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Pitch Competition

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Build with Gemini XPRIZE

Build with Gemini XPRIZE

Share of $2,000,000 in prizes; 1st place is $500,000, with category prizes of $50,000 each and 15 runner-up prizes of $50,000.

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One-time submission; deadline is August 17, 2026 at 1:00pm PDT.

AMOUNT

Share of $2,000,000 in prizes; 1st place is $500,000, with category prizes of $50,000 each and 15 runner-up prizes of $50,000.

AMOUNT

Share of $2,000,000 in prizes; 1st place is $500,000, with category prizes of $50,000 each and 15 runner-up prizes of $50,000.

DEADLINE

One-time submission; deadline is August 17, 2026 at 1:00pm PDT.

DEADLINE

One-time submission; deadline is August 17, 2026 at 1:00pm PDT.

FUNDING TYPE

Pitch Competition

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You're eligible if you're above the legal age of majority in your country and not in an excluded territory.

You're eligible if you're above the legal age of majority in your country and not in an excluded territory.

Your submission must be a working business—not a prototype—that uses AI agents in production and integrates at least one Google Cloud product, across categories like Education, Fintech, Small Business Services, or Professional Services.

Your submission must be a working business—not a prototype—that uses AI agents in production and integrates at least one Google Cloud product, across categories like Education, Fintech, Small Business Services, or Professional Services.

YOUR REAL ODDS

Over 24,000 participants are competing for roughly 22 prize slots, making this highly competitive.

Top prizes go to teams that demonstrate actual revenue and real customers during the 90-day window—not just a built product. Category-specific prizes ($50K each) offer a narrower, more targeted path to winning.

WHAT IT TAKES

  1. Build an AI-native business on Google Cloud with real users and revenue during the 90-day window — ~90 days

  2. Prepare submission materials: GitHub repo, 3-minute demo video, 500–1000 word narrative, revenue evidence (Stripe/bank), customer contacts, and agent execution logs — 3–5 days

  3. Submit on Devpost before August 17, 2026 at 1:00pm PDT — 1 day

WORTH KNOWING

Judges explicitly weight AI-native operations—meaning AI must be executing key business decisions in production, not just assisting. Teams that can show agent logs, API usage records, and a clear human-vs-AI breakdown in their narrative will score significantly higher on that criterion.

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