Wednesday, 17 June 2026 — 27 August 2026
Prize Pool
₹14.9 Lakhs
Registration Deadline
The Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2026 is an online hackathon organised by the Africa Deep Tech Foundation. The challenge invites innovators, developers, and entrepreneurs from around the world to build
Open to all individuals and teams globally. No specific restrictions mentioned.
Prize Pool
₹14.9 Lakhs
Registration Deadline
Notion SaaS Credits — up to ₹5L
Rs. 5 Lakhs+ in Notion workspace credits — databases, wikis, project management, and team docs — for new users with a work email.
Vultr Cloud Credits — up to ₹84L
Up to $100K in Vultr cloud credits plus 35% long-term discounts, architecture reviews, and a dedicated account manager. For Series A–E startups.
Google Cloud Credits — up to ₹2.9Cr
Up to $350K in Google Cloud credits over 2 years for AI-first startups (Vertex AI/Gemini). Includes Workspace, Maps, and a startup success manager.
IBM Cloud Credits — up to ₹1Cr
Up to $120K in IBM Cloud credits covering watsonx AI, analytics, and infrastructure. Open to startups under 5 years old with under $1M revenue.
Render Cloud Credits — up to ₹84L
Tiered cloud credits on Render from $5K (Build) up to $100K (AI-native Scale tier). Purpose-built for web apps, APIs, and AI inference workloads.
Huawei Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.3Cr
Up to $150K in Huawei Cloud credits plus co-sell slots, coaching, and dedicated migration support. Open to companies under 5 years old.
Microsoft Cloud Credits — up to ₹1.3Cr
Up to $150K in Azure credits plus GitHub Enterprise, Copilot, and Microsoft 365 — unlocked progressively as your startup grows.
Mixpanel SaaS Credits — up to ₹1.2Cr
Full year free on Mixpanel's analytics platform (up to $145K value) — 1B events, session replay, experiments, and data pipelines. Under $8M raised.
DigitalOcean Cloud Credits — up to ₹1Cr
Up to $10K/month in DigitalOcean cloud and GPU credits for 12 months, plus 15 months of free paid support. For AI-native startups.
Razorpay Payment Credits — up to ₹1Cr
Up to ₹1 Cr in benefits for funded Indian startups — payment processing credits, Magic Checkout, RazorpayX account, and free payroll software.
Datadog Tooling Credits — up to ₹84L
Up to $100K in Datadog credits covering the full observability stack — APM, logs, security, AI — for Series A or earlier startups.
Akamai Cloud Credits — up to ₹1Cr
Up to $120K in cloud credits year one for early-stage startups running VM, GPU, or storage workloads on Akamai Cloud infrastructure.