Mining Stockpile Measurement Software: Stitch3D Wins $100K
Stitch3D has won $100K for its innovative mining stockpile measurement software, designed to simplify stockpile tracking. The mining stockpile measurement software also allows mining teams to share and analyze large point cloud datasets with ease.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Stitch3D, a pioneering startup building cloud-native software for the reality capture industry, has secured a $100,000 prize after being crowned winner in the 2025 Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) during the Biban Forum.
Majid Al-Kassabi, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce and Chairman of Monsha’at, personally awarded the prize as part of a ceremony at Biban Forum 2025, underscoring the Kingdom’s rising profile in global innovation and construction-focused technologies.
What Is Stitch3D and Why It Matters
Stitch3D operates at the convergence of web data management, spatial data visualization, and reality capture analytics. The company’s win in the EWC’s Space Tech – Mining track highlights the startup’s ability to accurately measure stockpile cut/fill volumes (see sample data), distribute data visualization and outputs via a simple public link on any web-enabled device, and invite open collaboration across massive point cloud and geospatial datasets.
This kind of innovation is particularly significant given global trends:
- Mining is under pressure to become more efficient, more sustainable, and more transparent.
- Space tech (e.g., remote sensing, Earth observation) can offer critical insights into resource mapping, environmental risk, and operational optimization.
- By allowing users to easily share large point cloud datasets and track stockpile volumes on the web, Stitch3D helps mining operations forecast revenue growth and improve yield — aligning with both commercial and ESG-focused goals.
The Bigger Picture: Why Stitch3D’s Win is Significant
Stitch3D’s win comes within the EWC’s dedicated Space Tech track, which in 2025 awarded four separate $100K prizes for innovations in Mining, Public Safety, Smart Construction, and Crowd Management.
The creation of this track signals Monsha’at’s and Saudi’s strategic ambition:
- Diversification: The Kingdom is not just funding “ordinary” startups; it’s investing in frontier tech in the emerging reality capture industry.
- Global Hub Aspirations: After an intense down-selection process of over 10,300 startups, the Saudi Ministry of Commerce for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha’at) invited 100 finalists from dozens of countries to participate in the EWC finale. Saudi Arabia is positioning itself as a global destination for innovation and has placed particular emphasis on technologies that are driving innovation in the construction and mining sectors.
- Long-Term Vision: Through Biban Forum and Monsha’at, the Saudi SME authority is building infrastructure (funding, mentorship, partnerships) to help companies like Stitch3D scale.
- For Saudi Arabia: Supporting companies like Stitch3D is part of a broader strategy to develop knowledge-based economy sectors that align with Vision 2030 goals of innovation, sustainability, and economic diversification.
Bottom Line:
Stitch3D’s EWC victory is not just a win for the company, but a signal of Saudi Arabia’s growing ambition in space-driven innovation that can support Giga-Projects that are funded in alignment with Vision 2030. As the Kingdom continues to position itself as a global startup hub, support for frontier industries bringing reality capture data to the forefront could yield significant economic and environmental dividends.
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