Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC)
Usually opens in January and February and March and April
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
Global competition with in-kind prize packages and investor exposure. Cash prizes vary by year and sponsor.
Extreme Tech Challenge
private · supranational
Deadline: One call a year — Applications open in the winter or spring with regional rounds and a global final mid-year
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: climate, health, social, ai, any
- Stage: pre-seed, seed and Series A
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://www.extremetechchallenge.org/ · not human-checked
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found
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