25-27 September 2026
Tekwill, Chisinau
DEEPTECH
GigaHack_
Set your ideas in motion. Experiment with new technologies and tools. Collaborate with like-minded individuals and build disruptive solutions at Deeptech GigaHack.
Empowering great minds
Bring your idea. Join the teams turning real challenges into working prototypes
» 2025 Recap
DeepTechGigaHack_
2025was ablast!
In 2025, DeepTech GigaHack returns for its third edition - 48 hours of relentless coding, and groundbreaking ideas. Moldova’s largest hackathon continues to push the limits of innovation!
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» About the hackathon
What is a
Hackathon?
A hackathon is an intense, fast-paced innovation marathon where tech talents, researchers, and entrepreneurs team up to solve real-world challenges using cutting-edge technologies.
It’s about proactive problem-solving, rapid prototyping, and pushing the boundaries of innovation in AI, FinTech, EnergyTech, and more…
Why You Need to Be There?
Deeptech GigaHack is your chance to:
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Gain visibility
Showcase your skills to top companies and industry leaders.
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Collaborate & innovate
Work with like-minded professionals and create groundbreaking solutions.
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Challenge yourself
Tackle complex problems and sharpen your expertise.
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Expand your network
Meet potential co-founders, mentors, and lifelong friends.
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Win big
Compete for major prizes and career-changing opportunities.
Whether you’re a developer, researcher, startup founder, or tech enthusiast, this is where you turn ideas into reality and shape the future of deep tech!
» Fields of Innovation
Challenges
AI / ML - Artificial intelligence
/Prize
30 000 MDL
/Provider
🥇 The winner: MacLovin
Sales teams spend hours manually searching for information about potential clients - time that could be used differently.
This challenge invited participants to build a solution that transforms publicly available company data into an intelligent business opportunity identification tool.
Team MacLovin responded with LeadRadar - a tool that automatically analyzes large amounts of public information and generates clear lists of potential clients, along with verifiable sources. The solution also suggests personalized messages for email or LinkedIn, allows users to subscribe to company updates and integrates data into a CRM system.
This challenge invited participants to build a solution that transforms publicly available company data into an intelligent business opportunity identification tool.
Team MacLovin responded with LeadRadar - a tool that automatically analyzes large amounts of public information and generates clear lists of potential clients, along with verifiable sources. The solution also suggests personalized messages for email or LinkedIn, allows users to subscribe to company updates and integrates data into a CRM system.
Cybersecurity - Critical Infrastructure OffSec
RED TEAM vs BLUE TEAM
/Prize
90 000 MDL
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🥇 The winner: F-Society Team
The security of critical infrastructure is one of the most important challenges of our time - and cybersecurity specialists need real environments to test and develop their skills.
This challenge invited participants into a Red Team vs. Blue Team exercise, built to simulate attacks on critical infrastructure within the Cyber Range.
Team F-Society documented the actions carried out against the infrastructure and the vulnerabilities identified, testing in a scenario close to the real situations faced by cybersecurity specialists.
This challenge invited participants into a Red Team vs. Blue Team exercise, built to simulate attacks on critical infrastructure within the Cyber Range.
Team F-Society documented the actions carried out against the infrastructure and the vulnerabilities identified, testing in a scenario close to the real situations faced by cybersecurity specialists.
GeoTech - Smart digital agriculture
/Prize
30 000 MDL
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🥇 The winner: BLOOMSENSE
Inspecting a plantation traditionally means walking the entire surface to identify problems - a slow and costly process.
This challenge invited participants to build a solution that makes agricultural inspections faster and more precise through the use of technology.
Team BLOOMSENSE developed a system that transforms drone images into an automatic map of problems within a plantation. The solution identifies vineyard rows, gaps between plants and calculates the optimal inspection route. During the hackathon, the system processed 311 images in approximately seven minutes, analyzing 53 blocks and 792 rows - the equivalent of over 50 kilometers of plantations. Results indicate a reduction of approximately 72% in the time required for a field inspection. For accessibility, the team also created a Telegram bot through which farmers receive the map and verification route directly.
This challenge invited participants to build a solution that makes agricultural inspections faster and more precise through the use of technology.
