Unwicked Last Push of Year 1!

Well, we’ve arrived. The last big push of applications for funding this year. There is a lot of hate and darkness in the world right now, but your startup doesn’t have to be one of those dark places. We have some great opportunities due this week. We are also wanting to wish all who celebrate a Happy Chanukah!

What’s New This Week….?

• 12/14/2023 || 👉: **All Tech Is Human Holiday Party! ** We're celebrating the Responsible Tech community and you're invited! Founded in 2018, All Tech Is Hu...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recgzFTimDZmx4TN0

• Forbes 30 under 30 nomination are open: https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-nominations/

• Pitch Training

• Help with Prototyping

• Investor Matching

• We have a new blog page. Checkout our front page: Unwicked.com 

Funding Opportunities Below….

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Due this week & new opportunities

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Fashion Tech 12/14/2023 || 👉: **The New York Fashion Tech** The New York Fashion Tech Lab is accepting applications for its 2024 cohort. The program is open to ...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recOW9OBCJAvwEIq4

12/15/2023 || 👉: **Plug In Ventures Accelerator Cohort 5** 2024 Cohort 5 is designed for Black and LatinX founders who are focused on solving big problems in H...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=reckHIa1NqBbMVwkZ

12/15/2023 || 👉: **Atomic Grants** Atomic Grants are available to those who identify as a woman, and who are 21+. You can live anywhere...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recg698WvRgnYT950

12/15/2023 || 👉: **About Her Culture Microgrant** Micro grants are open to women of Caribbean and African descent, who are entrepreneurs, creatives an...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recGvCcvls5cqGkpG

12/15/2023 || 👉: **FINCA Ventures Prize** FINCA Ventures Prize to support social entrepreneurs who share FINCA’s steadfast commitment to endin...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recJkngqm7h5smbqJ

12/15/2023 || 👉: **NextEra Energy Investments, LLC 2024 Seed Competition** Win up to $500,000 in seed capital investment. For entrepreneurs solving critical problems within Cybersecurity, Data & AI, Decarbonization and Energy Transition... https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=receD0OzYt4rt1tTq

12/18/2023 || 👉: **Sephora Beauty Grant** Sephora Beauty Grant will awarding one Black business owner within the beauty industry a $100,000 gr...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recOO36ub7hh6rYZA

12/20/2023 || 👉: **Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Grant** Small businesses can access, for free, personalized learning through over 40 courses, mentorship, pe...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recRYil9KpczF4NAF

Pitch Training & Competition

12/15/2023 || 👉: **How to Not Suck At Pitching Your Startup with StartupNash** How to Not Suck At Pitching Your Startup with StartupNash - Learn the exact strategies and formulas, ...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=reclIukKAi0XKZxDm

"👉: **Forum Ventures Live Pitch Competition: NYC Prize: $100,000 Open to early-stage B2B SaaS founders who have raised under $1M USD. ** Get ready to show off your Sen-SaaSional startup and compete for a chance to win 💰$100K! Submit your deck for the opportunity to be chosen as a finalist to present your deck in fr...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recP0uki4dATLMNLw"

Prototyping

👉: **Futureworks Makerspace Prototyping** Futureworks Makerspace at Brooklyn Army Terminal is a state-of-the-art community workspace for entrepreneurs, makers, architects, and artists. Makerspace supports local manufacturi...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recFTSNH1kotNyJcy

Investor Intros

12/15/2023 || 👉: **Angel Club Intros** You're invited to opt-in for a custom-matched, virtual conversation with a like-minded founder, fund...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recnNpyyTtBqt9HHM

Some favorites added with no deadline given

"No Deadline Known || 👉: **1863ventures** A Business Program for the New Majority.A nation-wide education and grant program empowering New Majority businesses to navigate the effects of COVID-19 and racial bias. Program ...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=rec15I0ViDRAB9BER"

👉: **Ganas Ventures** Community-driven founders...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recBimA3H3jkqWroV

👉: **Global Millennial Capital's Accelerator ** Global Millennial Capital's Accelerator Web3 2023 Program: For early-growth companies to define their business model and expand their network of global relationships. Up to $250,00...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recvCzsyqK8WgLQWN

"👉: **NYC Open Data Week 2024 Call for Proposals** NYC Open Data Week 2024 Call for Proposals! Read the full announcement from the Office of Technology and Innovation here.

