Pitch competitions
4 programmes. Of these, none says it takes no equity, and 1 has applications open.
A competition and training programme for European life sciences and health tech start-ups. Finalists pitch to investors at the EIT Health flagship event for EUR 30,000 per category.
€30k prize · equity not published
A training and pitch competition for early-stage innovators in parts of Europe, run by the EIT Community. Teams get training and mentoring, then finalists pitch to investors for up to EUR 10,000.
€10k prize · equity not published
MIT Solve's open innovation challenges for tech-based solutions in climate, health, learning and economic prosperity. Selected Solver teams join a nine-month programme and share more than US$1M in prize funding.
Funding not published · equity not published
A global prize for small and medium enterprises and non-profits with sustainability solutions in health, food, energy, water and climate action. Each category winner receives US$1,000,000.
US$1m prize · equity not published
We list 4 programmes: EIT Health Catapult, EIT Jumpstarter, MIT Solve Global Challenges and Zayed Sustainability Prize. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
None of the 4 says it takes no equity. 4 do not publish their equity terms, so ask before you apply.
Applications are open for MIT Solve Global Challenges (closes 6 November 2026). The deadlines page lists every date we track.
Cambridge (1) and Munich (1). Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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