Polyfork wins $500K Build with Gemini XPRIZE against 26,000+ AI builders
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-10-02
Build with Gemini XPRIZE, one of the world's largest hackathons with a $2M prize pool, announced winners live at Moonshots LIVE in LA after drawing 26,000+ builders tasked with creating scalable AI businesses in 90 days.
- Grand prize ($500K): POLYFORK by Germany's Lucas Martinic — sells 3D models as programs users can resize, recolor, and remix before downloading. Its AI-agent factory publishes 175+ models weekly; the 583-model catalog generated $4,428 from 54 paying customers in its first month.
- Runners-up: TICIAN CIERRE ($200K), MYFIXAM, LAUNCHBRIDGE, and DODOPREP ($100K each).
- Five $50K category prizes (education, entrepreneurship, small business, financial access, professional services) and fifteen $50K runner-up awards were also handed out.
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