Overview
Build with Gemini XPRIZE is a 90 day online competition organized by Devpost in partnership with XPRIZE that challenges teams to ideate, build, and deploy AI-driven businesses. The event emphasizes creating real products with real customers and real revenue within a 90 day window. Participants are expected to develop AI-native operations and run a genuine business in production while leveraging at least one Google Cloud product. The competition invites individuals, teams, and small organizations to tackle meaningful problems and demonstrate scalable impact across multiple categories.
Agenda
The program follows a structured 90 day journey designed to guide teams from ideation to a live, revenue-generating business. The early phase focuses on ideation and validation, encouraging teams to select a problem worth solving and outline an AI powered approach. The middle phase emphasizes building a working prototype that demonstrates AI enabled decision making and automated operations. The final phase centers on deploying a live business with real users and revenue, and preparing compelling evidence of AI driven execution. The page outlines a four stage sequence: Ideate, Build, Ship, Sell. In addition, the schedule encourages teams to develop a clear go to market story and revenue model.
Format
This is an online challenge with a 90 day timeframe from May 19, 2026 to August 17, 2026. Teams must operate their business with AI and provide documentation of AI in production, including logs or dashboards that demonstrate AI driven decisions. Submissions require a GitHub repository (public or private) with code and a 3 minute video showing AI live in production, a written narrative of 500–1000 words describing daily AI human interaction, and supporting business evidence such as receipts, P&L, or Stripe data. The competition asks for both qualitative and quantitative evidence of impact, including customer evidence and implementation details. Prizes total 2,000,000 USD across multiple placements, with explicit cash awards for first through fifth places and recognition of achievements in several categories.
Who should attend
The event is open to individuals, teams, or small organizations with under 25 employees who are pursuing ambitious AI driven business ideas. Participants are encouraged to demonstrate a viable business model that leverages AI to deliver value, with a clear path to scale and sustainability beyond the competition period.
Speakers and program details
The page highlights a strong emphasis on real world impact and practical AI deployment rather than theoretical concepts. It discusses categories such as Education and Human Potential, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation, Small Business Services, Money and Financial Access, and Professional Services Access, inviting entrants to align with these themes. While specific speakers are not listed on the page, the emphasis is on a real business narrative, user growth, and revenue generation supported by AI automation. The event is organized by Devpost, Inc., with the goal of showcasing how AI can enable widespread developer and entrepreneur participation in building impactful products.
