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$2,000,000 Build with Gemini XPRIZE

  • Organization: XPRIZE Foundation x Google
  • Type: Competition
  • Location: Global, excluding US sanctioned countries and territories
  • Deadline: August 17, 2026
  • Age: Age of majority in country of residence
  • Funding: Not Specified

XPRIZE and Google launched this competition at Google I/O in May 2026: build a real business in 90 days that operates through AI agents, with real customers and real revenue, competing for a USD 2,000,000 cash prize pool. First place takes USD 500,000, prizes run down through 15 runner up awards of USD 50,000, and each of the five categories carries its own USD 50,000 prize. Categories span education, entrepreneurship, small business services, financial access and professional services. What you get: ➤ A share of USD 2,000,000 in cash: USD 500,000 for first place, USD 200,000 for second, USD 100,000 each for third through fifth ➤ 15 runner up prizes of USD 50,000 each ➤ USD 50,000 category prizes across five categories ➤ Free credits for Google AI Ultra and Google Cloud ➤ Exposure through an XPRIZE and Google backed global competition What you'll do: ➤ Build and deploy a new business operated by AI agents within the 90 day window ➤ Use at least one Google Cloud product, with Gemini API calls for any LLM functionality ➤ Acquire real users and generate real revenue before the deadline ➤ Submit a GitHub repo, a 3 minute demo video, a written narrative and revenue evidence ➤ Provide customer evidence and disclose expenses including marketing spend

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$2,000,000 Build with Gemini XPRIZE

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Opportunity type
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Funding
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Location
Global
Deadline
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About this opportunity

XPRIZE and Google launched this competition at Google I/O in May 2026: build a real business in 90 days that operates through AI agents, with real customers and real revenue, competing for a USD 2,000,000 cash prize pool. First place takes USD 500,000, prizes run down through 15 runner up awards of USD 50,000, and each of the five categories carries its own USD 50,000 prize. Categories span education, entrepreneurship, small business services, financial access and professional services.

What you get: ➤ A share of USD 2,000,000 in cash: USD 500,000 for first place, USD 200,000 for second, USD 100,000 each for third through fifth ➤ 15 runner up prizes of USD 50,000 each ➤ USD 50,000 category prizes across five categories ➤ Free credits for Google AI Ultra and Google Cloud ➤ Exposure through an XPRIZE and Google backed global competition

What you'll do: ➤ Build and deploy a new business operated by AI agents within the 90 day window ➤ Use at least one Google Cloud product, with Gemini API calls for any LLM functionality ➤ Acquire real users and generate real revenue before the deadline ➤ Submit a GitHub repo, a 3 minute demo video, a written narrative and revenue evidence ➤ Provide customer evidence and disclose expenses including marketing spend

Who can apply

  • At the age of majority in your country of residence at time of entry
  • Open worldwide, excluding residents of Russia, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and other US sanctioned jurisdictions
  • Individuals, teams and organizations may all enter
  • Project must be newly created after May 19, 2026
  • Free Devpost account required to register
  • No entry fees

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Good to know

  • +USD 2,000,000 across 25 cash prizes backed by XPRIZE and Google
  • +Free to enter with free Google Cloud and AI credits
  • +Open worldwide to individuals as well as teams and organizations

Worth checking yourself

  • !Five days to the deadline at research time; realistic only for teams already building since May
  • !Submission requires a deployed business with real revenue and real customer evidence, far beyond a prototype
  • !Entrants bear their own build and marketing costs, disclosed in the required P&L
  • !Age of majority requirement excludes most under 18s

What we could not confirm

  • ?Deadline time is stated inconsistently between the Official Rules (1:00 pm PT) and the marketing site (11:59 pm PT)

Sources checked

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