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Startup competitionCycle: Annual; 2026 competition culminates at the AI:360 Summit in California in November 2026.

Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) AI:360 Global Startup Competition

Extreme Tech Challenge United States · open to applicants worldwide

Global competition for startups applying AI and deep tech to big societal and environmental problems, with partner events worldwide and a live showcase at the AI:360 Summit in California.

Free to start · no account needed

Get a pitch deck and a one-pager for this programme, drafted from what you already have in about two minutes.

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Also: pitch at AI:360 Summit and Startup Showcase; evaluator and investor exposure; special awards with partners (e.g. UN FAO).

Annual; 2026 competition culminates at the AI:360 Summit in California in November 2026.

How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).

What to prepare: application form, deck.

From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Applications Now Open for the XTC AI:360 Global Startup Competition 2026”

Who can apply

  • Open to founders

What you will need

  • Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
  • Pitch deckUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.

How to apply

Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.

Step-by-step guide

How Onward Scout helps

This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.

Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.

Let Onward Scout prepare this application

Get a pitch deck and a one-pager for this programme, drafted from what you already have in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Extreme Tech Challenge without your tap.

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