Prize competitions

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Supports Instituto Balseiro's annual deep-tech business plan competition for university-linked teams building practical solutions.

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Awards $15,000 in cloud credits to startups pitching at the 2026 Deep Learning Indaba.

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Pays teams through three phases culminating in a $400,000 award to develop cost-effective energy storage for industrial facilities.

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Awards up to AED 500,000 to circular-economy scale-ups through Dubai Holding.

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Supports global health innovators through recurring Johnson and Johnson QuickFire themed challenges in medicine and life science domains.

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Awards $50,000 each to ten climate-solution organizations across five prize categories.

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Awards a non-dilutive CHF 100,000 cash prize to a startup driving climate resilience in agriculture.

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Awards CHF 100,000 to two agriculture and food-supply startups tackling climate resilience.

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Pays a share of $10 million to manufacturers who build and install next-generation LED lighting.

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Supports biennial deep tech competitions for university affiliated startups with prize visibility and innovation momentum.

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Pays U.S. manufacturers up to $4.5 million per team to move critical energy-technology production facilities from planning into shovel-ready construction.

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Awards a UK team a £1 million grand prize for AI that accelerates clean, net-zero energy.

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Pays student teams up to $20,000 each from a $620,000 pool to solve marine energy challenges.

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Pays U.S. college teams up to $15,000 each to design, build and pitch marine-energy solutions for real ocean-power markets.

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Supports Swiss agtech, industrial, and health startups through a MassChallenge program with mentorship, networking, and investment pathways.

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Gives Kingston post-secondary students up to $10,000 cash or a startup-program place through two pitch-competition prize streams for projects that improve city life or municipal services.

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Pays the winner of a televised entrepreneurship competition $100,000 for the strongest business idea and pitch performance.

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Awards $25,000 to a Yale student-led venture working on innovative tech or tech-enabled solutions with a definable go-to-market strategy.

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Supports MIT-affiliated teams with working prototypes through a contest that prepares ventures for investor conversations.

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Supports MIT-affiliated teams building full business plans through a final competition and broader venture exposure.

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Runs a startup pitch prize for student teams with climate and energy ideas worldwide.

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Supports deep-tech founders at MIITE with mentorship, investor access, and competition visibility.

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Awards $50,000 in cash prizes to top teams at a national-security hackathon backed by the US Army.

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Pays US teams up to $600,000 for day-ahead net load forecasting models.