xPrize Launches Hackathon with $2M Prize Pool, Backed by Google
XPRIZE has launched the Build with Gemini XPRIZE, a global hackathon with a $2 million prize pool, supported by Google. The competition invites developers to create AI-driven solutions in various categories, emphasizing real-world impact. Participants will have 90 days to develop their projects, with prizes awarded based on business viability and user engagement.
- ▪The hackathon challenges developers to use AI tools to address issues in Education, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Services, Financial Access, and Professional Services.
- ▪The grand prize winner will receive $500,000, with additional prizes for second through fifth places and category winners.
- ▪Registration is open now, and the build period runs from May 19 to August 17, 2026.
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BUILD WITH GEMINI XPRIZE XPRIZE Launches Hackathon With $2 Million Prize Pool, Backed by Google LOS ANGELES, CA - May 19, 2026 — XPRIZE, the world's leader in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, backed by Google, today announced the Build with Gemini XPRIZE at Google I/O. The $2 million global hackathon challenges developers worldwide to use artificial intelligence tools to build solutions across five categories: Education & Human Potential, Entrepreneurship & Job Creation, Small Business Services, Money & Financial Access, and Professional Services. In today's world, artificial intelligence (AI) is ubiquitous.
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