The eighth festival is scheduled for March 16-24, 2024, f...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recFglNGydkyVOEOv"

👉: **OpenAI cybersecurity grant program** We are launching the Cybersecurity Grant Program—a $1M initiative to boost and quantify AI-powered cybersecurity capabilities and to foster high-level AI and cybersecurity discours...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=rec4GK6xA2MH9LOgJ

👉: **Polygon Labs ** Polygon Labs $85M Grant Program to Draw Builders to Its Ecosystem - Grants are for both later stage Co's (up to $1.5 Mil) and early stage Co's (quadratic funding grants)...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recNEhAMUhrVgvS0o

"👉: **Sonic Labs accelerator program** What is Sonic Labs? Sonic Labs is an incubator for developers to build innovative dApps with unprecedented performance, preparing for the Sonic mainnet. Up to 5 teams participating ...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recp0X5di5w44AAeb"

👉: **TachyonX Accelerator** TachyonX Accelerator TachyonX is Consensys' newest program supporting innovative Web3 founders at the very beginning of their journey, with a $150,000 with a SAFE and token side le...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recqLtzupyFUimCgj

"👉: **techrise** Apply to pitch on TechRise! TechRise hosts weekly pitch competitions for Chicagoland’s overlooked, early-stage Entrepreneurs. Founders are invited to submit an application for the ...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recUXqWoVtrJTciDG"

👉: **Temecula Level Up Training and Grant Funding Program** The business must be a for-profit business physically located in Temecula. The business must have 15 or more employees and revenue of $5MM or more....https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=rechJKY7v0fcOoVUH

"👉: **Venture Access Alliance** NYCEDC Launches Venture Access Alliance that Aims to Build a Tech Ecosystem that Reflects and Leverages NYC’s Diversity

This is super promising, especially given the two people wh...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recFB2VcTTEv36dXs"

👉: **WomensNet’s Grants** WomensNet funds several women business grants throughout the year — $435,000 worth! To be considered for all these grants, you only need to fill out one application. Yes, it’s that...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recvrSllx0z9wK0ky

"👉: **Z Fellows** We’ll give you $10,000 to go all in on an idea for one week. Join a cohort of early technical builders and learn from some of Silicon Valley’s smartest mentors. Currently acceptin.. .https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=reclHx29oZUItrFE4"

Demographics Based

👉: **Veterans Business Battle** Event gives invited military veterans an opportunity to pitch business ideas to investors and lenders for a chance to raise capital. During the competition, finalists attend worksh...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recP4LmVji9PhSvpN

👉: **WomensNet’s Grants** WomensNet funds several women business grants throughout the year — $435,000 worth! To be considered for all these grants, you only need to fill out one application. Yes, it’s that...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recvrSllx0z9wK0ky

Location Based

Canada-12/14/2023 || 👉: **Main Street Innovation Fund - Toronto** The Main Street Innovation Fund is a grant that provides funding to Business Improvement Areas (BIAs...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=rec10L0O3Xdb6dNT4

IL-12/15/2023 || 👉: **West Side United Grant** Must be a for-profit business operating on the West Side of Chicago. Although businesses and entrepr...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recLP8b08pV7kpMxd

MD-12/15/2023 || 👉: **Baltimore Women's Giving Circle** Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to nonprofit organizations that serve women of all ages and ...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recKoclbtyDPqJnVK

GA (Northwest)-12/18/2023 || 👉: **TVFCU Idea Leap Grant** TVFCU is hosting three separate Idea Leap Grant Competitions in the Chattanooga, Oconee and NW Georg...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recrSZJNdSJXiuYOg

OH-12/18/2023 || 👉: **TVFCU Idea Leap Grant - Ococnee** TVFCU is hosting three separate Idea Leap Grant Competitions in the Chattanooga, Oconee and NW Georg...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=rec5GPgBjNqbsPBCI

TN-12/18/2023 || 👉: **TVFCU Idea Leap Grant - Chattanooga** TVFCU is hosting three separate Idea Leap Grant Competitions in the Chattanooga, Oconee and NW Georg...https://www.unwicked.com/opportunity-detail?recordId=recLUaovEdjM8jgHs

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Rose & Priya26