| EPIC Elevator Pitch |
All Tech |
$60,000 plus possible investment |
Jun 17 |
| Lagos Startup Expo (LSE) - Lagos; Jun 18-19 |
All startups |
4,000+ attendees |
Jun 17 |
| TNW Conference - Amsterdam; Jun 19-20 |
Europe; founders; investors |
4500+ tech enthusiasts |
Jun 18 |
| GCN Investor Conference - Newport Beach; Jun 19 |
All Tech |
Pitch Investors; Pay-to-Play event |
Jun 18 |
| Black Girl Ventures Chicago Pitch Competition |
Underrep, women founders; revenue generating |
$15,000 |
Jun 19 |
| Cleveland Chain Reaction |
Ohio |
$40,000 |
Jun 20 |
| Straight to Market 2025, EIT Food |
Europe; FoodTech; Sustainability |
€30,000 |
Jun 20 |
| Tutator Forward Grants Program |
Mission-driven; LegalTech; Public Health; FoodTech; EdTech |
Receive customer software up to $1M |
Jun 22 |
| Zayed Sustainability Prize |
Sustainability; FoodTech; ClimateTech; Energy |
$6,00,000 total pool |
Jun 23 |
| Pitch Elk Grove |
California; all tech |
$10,000 |
Jun 23 |
| Cornwall Slush’D Pitch Competition |
UK; All tech |
Recognition |
Jun 23 |
| Cartier Women’s Initiative Award |
Women-led; Science; Tech; Impact |
$100,000 |
Jun 24 |
| **Asia Startup Expo Q2 - Online; June 25 & Pitch Event** |
AI; SaaS; Consumer Tech |
Panels, investment opps |
Jun 24 |
| Sloss.Tech - Birmingham; Jun 25-27 and Pitch Competition |
All tech; Developers; Funders |
1,000+ attendees; $50K Pitch Comp |
Jun 24 |
| Women Startup-up Award 2025 |
Bavaria; Female founders |
€1,000; prototyping grants; conf tix |
Jun 25 |
| Silicon Couloir Pitch Day |
Wyoming; all tech |
Cash awards |
Jun 27 |
| 2025 Agrithon Competition |
Nigeria; AgTech; Food systems |
₦150,000,000 |
Jun 27 |
| Target Wellness Innovation Summit |
CPG; Health &Wellness; Food & Bev |
Pitch Target retail store |
Jun 27 |
| FutureTravel Summit Pitch Competition |
Pre-seed or Seed; Travel; Hospitality |
€310,000 Google Cloud credits; other perks |
Jun 29 |
| Boise Entrepreneur Week Main Pitch Competition |
Idaho; all tech |
$50,000 |
Jun 29 |
| Boise Trailmix Pitch Competition |
Idaho; Food & Bev |
$50,000 + Albertsons shelf space |
Jun 29 |
| Okta Startup Challenge |
Okta or AuthO tech; identity workflows |
$500,000 investment |
Jun 30 |
| Entrepreneurship World Cup Pitch Competition |
Any startup; SpaceTech |
$1,000,000 total pool |
Jun 30 |
| Verizon LISC Grant |
All startups |
$10,000 |
Jun 30 |
| Emerging Enterprise Awards 2025 |
Asia; Sustainability; Innovation |
Industry recognition |
Jun 30 |
| develoPPP Ventures Idea Competition |
Africa |
€100,000 |
Jun 30 |
| Global Startup Awards |
All startups |
Global recognition; funding opps |
Jun 30 |
| Open Pitch |
All Tech |
$125,000 |
Jun 30 |
| The Power of the Pitch |
Women founders; early or growth stage |
Pitch to investors; media exposure |
Jun 30 (my guess) |
| Rural Jump-Start Program |
Colorado; Rural areas |
$25,000 |
July 1 (rolling applications) |
| Climate Launchpad |
Green Tech; Renewables; Sustainability; Food; Mobility |
Recognition; Present in Austria |
July 1; USA deadline |
| Innovation Startup Competition |
Vietnam; AgTech |
Recognition; Additional support |
July 1 |
| SPARC Pitch Accelerator Regional Competition |
All Tech |
Pitch for $1M at Startup World Cup |
July 1 |
| IGNITE Rural Business Competition |
Kansas; early-stage |
$50,000 |
July 1 |
| Defra Farming Innovation Competition |
