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
Business Angel Summit 2026 – Pitch to investors
Bosnia and Herzegovina; All startups | Jun 10 | Apply Here
Boston’s $100,000 Elevator Pitch Competition – $100,000
Boston; All startups | Jun 26 (my guess) | Apply Here
IFT Startup Pavilion Program Pitch – $15,000 in prizes
Food & Bev; Food Tech; CPG; Food science | Jun 26 (my guess) | Apply Here
Cambridge Forum Pitch My Idea – Pitch to investors
AI; Health Tech | July 1 | Apply Here
Present at electronica Fast Forward 2026 – €25,000 media package + Pitch at event
Electronics; Hardware; Deep Tech | July 1 | Apply Here
IPHatch Asia – Pitch for IP licensing
IP-led companies | Aug 9 | Apply Here
💼 Events
Longevity Show - London – Speakers; Immersive Expo
Age Tech; Health | Jun 26-27 | Apply Here
AgTech Connect - Lincoln – VC Meetup; Demos
AgTech | July 15-16 | Apply Here
🔨 Challenges
Global AgriInno Challenge 2026 – Seed funding
AgriFood; AgTech | Jun 20 | Apply Here
Barilla Good Food Makers 2026 – €10,000 + Co-Create with Barilla
Food & Bev; CPG; Smart onboarding | July 10 | Apply Here
Local Digital Twins for Smart and Sustainable Communities – €1,000,000
EU; Smart cities | July 13 | Apply Here
Idea 4 Italgas Shaping the Future of Energy Networks – Co-Development
Italy; Decarb; Resilient Grid; AI | July 31 | Apply Here
Defense Tech Valley Battle Proven Competition – Recognition
Ukraine; Defense Tech | July 31 (my guess) | Apply Here
NTT Startup Challenge – $15,000 total pool + Expand to Asia
SE Asia; Korea; All startups | Aug 21 | Apply Here
Venture Connection at Invent Penn State Venture Conference – Meet investors
All startups | Aug 21 | Apply Here
🏆 Awards
Global Citizen Waislitz Awards – $300,000 total pool
Social impact; poverty | Jun 14 | Apply Here
Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Awards – $175,000 total pool
Transportation; Social impact | Jun 22 | Apply Here
Asian Technology Excellence Awards – Recognition
Asia; IT; Innovative tech | Jun 26 | Apply Here
Closing Soon! Last Chance!
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RAISE the STAKES 2026 – €10M total pool
AI | Jun 1 | Apply Here
AI+ OpenData Challenge – KRW 100 Million
Korea; AI; Government data | Jun 5 | Apply Here
Sony Women in Technology Award – $250,000
Tech researchers; Creating tech based on science | Jun 5 | 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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