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SPIE Startup Challenge

Pays photonics startups up to $10,000 for pitching live at SPIE Photonics West.

Applicants submit a written application plus a video pitch through an SPIE account; judges from the entrepreneur, investor and business-development world score every entry on business case, financial case and team trajectory, and everyone gets written feedback. Finalists deliver a live five-minute pitch at SPIE Photonics West, where judges pick the top three for cash prizes, and one finalist also

MedtechPhotonics

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.