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The newest grants, pitch competitions, awards, and tech summits you need to know about
Diane Bailey
November 17, 2025
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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