Hello startup people! Here’s the latest drop on Pitch Competitions, Awards, Summits, grants PLUS new VC Funds.
FYI, lots of deadlines heading into Jun 30th. Check out the Full List to make sure you get your submissions in on time!
~Diane
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💪 The Biggies
🤑 Newly Added: VC Funds
➡ Find the Full List of New VC Funds here.
Fund | For | Fund Size | Date Added |
|---|---|---|---|
Africa; LatAm, Middle East, SE Asia | $300M | Jun 23 | |
PropTech; Construction; Trades; Decarb | €50M | Jun 23 | |
CEE; Debt financing | €100M | Jun 23 | |
AgTech; Senior living | $668M | Jun 23 | |
Canada; Future of Work | $14M | Jun 23 | |
Climate Tech; Grid technology | $50M | Jun 23 |
🐣 Newly Added: Grants, Pitch, Awards, Summits
What | For | Prize/Why Attend | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
UK; All tech | Recognition | Jun 23 | |
CPG; Health &Wellness; Food & Bev | Pitch Target retail store | Jun 27 | |
Kansas; early-stage | $50,000 | July 1 | |
AI | 5,000+ attendees | July 7 | |
HealthTech; AI | Pitch to investors | July 19 | |
Solar; Energy storage; EV | Present as keynote, panelist | July 20 | |
Australia; all businesses | $20,000 | July 21 | |
Impact tech | Roundtables; Curated matchmaking | July 22 | |
Ohio; pre- and post-revenue | $40,000 in prizes | July 30 | |
Supply Chain | Recognition; Press Release | July 31 | |
Global; HR Tech | $30,000 in prizes + booth at expo | July 31 (my guess) | |
Tennessee; all tech | $15,000 | July 31 (my guess) | |
Netherlands; AI | €50,000 | Aug 29 | |
Neuroscience | $50,000 | Aug 31 (my guess) | |
Pennsylvania; all businesses | $20,000 | Sept 5 | |
Creators; No-Code enthusiasts | Keynotes; Demos | Sep 17 |
😨 Closing Soon: Grants, Pitch, Awards, Summits
What | For | Prize/Why Attend | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
Sustainability; FoodTech; ClimateTech; Energy | $6,00,000 total pool | Jun 23 | |
California; all tech | $10,000 | Jun 23 | |
UK; All tech | Recognition | Jun 23 | |
Women-led; Science; Tech; Impact | $100,000 | Jun 24 | |
Asia Startup Expo Q2 - Online; June 25 & Pitch Event | AI; SaaS; Consumer Tech | Panels, investment opps | Jun 24 |
Sloss.Tech - Birmingham; Jun 25-27 and Pitch Competition | All tech; Developers; Funders | 1,000+ attendees; $50K Pitch Comp | Jun 24 |
Bavaria; Female founders | €1,000; prototyping grants; conf tix | Jun 25 | |
Wyoming; all tech | Cash awards | Jun 27 | |
Nigeria; AgTech; Food systems | ₦150,000,000 | Jun 27 | |
CPG; Health &Wellness; Food & Bev | Pitch Target retail store | Jun 27 | |
Pre-seed or Seed; Travel; Hospitality | €310,000 Google Cloud credits; other perks | Jun 29 | |
Idaho; all tech | $50,000 | Jun 29 | |
Idaho; Food & Bev | $50,000 + Albertsons shelf space | Jun 29 |
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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.
