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Farming Innovation £5M--Fearless Innovator $100K--Mobility Prototyping Grant $100K

Farming Innovation £5M--Fearless Innovator $100K--Mobility Prototyping Grant $100K

Check out the newest pitch competitions, awards, grants and summits you need to know about

Diane Bailey
June 02, 2025

Hello startup people! Here’s the latest drop on Pitch Competitions, Awards, Summits, grants PLUS new VC Funds.

Honing your Pitch for every audience so you don’t ‘Show-up-and-throw-up.’

~Diane

💪 The Biggies

Defra Farming Innovation Investor Partnership - £5M

This competitions aims to develop ambitious late stage innovative solutions, technologies, systems or approaches that will make significant steps towards improving productivity, profitability, increasing sustainability and resilience in the UK.

Fearless Innovator Grant Program - $100K

The Program is a bold initiative to support South Australia’s female-founded startups through practical, financial, and strategic backing.

Make it in Michigan Mobility Prototype Grant Program - $100K

This program is committed to advancing innovation across Michigan’s mobility and electrification sectors, emphasizing opportunities for startups, established firms, and disadvantaged businesses in distressed or rural communities, as well as companies relocating or expanding within Michigan.

🤑 Newly Added: VC Funds

➡️ Find the Full List of New VC Funds here.

Fund	For	Fund Size	Date Added
Sinopec	Hydrogen value chain	$690M	Jun 2
Zeal Capital	FinTech; HealthTech; Future of Learning and Work	$82M	Jun 2
Preston-Werner Ventures (PWV)	Early-stage Tech	$100M	Jun 2
Terminus Capital Partners	B2B software	$250M	Jun 2
Planeteer Capital	ClimateTech	$54M	Jun 2
Black Opportunity Fund (BOF)	Black-founded	$150M	Jun 2
Humain	AI	$10B (yeah, with a B)	Jun 2
Taste Tomorrow Ventures (TTV)	Food&Bev; Snacks; CPG	$30M	Jun 2
COREangels MEA	Middle East; Africa	$10M	Jun 2
M25	Midwest	$36.5M	Jun 2
Metalayer Ventures	FinTech; Defi; Blockchain	$25M	Jun 2
Nascent VC	LatAm	$15M	Jun 2

🐣 Newly Added: Grants, Pitch, Awards, Summits

➡️ Find the Full List of Grants, Pitch Competitions, Awards here.

What	For	Prize/Why Attend	Closes
The Battery Show - Stuttgart; Jun 3-5	Sustainable Mobility; H/EV Tech	21,000+ attendees	Jun 2
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
FutureTravel Summit Pitch Competition	Pre-seed or Seed; Travel; Hospitality	€310,000 Google Cloud credits; other perks	Jun 29
Make it Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant Program	Michigan; Sustainable Mobility; Electrification	$100,000	July 7
Defra Farming Innovation Competition	UK; Sustainability; AgTech; Net Zero	£5,000,000 investment	July 2
Fearless Innovator Grant Program	South Australia; Female-founded	$100,000 total pool	July 31 (my guess)

😨 Closing Soon: Grants, Pitch, Awards, Summits

What	For	Prize/Why Attend	Closes
The Battery Show - Stuttgart; Jun 3-5	Sustainable Mobility; H/EV Tech	21,000+ attendees	Jun 2
Money 20/20 - Amsterdam; Jun 3-5	Banking; Payments; AI, FinTech; Commerce	Keynotes, networking	Jun 2
We Make Future - Bologna; Jun 4-6	AI Trade Fair	70,000+ attendees	Jun 3
Ignite Ideas Fund	Australia; Innovative products	$200,000	Jun 3
eBay Up & Running Grants	eBay product sellers	$10,000	Jun 6
WWDC25 - Cupertino; Jun 9-13	Apple developer conf	Apple experts; dev community	Jun 8
London Tech Week - London; Jun 9-13	All startups and big tech	30,000+ attendees	Jun 8
KC GIFT Grant	Kansas; Missouri; Black-owned	$100,000	Jun 8

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Let me know if you apply to any of these opportunities, and especially when you WIN!

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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.