TETecnológico de MonterreyIdeathonIn-personBeginner

Tec Ideathon: Cities 2030

No code required — 36 hours to frame an urban problem, validate it with users and pitch a business case to a jury of investors and city officials.

Dates: Oct 24 – Oct 25, 2026
Deadline: Oct 18 · closes in 11 days
Team size: Teams of 3–5
Prize: $120,000 MXN + incubation

Requirements

Eligibility

StudentUndergraduateGraduate

Skills

PitchingMarket SizingBusiness ModelStorytelling

Submission

Repository, 3-minute demo video and a short deck by the submission deadline.

Timeline

•RegistrationSep 15 – Oct 18
•Team formationuntil Oct 22
•IdeathonOct 24 – 25
•Final pitchOct 25, 17:00

Good for your Skill Tree

Completing this challenge would progress:

Pitching+3 evidence
Market Sizing+2 evidence
Business Model+1 evidence

See it in your Skill Tree →

Suggested teammates

PS

Paulina Solís

Sales & Pitch Lead · Guadalajara

90%Team Fit

Pitching · Business Model · Market Sizing · Storytelling

🏆 4 wins🥈 5 finalist💻 16 competitions

Owns the pitch you keep improvising
4 wins where judging was 40% presentation
Ideathon specialist
⚠️Not a coder — needs a technical partner

RV

Rodrigo Vela

Business Developer · Monterrey

83%Team Fit

Go-to-market · Partnerships · Financial Model · Sales

🏆 2 wins🥈 4 finalist💻 13 competitions

Turns demos into business cases
Strong at case + startup competitions
⚠️Limited hackathon weekend availability