UK; Sustainability; AgTech; Net Zero |
£5,000,000 investment |
July 2 |
| Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards 25 |
Australia; 14 categories |
Recognition |
July 4 |
| Make it Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant Program |
Michigan; Sustainable Mobility; Electrification |
$100,000 |
July 7 |
| Startupfest - Montreal; July 9-11 |
All startups |
Deep dives; Fireside chats |
July 8 |
| AWS Gen AI Accelerator |
Early-stage |
$1M in AWS credits |
July 10 |
| Genesys MedTech Grant |
Australia; MedTech |
$20,000 |
July 11 |
| Pier71 Smart Port Challenge 2025 |
Maritime Tech; NextGen Ports; Smart Shipping; AI |
10-Week Program |
July 11 |
| Planters Bank See Grant Competition |
Kentucky; Tennessee; all businesses |
$10,000 |
July 11 |
| GRP Innovation Award |
Sustainability; GreenTech |
€15,000 + €75,000 funding |
July 15 |
| INVEST Digital Health Pitch Perfect |
HealthTech; AI |
Pitch to investors |
July 19 |
| IESNA 2026 Call for Abstracts |
Solar; Energy storage; EV |
Present as keynote, panelist |
July 20 |
| Money 20/20 Awards |
FinTech |
Global recognition |
July 29 |
| LaunchCon BizPitch Competition |
Ohio; pre- and post-revenue |
$40,000 in prizes |
July 30 |
| RALLY Pitch Competition & Conference |
AgTech; Food, Healthcare; SportsTech; Software; Hardware |
$5,000,000 total investment; $1M investment to finalist |
July 31 (my guess) |
| Event Technology Awards |
Event Tech |
Industry recognition |
July 31 |
| IP and Patent Grant |
Europe; all tech |
Grants to cover securing patents, attorney fees |
July 31 (my guess) |
| Fearless Innovator Grant Program |
South Australia; Female-founded |
$100,000 total pool |
July 31 (my guess) |
| UNFCCC AI for Climate Action Award |
AI; Climate Tech |
Recognition; Travel to UN Climate Change Conf |
July 31 |
| EDGE Startup Excellence Award by CSCMP |
Supply Chain |
Recognition; Press Release |
July 31 |
| HR Tech PitchFest 2025 |
Global; HR Tech |
$30,000 in prizes + booth at expo |
July 31 (my guess) |
| Black Hat USA 2025 - Las Vegas; Aug 2-7 |
Cybersecurity |
100+ Briefings; Keynotes |
Aug 1 |
| Vesalius Innovation Award |
Health sciences; Open science |
$15,000 |
Aug 3 |
| Techsauce Global Summit 2025 - Bangkok; Aug 4-6 |
Southeast Asia; trending tech |
20,000 Attendees |
Aug 3 |
| Swim with the Sharks Pitch Competition |
Delaware |
$10,000 |
Aug 4 |
| San Angelo Business Plan Competition |
Texas |
$100,000 total pool |
Aug 8 |
| Ai4 - Las Vegas; Aug 11-13 |
AI |
8,000+ attendees |
Aug 10 |
| SUPERZOO - Las Vegas; Aug 13-15 |
Pet Tech |
Industry’s largest pet product marketplace |
Aug 12 |
| Smart Country Startup Award 2025 |
Public sector; Smart city; GovTech |
Stage slot @ SCCON 2026 |
Aug 15 |
| TechBBQ 2025 - Copenhagen; Aug 27-28 |
Scandinavia; all Tech |
8,000+ attendees; 1200+ invstors |
Aug 26 |
| 2025 Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge |
Founders aged 18-30; Impact-focused |
$15,000 |
Aug 29 |
| Verto Global Business Award |
Africa, US, UK; FinTech; Payments; FX |
$10,000 |
Aug 31 |
| Lightchain Grant Program |
DeFi; dApp |
$150,000 |
Aug 31 (Rolling Apps) |
| NOBIC BioChallenge Global Pitch Competition |
Neuroscience |
$50,000 |
Aug 31 (my guess) |
| Make with Notion - San Francisco; Sept 18 |
Creators; No-Code enthusiasts |
Keynotes; Demos |
Sep 17 |