Hello startup people! Here’s the latest drop on Grants, Pitch Competitions, Awards, and Summits.
~Diane
💪 The Biggies
Newly Added:
🎤 Pitch Competitions
Alexandria Procter Pitch for Investment – R10,000,000 investment
Africa; All tech; SDG’s | Oct 17 | Apply Here
JumpStarter for One Earth Pitch Competition – up to $5,000,000 investment
AI; SDG’s; Sustainability | Oct 31 | Apply Here
Alma Ascent $100K Pitch Competition – $60,000
Immigrant Founders | Nov 6 | Apply Here
SusHi Tech Challenge Pitch Contest – ¥10,000,000
Sustainability; Smart cities | Dec 31 | Apply Here
💰 Grants
Imminent Language Technology Innovators Grant – $20,000
LLM; Language data; R&D | Oct 15 | Apply Here
International Orthodontics Foundation Innovation Grants – $30,000
Orthodontics; R&D | Oct 31 | Apply Here
NGI TALER Privacy-Preserving Digital Payments – €50,000
Payments; FinTech; NextGen Internet | Dec 1 | Apply Here
Nebraska Prototype Grant – $150,000
Nebraska; New products | Dec 31 | Apply Here
🔨 Challenges
Indovinya Open Innovation Challenge – Co-develop with Indovinya
Sustainable beauty; Data models | Oct 26 | Apply Here
Cross Border Jobs Startup Competition – $10,000
Africa; Future of Work; HR Tech; Worker Mobility | Oct 31 | Apply Here
Kumo CORSIA RFP – $2,000,000 matching funds
Carbon removal | Oct 31 | Apply Here
🏆 Awards
Start Up Energy Transition Award 2026 – €10 000
Climate Tech; Sustainable Energy; Construction; Mobility | Oct 31 | Apply Here
💼 Events
NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show – NYC – 5,000+ brands
Retail Tech; AI | Jan 11–13 | Learn More
Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) – Orlando – 450+ Exhibitors; 200+ Workshops
EdTech | Jan 11–14 | Learn More
Closing Soon! Last Chance!
🎤 Pitch Competitions
Plan B Network CypherTank Pitch Competition – Up to $450,000 investment
Bitcoin | Oct 15 | Apply Here
Brewbound Live Pitch Slam – $35,000 in services
Food & Bev | Oct 15 | Apply Here
Alexandria Procter Pitch for Investment – R10,000,000 investment
Africa; All tech; SDG’s | Oct 17 | Apply Here
💰 Grants
F5 Collective Grant – $10,000
Women-led; Consumer brand; Consumer tech | Oct 15 | Apply Here
Imminent Language Technology Innovators Grant – $20,000
LLM; Language data; R&D | Oct 15 | Apply Here
🔨 Challenges
Luxury Retail Challenge – CHF 50,000
Smart Experiences; Retail; AR/VR; Wearables | Oct 13 | Apply Here
🏆 Awards
CMA CGM Startup Awards – €200K for Pilot
Shipping; Logistics; Robotics | Oct 15 | Apply Here
15 Percent Pledge Achievement Award – $250,000 total pool
Black-led; E-comm | Oct 16 | Apply Here
💼 Events
SaaStock – Dublin – 4,500+ attendees
AI; SaaS | Oct 14–15 | Learn More
Empack Madrid – Madrid – 11,000+ attendees
Packaging; CPG | Oct 15–16 | Learn More
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