TikTok x Blossom SME Empowerment Program
A corporate-backed AI accelerator run by Blossom with TikTok, now in its second cohort, combining a Riyadh hackathon with a three-month hybrid programme for AI startups.
Checked against the operator's own pages on 11 October 2026. Dates change. Always confirm on the programme's own site before you apply.
[ Key terms ]
- Duration
- 3 months (accelerator); 1 day (hackathon)
- Format
- Hybrid · Riyadh
Not published: Equity. Ask the organiser.
[ What you get ]
Three-month AI accelerator (opening and closing weeks in Riyadh, core sessions online) plus a one-day AI hackathon track; mentoring, investor-readiness work, demo day, TikTok visibility; press reports funding of up to USD 60,000 per startup.
[ Who it's for ]
Accelerator: startups with an AI-based product, MVP or early traction, aiming to grow in Saudi Arabia. Hackathon: individuals or teams with an AI startup idea.
- Run by
- Blossom Accelerator
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- AI
[ Elden Studios ]
Accepted? Show up with a product.
TikTok x Blossom SME Empowerment Program asks for a working product. Elden Studios builds your MVP in weeks, in your name, so you apply with something live.
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