Prize competitions

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Paid U.S. solar system owners up to $130,000 in cash for sharing detailed PV performance data.

Offers satellite-data credits, imagery rights and mentorship to space-solution proposals.

Awards at least $7,500 per category, plus a $10,000 bonus for the top agrifood startup.

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Lets Bangalore-based founders pitch for a spot at the global Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Silicon Valley, where the ultimate winner receives a ₹9.3 crore investment award with no equity taken.

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Supports University of Strathclyde students with early startup ideas through a competition that rewards market-ready commercial thinking.

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Funds practical AI and machine learning software translation toward efficient deployment and societal use.

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Funds United States solutions that recover critical metals from waste and industrial residues through applied research.

Pays up to €25,000 in equity-free cash to the top pitch at GITEX AI Europe.

Awards the winning startup 10 million yen after a pitch contest at SusHi Tech Tokyo.

Pays CHF 30,000 plus in-kind support to a standout Swiss innovation project.

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Awards cash and in-kind prizes to Ontario life-science innovators who pitch a plan.

Offers Nordic startups exhibition space, lodging and investor access at Almedalen.

Paid individual authors up to $2,500 for essays forecasting technology's impact on Special Operations Forces.

Offers startups a $30,000 travel-and-cash pool to pilot with Charlotte's biggest firms.

Awards equity-free cash prizes to women-founded startups at a global pitch competition.

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Pays a $1,000,000 grand prize to the team with the best AI tool for Lyme disease or other invisible illness.

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Pays $15,000 each to 15 teams for AI tools that improve detection or care for Lyme disease and invisible illness.

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Pays $5,000 each to 5 publicly-voted teams in HHS's AI challenge for Lyme disease and invisible illness.

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Pays up to $100,000 per Phase 1 winner, plus a possible $50,000 bonus, to teams designing AI tools that directly help caregivers of older adults and people with disabilities.

Pays 10,000 euros plus mentorship to an early-validation startup that pitches best at the Turku Startup Prize finals.

Pays 25,000 euros plus acceleration support to a traction-stage startup that pitches best at the Turku Startup Prize finals.

Recognizes agrifood startups across four themes, with XTC layering a special AI award on top of the UN's global awards.

Pays a ₹24.5 lakh cash prize pool, no equity taken, to global hackathon participants of all skill levels who build projects across Design and Education themes in a 48-hour virtual event.

Pays U.S. solar manufacturers and training organizations up to $500,000 each to train new or incumbent workers for the solar manufacturing workforce.