Pitch competitions
5 programmes. Of these, 1 says it takes no equity, and none has applications open.
A prize and commercialisation programme for African innovators with scalable engineering solutions. Up to 16 shortlisted entrepreneurs get training and mentoring, and finalists pitch for a GBP 50,000 grand prize.
£50k prize · equity not published
A company-creation programme and competition for staff, students and recent graduates of Scottish universities. Entrants get six months of business training, finalists pitch to investors, and winners share the prize funds.
Funding not published · equity not published
An annual international design engineering award for current students and recent graduates with an invention that solves a problem. National winners get £5,000; the international and sustainability winners get £30,000 each.
£30k prize · equity not published
Scotland's twice-yearly business funding competition for startups, social enterprises and charities. Finalists pitch at a live final for grant and loan awards of up to GBP 100,000, with mentoring and support.
Funding not published · equity not published
An all-island business competition for early-stage companies in Ireland and Northern Ireland, run by InterTradeIreland. Entrants get feedback from investment experts and compete for EUR 800,000 in cash prizes.
€130k prize · equity-free
We list 5 programmes: Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, Converge Challenge, James Dyson Award, Scottish EDGE and Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
1 of the 5 says it takes no equity: Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition. 4 do not publish their equity terms.
None of them has applications open at the moment. 5 publish when they usually open; see each listing.
Edinburgh (1), Glasgow (1), London (1) and Newry (1). Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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