Gemini XPRIZE Hackathon unveils Top 100 from 1,400+ entries vying for $2M
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-09-09
The Build with Gemini XPRIZE Hackathon has announced its Top 100 from over 1,400 submissions, judged on business viability, not just AI usage. A $2M prize pool spans 25 winners across categories including education, entrepreneurship, financial access, professional services, and small business. The Top 5 pitch live on Sept 25 at Moonshots LIVE in LA, with judges including Mark Pincus, Palmer Luckey, Cathie Wood, Anousheh Ansari, and Logan Kilpatrick. Sample projects: an AI-native UK planning consultancy, curriculum-mapped home schooling tool Aariva Learn, accessible-web jobs platform Ability Bazaar, and acting self-tape coach ActinGym.
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