Hello startup people! Here’s the latest drop on Grants, Pitch Competitions, Awards, and Summits.
Thanks to all who submitted feedback on the newsletter! I will be reaching out to the 3 “winners” this week.
~Diane
💪 The Biggies
Newly Added:
🎤 Pitch Competitions
DxPx Pitch – $500,000
HealthTech; Life Sciences; MedTech | Dec 1 | Apply Here
ABA 2026 Startup Alley Pitch Competition – Pitch at ABA TECHSHOW + booth space
LegalTech; RegTech | Dec 26 | Apply Here
Additive Manufacturing AM Pitchfest – Pitch at RAPID+TCT event + booth
Additive Manufacturing; 3D printing | Feb 6 | Apply Here
Snowflake Startup Challenge – Up to $1,000,000 investment + ring NYSE Bell
Snowflake AI; Applications | Feb 18 | Apply Here
💼 Events
The NGA Show 2026 - Las Vegas – 3,500+ attendees
Grocery; CPG; Food & Bev | Feb 1–3 | Apply Here
Retail Supply Chain Conference - Orlando – 2,000+ attendees
Supply chain; Retail Tech; e-comm | Feb 1–4 | Apply Here
IoT Tech Expo - London – 8,000+ attendees
IoT; Security; Data & Analytics | Feb 4–5 | Apply Here
Digital Assets Forum - London – 2,000+ attendees
Digital currency; Crypto; FinTech | Feb 5–6 | Apply Here
Manifest by DHL - Las Vegas – 7,200+ attendees
Supply Chain; Logistics | Feb 9–11 | Apply Here
Quantum Days 2026 - Victoria – 3,500+ attendees
Deep Tech; Quantum | Feb 18–20 | Apply Here
ViVE Event 2026 - Los Angeles – 9,000+ attendees
HealthTech; Digital Health; Provider+Payer | Feb 22–25 | Apply Here
🔨 Challenges
Circular Lab Waste Management Open Call – €2,000 + Run pilot with Ecoembes
Waste solutions; Recycling | Jan 31 | Apply Here
AGRO-WELL Smart Farming Open Call – €37,500
Europe; AgTech | Feb 4 | Apply Here
Closing Soon! Last Chance!
🎤 Pitch Competitions
DigitalHealth PitchFest – Pitch at Rewired 2026
UK; HealthTech | Nov 21 | Apply Here
💰 Grants
Digital Justice Seed and Development Grant – Unspecified
RegTech; Social Impact | Nov 20 | Apply Here
💼 Events
Slush 2025 - Helsinki – 13,000+ attendees
All startups | Nov 19–20 | Apply Here
Tech for Retail - Paris – 13,000+ attendees
Retail; E-Comm; Supply Chain; Circular Economy | Nov 24–25 | Apply Here
🔨 Challenges
DUT Call 2025 – €2,000,000
Urban Mobility; Climate Tech | Nov 17 | Apply Here
Biotech Innovation Call – €400,000
EU; BioTech; Food & Bev | Nov 17 | Apply Here
O-CEI Open Call – €100,000
Edge computing; IoT; Cloud | Nov 20 | Apply Here
ESA Phi-Lab Finland – €500,000
Finland; Geospatial; Sensors | Nov 20 | Apply Here
D-Prize Challenge – $20,000
Social impact | Nov 23 | 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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