Smart Makkah Hackathon
The Royal Commission for Makkah's smart-city hackathon, where teams build solutions for urban planning, transport, sustainability and the visitor experience. The 2025 edition drew over 1,000 participants and 37 finished projects.
[ What you get ]
Five-day virtual training camp with mentoring, then a three-day in-person hackathon with workshops and local and international experts; winning projects recognised. Prize amounts not published.
[ Who it's for ]
Programmers, developers, tech entrepreneurs and university students.
- Run by
- Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites (RCMC)
- Equity
- No equity taken
- Format
- Hybrid
- Where
- Makkah
- Duration
- About 8 days of programme (5 virtual + 3 in person)
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed
- Sectors
- Smart cities · Mobility · Sustainability · Visitor experience
[ Elden Studios ]
Accepted? Show up with a product.
Programmes back founders who ship. Elden Studios builds your MVP in weeks, in your name, so you walk in with something live.
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Checked against the operator's own pages on 3 October 2026.