Hackathon and
Accelerator Programme

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Designed as a fast-paced startup formation sprint, participants collaborate with mentors, investors, and innovators to develop scalable ideas, refine solutions, and transform emerging concepts into venture-ready opportunities.

BeyondX Building

BeyondX Building

21 Keppel Rd, Singapore 089067

21 Keppel Rd, Singapore 089067

[Re]imagining Life with AI

Choose from four innovation missions that explore how AI can create meaningful impact in the physical world. Whether you're rethinking cities, mobility, creativity, or health, each challenge is designed to spark solutions with real-world applications.

AI + Smart Cities

How can we make cities more adaptive, efficient and human?

Urban systems · Buildings · Energy Mobility infrastructure · Digital twins

AI + Creator Economy

How humans create, learn and communicate in the AI era?

SME copilots · Commerce · Education ASEAN AI assistants · Storytelling

AI + Mobility / EV

How might we reinvent movement in dense cities?

EV charging · Fleet routing Last-mile logistics · Urban transport

AI + Health / Longevity

How might we extend healthy human performance?

How might we extend healthy human performance?

Preventative health · Eldercare Workplace wellbeing · Remote diagnostics

Preventative health · Eldercare Workplace wellbeing · Remote diagnostics

Programme Tracks

Choose from four innovation missions that explore how AI can create meaningful impact in the physical world. Whether you're rethinking cities, mobility, creativity, or health, each challenge is designed to spark solutions with real-world applications.

Hackathon - Community Track

Hackathon - StartUp Track

Accelerator - X-celerate Track

Best For 

Students, professionals, and community teams 

Early-stage startups 

Companies, consortiums, and mature startups 

Format & Duration  

Full-day challenge held on a Saturday in August 

Half-day pitch challenge held on a weekday in September 

June–November accelerator programme 

Entry Stage 

Idea or concept stage 

Existing MVP or product 

Existing traction (TRL 7+) 

Team Format 

Teams of 3–4 participants

Startup team 

Develop and scale a deployment-ready solution 

focus area

Any of the 4 Innovation Missions 

Any of the 4 Innovation Missions 

Two or more collaborating organisations 

what you'll do

Build an AI-assisted prototype from scratch 

Demo and pitch an MVP with a proposed business model 

Two or more collaborating organisations 

SUPPORT PROVIDED

Community mentors and technical guidance 

Startup mentorship and business advisory 

Ecosystem collaboration, investor access, and deployment support 

Final Presentation 

Prototype Pitch 

Startup Pitch 

Investor & Deployment Pitch 

beyondxop finals

Shortlisted teams progress to the Finals 

Shortlisted startups progress to the Finals 

Direct progression upon programme completion 

OUTCOMES

Potential incubation pathway 

Pilot opportunities and accelerator consideration 

Investment readiness, pilots, and commercial deployment 

Programme Schdule

Programme Schdule

Consider presenting this as a visual programme journey or timeline. This would make it easier for users to understand the progression from onboarding to Demo Day and post-programme support.​

Consider presenting this as a visual programme journey or timeline. This would make it easier for users to understand the progression from onboarding to Demo Day and post-programme support.​

JUNE

Onboard & Align

Incubatee briefing ​ 

Non-incubatee briefing ​ 

Startup registration ​ 

Community team registration ​ 

JULY

Build & Validate

Workshop for all tracks ​ 

august

Business & Growth

Startup & X-celerate workshop ​ 

Community Hack Day ​ 

september

Traction & Visibility

Pilot design workshop ​ 

Ecosystem workshop ​ 

Startup pitch session ​ 

OCTOBER

Pitch & Position

Demo Day @ BeyondXpo ​ 

NOVEMBER

Going Beyond

Go-to-market workshop ​ 

Incubation opportunities​ 

Incubation opportunities​ 

Judging Criteria

Participants across all tracks will be assessed using the same judging framework. While deliverables may vary by track, all submissions are evaluated on their potential impact, commercial viability, use of AI, and quality of presentation. 

30%

Desirability

Is the problem real, specific, and big enough to matter (to the target audience/users)?

30%

Viability and Scalability

20%

AI Differentiation

20%

Founder storytelling and demo

Desirability

30%

Is the problem real, specific, and big enough to matter (to the target audience/users)?

30%

Viability and Scalability

20%

AI Differentiation

20%

Founder storytelling and demo

Desirability

30%

Is the problem real, specific, and big enough to matter (to the target audience/users)?

30%

Viability and Scalability

20%

AI Differentiation

20%

Founder storytelling and demo

What Participants Win

Community Track

StartUp Track

X-celerate Track

RECOGNITION

BeyondX Community Innovation Champion 

BeyondX Startup Innovation Champion 

BeyondX X-celerate Venture Champion 

prize & REWARDS

Cash prize and sponsor rewards 

Seed investment and startup support package 

Strategic investment and deployment opportunities 

VISIBILITY

Featured on BeyondX and partner channels 

Media showcase and investor publicity 

Ecosystem and industry recognition 

INVESTOR & ECOSYSTEM ACCESS

Networking with ecosystem partners 

Curated VC meetings and fundraising support 

Strategic investor and deployment partner access 

GROWTH OPPORTUNITY

Prototype showcase opportunities 

Pilot and PoC opportunities 

Commercial pilots and deployment opportunities 

BEYONDX SUPPORT

Fast-track incubation consideration 

Complimentary incubation support credits 

Incubation credits and ecosystem partnership support 

LONG TERM POTENTIAL

Continue developing the prototype within the BeyondX ecosystem 

Scale MVP through ecosystem collaborations 

Form new ventures, consortiums, and ecosystem collaborations 

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© 2026 BeyondX. All Rights Reserved.

© 2026 BeyondX. All Rights Reserved.