits.
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💪 The Biggies
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🎤 Pitch Competitions
2048 Ventures Pitch Competition – $100,000 investment
BioTech; Deep Tech; AI; Healthcare | Apr 24 | Apply Here
Grow-NY – $1,000,000
New York; Food & Bev; AgTech | May 15 | Apply Here
Pow Wow Pitch – $100,000 in prizes
Indigenous-led; North America | Jun 1 | Apply Here
💰 Grants
Inclusive Beauty Fund Grant – $25,000
CPG; Beauty industry | Apr 23 | Apply Here
Empromptu Builder Fund Grant – $15,000
AI; B2E | Apr 25 | Apply Here
💼 Events
StrictlyVC - San Francisco – Meet investors
All startups | Apr 30 | Apply Here
Africa Technology Expo - Lagos – 7,000+ attendees
All startups | Jun 26-27 | Apply Here
🔨 Challenges
Urban Future Prize Competition – $50,000
Climate Tech; Robotics | Apr 27 | Apply Here
GATE 5.0 AgriTech Matchmaking – €118,500 + Joint project
Europe; AgTech; Sustainability | Apr 30 | Apply Here
Beyond the Meter: Energy Storage Integration Prize – $350,000
Energy Storage; Grid technology | Apr 30 | Apply Here
Esomar North America - Call for Speakers – Speak at conference
AI; Data; Ethics | May 6 | Apply Here
Built-On Databricks Startup Challenge – $600,000 investment + $400,000 in credits
Databricks; B2B | May 22 | Apply Here
Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge – $100,000
AgTech; Farming | Jun 5 | Apply Here
TNUFA Challenge - Critical Minerals – 1,000,000 ILS
Israel; Minerals; Deep Tech | July 1 | Apply Here
Closing Soon! Last Chance!
🎤 Pitch Competitions
Open Pitch at Invest Fest – $125,000 investment
All startups | Apr 10 | Apply Here
Sloss.Tech/Ideas Pitch Competition – $100,000
Southeast US; AgTech; Health Tech; more | Apr 10 | Apply Here
💼 Events
HumanX - San Francisco – 6,500+ attendees; Curated intros
AI | Apr 6-9 | Apply Here
TechCon Silicon Valley 2026 - San Francisco – Side event to HumanX
All tech | Apr 6 | Apply Here
AZTechWeek – Decentralized Conference
Arizona; All startups | Apr 6-12 | Apply Here
Founders 2.0 Conference - Las Vegas – 300+ Industry leaders; 50+ Speakers
All startups | Apr 7-9 | Apply Here
🔨 Challenges
Women in AV & Tech Startup Prize – $15,000
AV; Media; Events; Immersive | Apr 6 | Apply Here
Quantum Creative Challenge – $50,000 in credits
Quantum; Open source | Apr 7 | Apply Here
🏆 Awards
Foodtech Innovation Awards 2026 – Recognition at and tickets to Expo Foodtech
Food Tech; Sustainability; Food & Bev; Automations | Apr 6 | Apply Here
Canada-Italy Innovation Award – €4,000 to travel to Canada
Italy; Clean energy; AI; Space Tech | Apr 7 | Apply Here
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award – Feature in Fast Company magazine
Lots of categories | Apr 10 | Apply Here
Next Innov 2026 Award – €10,000
France; All startups | Apr 10 | Apply Here
Beyond the Deal Room curates grants, pitch competitions, awards, and tech summits for 13,000+ founders, VC’s and startup organizations. Over $100M global opportunities, mostly non-dilutive, are available across all verticals each year.
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