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

This week’s tip: Most founders want to talk about features, product roadmaps and technical components, assuming their audience will draw the parallels between their innovation and problems to be solved. For pitch competitions, winning applications - especially for comps such as the Brooklyn Pitch - focus on traction and scalability. Show how your solution is desired in the market rather than just listing feature sets.

~Diane

AXA Startup Angel Competition – £25,000
UK; All startups | Jun 21 | Apply

2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge – $20,000 in prizes
Africa; Green economy; Sustainable mobility | Jun 30 | Apply

Road to Battlefield 2026 – $100,000 + participate in TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200
Central Eurasia; All startups | Jun 30 | Apply

Hatch Bloomington 2026 Pitch Competition – $100,000 total pool
Minnesota; All businesses | July 6 | Apply

EIT Food Impact Sips – €50,000 Pilot
Science-backed Food & Bev | July 10 | Apply

To The Peak Startup Competition – €460,000 investment
Italy; All startups | July 15 | Apply

Women’s Health Week Europe - Pitch – Pitch at Event
HealthTech; Consumer Tech; Med devices | Aug 28 | Apply

Bitkom Smart Country Startup Award – €10,000 in prizes
Sustainable cities; GovTech | Aug 31 | Apply

Brooklyn Pitch Competition – $450,000 total pool
Brooklyn; Local impact | Sept 4 | Apply

DBS Foundation Grant – SGD 250,000
SEA; Social impact; Financial inclusion | July 13 | Apply

Commercial UAV Expo - Las Vegas – Indoor airspace; Start Up Pavilion
Drones | Sept 1-3 | Apply

FinovateFall - NYC – Banking decision-makers; demos
FinTech; Compliance; Payments | Sept 9-11 | Apply

Colorado Startup Week - Call for Sessions – Present at event
Colorado; All startups | July 1 | Apply

Santander X Global Challenge – €120,000 total pool
Quantum; AI | Jun 30 | Apply

VYOMA Innovation Challenge – INR 80 Lakh in prizes
India; Multilingual AI; Open Source | July 5 | Apply

Women TechEU EIC Open Call – €75,000
EU; Women-led; Deep tech | July 13 | Apply

Iveco Group Advanced AI & Computer Vision for Smart Manufacturing – Co-create with Iveco Group
Manufacturing Tech; AI | July 17 | Apply

Ocean Startup Challenge – $25,000
Canada; Marine transportations; Ocean data; Offshore energy | July 26 | Apply

CYD Proof of Concept Fellowship – CHF 130,000 PoC
Cyber-Defence | Aug 31 (rolling apps) | Apply

Smart City Open Innovation Challenge – Meet with public and private orgs for pilots
Smart cities; GovTech | Aug 31 (my guess) | Apply

Global Food Tech Awards - EMEA – Recognition
EMEA; Food Tech; Supply chain | July 1 (my guess) | Apply

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Zayed Sustainability Prize – $1,000,000
Health, Food, Energy + more | Jun 15 | Apply

Cartier Women’s Initiative Award – $100,000
Women-led; Impact-driven | Jun 16 | Apply

Niger Delta Digital Summit Grant – ₦1,000,000
Niger Delta; FinTech; AgTech; more | Jun 16 | Apply

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