Rocket Fuel Pitch Competition

The Rocket Fuel Pitch Competition features SEVEN award categories, with startups assessed based on size, scale, social impact, funding raised, years in operation and team size.

Benefits include:

• $1M USD prize fund (equity‑free)
• 100 startups selected to pitch live at LEAP 2026
• 20 hours of pitching sessions before global investors and entrepreneurs

7 award categories:

• LEAP Award – $250,000 (top startup overall)
• Shooting Star Award – $150,000 (early‑stage startup)
• Scaling Star Award – $150,000 (late‑stage startup with unicorn potential)
• Tech for Humanity Award – $150,000 (social impact solutions)
• Into New Worlds Award – $150,000 (frontier innovation)
• LEAP Landing Award – $100,000 (non‑Saudi startup soft‑landing in KSA)
• LEAP Founder Award – $50,000 (most promising founder, crowd‑voted)

• Startup must be building a high‑growth technology company
• Must apply through the LEAP Startup Programme application portal
• Selection based on size, scale, social impact, funding raised, years in operation, and team size
• Non‑Saudi startups eligible for the LEAP Landing Award