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Startup pitch competitions open now
As of Nov 13, 2026, OSH lists 11 pitch competitions that are open or take rolling applications. Next deadline: Project ProtoStar, Nov 13, 2026.
Open or rolling
11
With a deadline
3
Rolling or undated
8
| Program | Type | Organizer | Benefit | Status | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project ProtoStar | Competition | Hugging Face | Participation in open science challenges, with access to research datasets and models for reuse. | Nov 13, 2026 · time not confirmed | |
| FAST42 2027 | Competition | Inc42 | Recognition for verified revenue growth, platform visibility, and access to the wider startup ecosystem. | Dec 10, 2026 · time not confirmed | |
| ETIH Innovation Awards 2027 | Competition | EdTech Innovation Hub | Global recognition across 26 categories for education technology impact. | Feb 26, 2027 · time not confirmed | |
| Enthuse Foundation’s Pitch Night | Competition | Enthuse Foundation | More than $100,000 in prize capital and services | Not announced | |
| Startup World Cup | Competition | Startup World Cup | $1 million investment prize | Rolling | |
| XPRIZE Quantum Applications | Competition | XPRIZE Foundation | $5,000,000 total prize purse | Not announced | |
| MIT Solve | Competition | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Funding, in-kind resources, and connections for social impact ventures. | Rolling | |
| EF Hult Prize | Competition | Hult Prize | $1,000,000 in seed funding for the winning team. | Not announced | |
| Startup Battlefield 200 | Competition | TechCrunch | Participation in TechCrunch Disrupt | Not announced | |
| AI-Native Chip Design Challenge | Competition | SPRIND and NADI | Funding up to €7 million per team and technical/commercial coaching | Not announced | |
| Singapore Defense Tech Hackathon (SDTH) | Competition | NUSX | Cash prizes and incubation programme at NUS Defence Tech Lab worth S$100,000. | Not announced |
Questions and answers
Which pitch competitions close next?
Project ProtoStar (Nov 13, 2026); FAST42 2027 (Dec 10, 2026); ETIH Innovation Awards 2027 (Feb 26, 2027).
Which pitch competitions accept applications on a rolling basis?
Startup World Cup; MIT Solve.
How does OSH check these pitch competitions?
Every program links to its official page. OSH re-reads open programs daily, records deadlines as the official page states them, and marks a program closed once its deadline passes.
How this data is collected
Programs come from their official pages only; deadlines are recorded as the page states them, in the program's own time zone, and statuses update as dates pass. Rolling programs have no fixed deadline.
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