Funding

Grant · Free

Program dates

May 19, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026

Entrepreneurship•Remote

Build with Gemini XPRIZE

XPRIZE Foundation

Application Deadline

August 17, 2026

Official Page

Build with Gemini XPRIZE is an online competition run by the XPRIZE Foundation, sponsored by Google Cloud and administered by Devpost. Over a fixed 90-day window, entrants must launch a working business that operates on AI — acquiring real customers and generating real revenue — rather than shipping a demo or a prototype. Every project must fit one of five categories aimed at expanding human potential and economic access. It rewards founders who can turn Gemini and Google Cloud into a live, revenue-generating company in three months.

Benefits & funding

  • Total prize pool: US$2,000,000.
  • 1st place: US$500,000 (1 winner).
  • 2nd place: US$200,000 (1 winner).
  • 3rd–5th place: US$100,000 each (3 winners).
  • Runner-up: US$50,000 each (15 winners).
  • Category prizes: US$50,000 each across the five categories (5 winners).
  • Each project can win at most one prize.
  • No entry fee.

Eligibility

  • Open to individuals who are at least the age of majority in their place of residence, teams of such individuals, and organizations with fewer than 25 employees.
  • Open worldwide, except residents or organizations based in Russia, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and other regions restricted by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
  • Employees, contractors, and immediate family of the organizers, sponsors, and judges are excluded.
  • The project must be newly created during the competition; a project must use at least one Google Cloud product, and any LLM functionality must make at least one call through the Gemini API.
  • The five categories: Education & Human Potential; Entrepreneurship & Job Creation; Small Business Services; Money & Financial Access; Professional Services Access.

Can you apply?

Open to all applicants

No nationality, residency, education, or experience limits are listed.

We only check the criteria we have data for. Always confirm full eligibility on the official page before applying.

Application process

  1. 1
    Register on the competition’s Devpost page.
  2. 2
    Build a business over the 90-day window using Gemini and Google Cloud, acquiring real users and revenue.
  3. 3
    Submit a functioning project with a category selection, a public or shared code repository, and a written description.
  4. 4
    Include a demonstration video under three minutes, revenue documentation (totals, monthly breakdown, expenses), evidence of real users, and proof of live production operation (logs, API records, dashboards).
  5. 5
    Submit before the deadline; judging follows, then winners are announced.

Program timeline

  1. Submission period opens

    May 19, 2026

  2. Submission deadline (1:00 pm Pacific)

    Aug 17, 2026

  3. Judging period

    Aug 18, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026

  4. Winners announced (approx.)

    Sep 25, 2026