RKMF Social Impact $500K--Breakthru Pitch $100K--BioTech Showcase

The newest grants, pitch competitions, awards, and tech summits you need to know about

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Diane Bailey
November 03, 2025

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

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💪 The Biggies

RKMF, Social-Impact Investment Pitch Competition - $500K

The Richard King Mellon Foundation is looking to invest in novel products, technologies or services from social-mission oriented for-profit companies through our Social-Impact Investments Funding Competition. Ideas must align with the Foundation's program areas in Conservation, Economic Development, Economic Mobility, or Health & Well-being.

Breakthru Startup Pitch Competition - $200K

We encourage New Brunswickers with innovative business ideas and a passion for entrepreneurship to take advantage of this opportunity to pitch their startup ideas and take their ventures to the next level.

Biotech Showcase™ | Investor conference

Biotech Showcase™ is an investor conference devoted to providing private and public biotechnology and life sciences companies with an opportunity to present to investors and pharmaceutical executives.

Newly Added:

💼 Events

Graham & Walker Founder Day - LA – Meet investors; fundraising strategy
Software-led; Pre-Seed; Seed | Nov 14 | Apply Here

Biotech Showcase - San Francisco – 3,200+ attendees
BioTech | Jan 12–14 | Apply Here

InsurTech Conference - Athens – 200+ industry leaders
InsurTech; AI | Jan 29 | Apply Here

🎤 Pitch Competitions

New Brunswick Breakthru Startup Pitch Competition – $100,000 investment
Canada; All tech | Nov 28 | Apply Here

The Pitch 2026 – £25,000
UK; Ireland; All tech | Dec 15 | Apply Here

2025 Social-Impact Investment Pitch Competition – $500,000 investment
Social Impact; Economic Development; Mobility | Dec 19 | Apply Here

EGYPES Start-Up Pitch Competition – $35,000 + pitch at EGYPES 2026
AI; Energy; Sustainability | Dec 20 | Apply Here

Compute Summit Challengers 2026 – Pitch at Compute Summit 2026
Compute; Energy infrastructure; Sustainability | Jan 12 | Apply Here

🔨 Challenges

Startup Innovation Challenge – €50,000
AI; Avatars; Renewable Energy; Energy Audits | Jan 4 | Apply Here

Closing Soon! Last Chance!

💼 Events

SmartCity Expo World Congress - Barcelona – 25,000+ attendees
Urban living; Sustainable mobility | Nov 4–6 | Apply Here

Blockchain Futurist Conference - Miami – Keynotes; Bootcamps
Blockchain; Web3 | Nov 5–6 | Apply Here

Total Tech Summit - Orlando – Network; VIP Perks
B2B; Commercial Integration | Nov 10–12 | Apply Here

Web Summit - Lisbon – 70,000+ attendees; Masterclasses
All Startups | Nov 10–13 | Apply Here

🎤 Pitch Competitions

Alma Ascent $100K Pitch Competition – $60,000
Immigrant Founders | Nov 6 | Apply Here

SXSW Pitch – Pitch at SXSW in Austin
All tech | Nov 7 | Apply Here

Collaborate Lagos 2025 – up to ₦25 million
Nigeria; CleanTech; AgTech; HealthTech | Nov 7 | Apply Here

sTARTUp Pitching Competition – Up to €200,000 investment
All tech; Deep Tech | Nov 7 | Apply Here

🔨 Challenges

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

Civil Service AI & Data Challenge – £50,000
UK; AI; Public Services | Nov 5 | Apply Here

🏆 Awards

iF Design Award 2026 – Recognition
Products; Packaging; UI/UX | Nov 5 | Apply Here

Entreprenista 100 Awards – Recognition
Female-Led; All business | Nov 6 | Apply Here

2025 Technical.ly Awards – Recognition
All tech | Nov 9 | Apply Here

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🚪 Beyond the Deal Room curates grants, pitch competitions, awards, and tech summits for 13,000+ 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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