Team BLOOMSENSE developed a system that transforms drone images into an automatic map of problems within a plantation. The solution identifies vineyard rows, gaps between plants and calculates the optimal inspection route. During the hackathon, the system processed 311 images in approximately seven minutes, analyzing 53 blocks and 792 rows - the equivalent of over 50 kilometers of plantations. Results indicate a reduction of approximately 72% in the time required for a field inspection. For accessibility, the team also created a Telegram bot through which farmers receive the map and verification route directly.
AgriFood - Agriculture & food tech
/Prize
30 000 MDL
/Provider
🥇 The winner: DreamTeam
Packaging for freshly prepared food presents a real recycling challenge - especially packaging designed for high-temperature products with high fat content.
This challenge invited participants to find a sustainable solution for reducing plastic waste in food retail.
Team DreamTeam created FOLDBACK - a polypropylene container that, after use, can be folded into a compact cylinder and returned through the existing plastic collection infrastructure in EU stores. The solution creates a separate stream of recyclable material and aims to reduce by approximately 50% the amount of plastic used per serving.
This challenge invited participants to find a sustainable solution for reducing plastic waste in food retail.
Team DreamTeam created FOLDBACK - a polypropylene container that, after use, can be folded into a compact cylinder and returned through the existing plastic collection infrastructure in EU stores. The solution creates a separate stream of recyclable material and aims to reduce by approximately 50% the amount of plastic used per serving.
Smart City - Public Sector Innovation
/Prize
30 000 MDL
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🥇 The winner: NOV
Citizens looking for information about municipal services often face incomplete answers, unclear sources or incorrect referrals between institutions.
This challenge invited participants to simplify the interaction between citizens and the municipal administration of Chișinău.
Team NOV created FIR - Every Question Resolved - a digital assistant that searches for answers exclusively in official sources and indicates the exact document and passage from which the information originates.
Available in Romanian and Russian, the prototype was built based on 266 real citizen questions and 110 types of problems. For petitions, the solution identifies the responsible department, integrates the legal deadline and allows tracking of the request within the municipal administration.
This challenge invited participants to simplify the interaction between citizens and the municipal administration of Chișinău.
Team NOV created FIR - Every Question Resolved - a digital assistant that searches for answers exclusively in official sources and indicates the exact document and passage from which the information originates.
Available in Romanian and Russian, the prototype was built based on 266 real citizen questions and 110 types of problems. For petitions, the solution identifies the responsible department, integrates the legal deadline and allows tracking of the request within the municipal administration.
HealthTech - Digital health
/Prize
30 000 MDL
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🥇 The winner: Horalix
Doctors spend a significant part of consultation time completing documentation - time taken away from interacting with the patient.
This challenge invited participants to build a solution that reduces the administrative burden on doctors and improves the quality of medical documentation.
Team Horalix, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, developed Notavra - a solution that automatically transcribes medical conversations and identifies the decisions made within them: next actions, responsibilities and deadlines.
The system can process multilingual conversations and operates locally, without transmitting medical data to the cloud. In the demonstration presented, a recording of 11 minutes and 42 seconds was processed in 6.2 seconds.
This challenge invited participants to build a solution that reduces the administrative burden on doctors and improves the quality of medical documentation.
Team Horalix, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, developed Notavra - a solution that automatically transcribes medical conversations and identifies the decisions made within them: next actions, responsibilities and deadlines.
The system can process multilingual conversations and operates locally, without transmitting medical data to the cloud. In the demonstration presented, a recording of 11 minutes and 42 seconds was processed in 6.2 seconds.
Open Challenge -
Any domain, your idea
/Prize
30 000 MDL
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🥇 The winner: Brainstormers
Drone detection is an increasingly relevant challenge - and existing solutions are often expensive and difficult to implement at scale.
This challenge invited participants to explore new approaches for early detection and warning in the case of drones.
Team Brainstormers created VOX - a system that transforms accessible acoustic sensors into an early warning tool. The sensors identify the acoustic signature of a drone, determine its position and trajectory and alert people in the risk zone, indicating the distance and estimated time until the drone's approach. The solution operates with a single server, without cloud and without costly specialized equipment....
