Industrial Hackathon (SIDF)
SIDF's annual hackathon where teams solve real challenges set by factories and industrial companies, across design, production, sustainability and automation tracks. The 2025 edition carried more than SAR 1.7 million in prizes.
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Past calls: 1 October 2025 · September 2024
What you get
Workshops, one-to-one mentoring, pitching to judges and cash prizes; the 2025 edition offered more than SAR 1.7 million, with SAR 120,000 / 80,000 / 60,000 for first to third place in each track.
Who it's for
Developers, engineers, entrepreneurs, students and researchers aged 18+, from inside or outside Saudi Arabia; team entries only.
- Run by
- Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF), under the patronage of the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed
- Sectors
- Industry · Sustainability
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