The Black Venture Summit Grand Prize awards $20,000 of non-dilutive capital to an early-stage startup, whose venture addresses a pressing need in Black communities, and/or whose founders or co-founder(s) identify as Black or African American. 

The Manolo Sanchez Prize awards $25,000 to a for-profit or non-profit startup with the potential to help improve the financial health of the financially underserved.

The Yale Innovators’ Prize, part of Startup Yale, is a $15,000 cash prize awarded to the for-profit or non-profit startup that has the potential to produce the greatest impact (financially, socially, or otherwise). The Yale Innovators’ Prize is open to any project, campaign, solution, venture, or non-profit led by a current Yale student(s). 

The Thorne Prize for Social Innovation in Health or Education by InnovateHealth Yale is a $25,000 cash prize awarded to the best student-led venture focused on social innovation in health or education for underserved communities in the United States or low-resource countries.

The Sustainable Venture Prize, part of Startup Yale, awards $25,000 to a promising student business venture that advances environmental sustainability.

The Rita Wilson Prize Fund in Support of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a $10,000 cash prize awarded by InnovateHealth Yale to the best student-led venture focused on creating a technological solution to address a health disparity in the United States.

The New Haven Civic Innovation Prize awards up to $10,000 to the best student- or community-led venture or project focused on benefiting the City of New Haven.

The Miller Prize, part of Startup Yale, awards $25,000 to a promising student-led venture working on innovative tech or tech-enabled solutions.