This challenge invited participants to explore new approaches for early detection and warning in the case of drones.
Team Brainstormers created VOX - a system that transforms accessible acoustic sensors into an early warning tool. The sensors identify the acoustic signature of a drone, determine its position and trajectory and alert people in the risk zone, indicating the distance and estimated time until the drone's approach. The solution operates with a single server, without cloud and without costly specialized equipment....
» Participants
Who can join?
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Tech Gurus & Innovators
Seasoned IT professionals, engineers, and experts eager to push the boundaries of deep tech. If you’re ready to apply your knowledge, experiment with emerging technologies, and craft groundbreaking solutions,
this is your space!
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Tech Enthusiasts &
Rising Talents
Junior and mid-level developers, product owners, and aspiring innovators looking to sharpen their skills, tackle real-world challenges, and grow their professional network. This is your chance to learn, create, and
make an impact!
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Professionals & Creative Minds
Academics, scientists, and specialists from diverse fields - finance, healthcare, energy, and beyond - interested in leveraging technology to drive innovation.
Plus, marketing, design, and creative professionals who bring a fresh perspective and turn ideas into compelling, user - friendly solutions.
*IT skills are a plus, but curiosity, creativity, and expertise are just as valuable!
» Key people
Meet the people
behind the expertise_
Experts, founders, mentors and industry voices bringing real context, sharp feedback and practical insight to the hackathon experience.
Discover key people
» Agenda
Three days.
One intense flow
/Day 1
Challenge discovery
Keynote speeches, panel discussions, and networking sessions with experts and industry leaders in each track. Participants will also form teams and start working on their ideas.
// Hackathon Briefing
// Team Formation & Challenge Matching
/Day 2
Prototype development
Teams will continue working on their ideas, and mentors will be available to provide guidance and support. Workshops on pitching, design thinking, and prototyping will also take place.
// Prototype development
// Mentorship Sessions
// Participation in practical workshops
/Day 3
Final showcase
Teams will present their final ideas, followed by judging and an awards ceremony. The event will close with networking.
// Mentorship Checkpoint
// Uploading final projects
» Tickets
Claim your spot
» SOLD OUT
Builder
No team? No problem! Grab your spot, lock in your price, and get ready to build something that matters. We’ll match you with a team before the event - expect great minds, late nights, and maybe a future co-founder.
» SOLD OUT
Academic
Student, researcher, or PhD candidate?
This one’s for you - always at the lowest price, no matter when you buy. Bring your academic perspective to real-world deeptech challenges.
Your knowledge is your superpower. Valid with student ID, master’s or PhD card at check-in.
Your knowledge is your superpower. Valid with student ID, master’s or PhD card at check-in.
» SOLD OUT
Squad_ (4 tickets + 1 free)
Coming as a team? Buy 4 tickets, get 1 FREE. Companies, university groups, or friend squads - form your crew, split the cost, and come ready to build. One QR code, five hackers, zero excuses.
» SOLD OUT
Online Builder
Can't make it to Chișinău? No problem. Join GigaHack 2026 remotely - work on a real challenge, collaborate with your team, and pitch your solution from anywhere in the world.
Same challenge. Same energy. Different location.
Physical attendance at Tekwill, Chișinău is just as welcome - and just as valuable.
» GigaHack 2025 in photos
Moments that
shaped it
» Organizer
Built to move
Possibilities
Technovator is a dynamic platform dedicated to developing talent, fostering entrepreneurship, and driving innovation in Moldova’s tech ecosystem. Deeply connected to a thriving network of startups, IT companies, and industry leaders, we empower individuals and businesses to grow and innovate.
Our initiatives welcome proactive and curious minds - from graduating students and entrepreneurs to researchers, SMEs, and innovation enthusiasts. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, scale your business, or explore cutting-edge technologies, you’ll find opportunities through our programs, including the Deeptech Academy, Deeptech Mentorship Program, Business Innovation Summit, SALTO, Technovator Labs and the Science Café.
Join us and be part of Moldova’s innovation movement!
» Ecosystem
The network behind
GigaHack
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/Community partners
/Media Partners
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