Pitch competitions
3 programmes. Of these, 1 says it takes no equity, and 2 have applications open.
A business plan competition run by the Arizona Commerce Authority for young startups with early revenue. Awardees get US$100,000 of non-dilutive funding and three months of support from a partner organisation.
US$100k prize · equity not published
NYU's six-month startup programme and venture competition: a selective Studio of workshops and coaching, then pitches in three tracks. Each track winner receives a US$75,000 seed investment on a SAFE.
US$75k invested · equity not published
A nationwide German business plan competition for digital and technology B2B startups, run from Dortmund. The ten best plans share EUR 94,000, with EUR 40,000 for first place, and coaching is free throughout.
€40k prize · equity-free
We list 3 programmes: Arizona Innovation Challenge, NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge and start2grow. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
1 of the 3 says it takes no equity: start2grow. 2 do not publish their equity terms.
Applications are open for NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge (closes 8 November 2026) and start2grow (closes 11 January 2027). The deadlines page lists every date we track.
Dortmund (1), New York (1) and Phoenix (1). Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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