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Check out the newest pitch competitions, awards, grants and summits you need to know about
Diane Bailey
May 19, 2025
Hello startup people! Here’s the latest drop on Pitch Competitions, Awards, Summits, grants PLUS new VC Funds.
Will we finally start seeing some IPO's this year? Here are this year’s top contenders.
~Diane
💪 The Biggies
🤑 Newly Added: VC Funds
➡️ Find the Full List of New VC Funds here.
Fund | For | Fund Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Middle East; Africa | $55M; round open | May 19 | |
China; AI | $50M | May 19 | |
Africa; CleanTech; Water; Sustainable Energy | $120M | May 19 | |
Early-stage; AI; Digital Assets; Blockchain | $50M | May 19 | |
Nordics; Deep Tech | New launch, Fund II | May 19 | |
SE Asia; AI; DeFi; Quantum | $500M | May 19 | |
Crypto; AI; FinTech; Payments | $100M | May 19 | |
New York; all tech | $15.8M | May 19 | |
New York; Enterprise Software | $160M | May 19 | |
Seed-stage; underserved areas | $40M | May 19 | |
Europe; CyberTech | €15M | May 19 | |
Spain; Web3 | €21M | May 19 |
🐣 Newly Added: Grants, Pitch, Awards, Summits
➡️ Find the Full List of Grants, Pitch Competitions, Awards here.
What | For | Prize/Why Attend | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
Women founders | 100,000+ attendees | May 19 | |
Africa; Community builders; startups; thought leadership | Featured in Top Voices media channels | May 30 | |
Africa; Blockchain; FinTech | $20,000 | Jun 1 | |
Africa | €100,000 | Jun 30 | |
Health sciences; Open science | $15,000 | Aug 3 | |
DeFi; dApp | $150,000 | Aug 31 (Rolling Apps) |
😨 Closing Soon: Grants, Pitch, Awards, Summits
What | For | Prize/Why Attend | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
HealthTech; Healthcare | Industry experts; investors | May 19 | |
Southern US; all startups | VC event with founders welcome | May 19 | |
Women founders | 100,000+ attendees | May 19 | |
Latitude59 - Talinn; May 21-23 & Pitch Comp | Global; founders; investors | Workshops; afterparties; 65+ countries | May 20 |
Asia; tech innovation | 30,000+ attendees | May 20 | |
UNSDG’s; Food&Bev; AgTech; ClimateTech | $80,000 total pool | May 22 | |
AI | $125,000 AWS credits | May 23 (my guess) | |
Good Soil Seed Capital Pitch Competition, presented by Wells Fargo | All startups | $500,000 total pool | May 23 |
UK; any business | £100,000 total pool | May 25 | |
AgTech: CleanTech; Sustainability; UNSDGs | $1,000,000 investment | May 25 | |
Medical Devices; Dig Health; Pharmaceutical; value chain | Various partner awards | May 25 |
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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.