Deadline:
August 17, 2026
Location(s)
Online United States of America
Overview
Details
90 DAYS. IDEATE. BUILD. SHIP. GROW.
Real product. Real revenue. A real business.
- Ideate: Pick a real problem worth solving. AI helps you scope it.
- Build: Build a working prototype using AI.
- Ship: Deploy a business that operates with AI. Real users in production.
- Sell: Market it. Grow it. Show the revenue.
AI is transforming everything, including what small teams can build. Operations that used to take entire engineering departments can now be written in plain English and executed by AI agents. By some estimates, the world’s 45 million software developers will grow to over a billion in the next few years. Everyone will be a developer, and we want to start now, with you. So show us: build a real business that makes real impact.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
REQUIREMENTS
Build a business in 90 days with real customers and real revenue. The hurdle: your business operates with AI in one of the categories.
Your business has to be operated by AI agents and must use at least one product from Google Cloud.
The Categories
Five categories spanning economic opportunity and professional access:
- Education & Human Potential: Transforming how we learn, grow, and achieve our best.
- Entrepreneurship & Job Creation: Fueling the tools that help new founders and economies thrive.
- Small Business Services: Powering everyday businesses with tools to compete and win.
- Money & Financial Access: Breaking down barriers to banking, capital, and financial freedom.
- Professional Services Access: Connecting everyday people with the expert guidance they need.
JUDGING CRITERIA
- Business Viability: Teams must launch a real business during the hackathon, acquire real users, and generate real revenue. Judges assess both actual revenue achieved during the 90-day window and the sustainability of the underlying business model.
- AI-Native Operations: Teams must run their business through AI. Judges assess the extent to which AI is live in production and executes key decisions.
- Category Impact: Teams built something that meaningfully moves the needle in their chosen category — either by redefining how something works at a fundamental level, or by reaching a scale where widespread adoption is credible.
Dates
Deadline: August 17, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
$2,000,000 in prizes
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
