Pitch competitions · United States
3 programmes. Of these, 1 says it takes no equity, and none has applications open.
A global competition for technology startups with impact. The 2026 edition, AI:360, selects startups to present live at a summit and startup showcase in California.
Funding not published · equity not published
A global pitch competition run through more than 100 regional events; regional champions pitch at a grand finale in San Francisco for a US$1M investment prize.
US$1m invested · equity not published
TechCrunch's pitch competition at Disrupt in San Francisco. The Battlefield 200 exhibit free and finalists pitch on stage for a US$100,000 equity-free prize.
US$100k prize · equity-free
We list 3 programmes: Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), Startup World Cup and TechCrunch Startup Battlefield. 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1 of the 3 says it takes no equity: TechCrunch Startup Battlefield. 2 do not publish their equity terms.
None of them has applications open at the moment. 3 publish when they usually open; see each listing.
San Francisco (2) and California (1). Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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