AI Builder Cup

Build in JAPAC.
Build for the world.

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Builders
assemble.

Where builders become champions

1-4 Team Member
21+ Age only
JAPAC Region
In-person Grand Finale (Demo Day)

Overview

Asia-Pacific is home to more than 15 million developers and has one of the fastest-growing developer populations in the world.

The Google Cloud AI Builder Cup, powered by Hack2skill is an open invitation to all of them: start with a problem you understand, build a solution on Google Cloud, and show that something built for a local need can scale to a global one.

The premise is simple. You get a real-world problem, you get to form your team and a few weeks to build something that solves it and finally submit it for evaluation.

The most potential solutions move on to an in-person finale, where teams from across the JAPAC region come together to demo what they made, in front of a live panel of Google Cloud & industry experts. The Demo Day will be happening in Singapore, with sponsored to & fro travel.

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Total cash prize pool USD 30,000

This hackathon is for

Working professionals

Leverage your industry expertise and fresh perspectives to tackle real-world business problems with AI.

Entrepreneurs

Address exciting business problems, benefit from mentorship and access Google’s cutting-edge AI resources.

Startups

Put your potential to the test on real-world problems, sharpen your product with Google's AI stack, and gain visibility with industry leaders and experts.

*This edition is open to working professionals only. Students are not eligible to participate. Eligibility may be verified at any point, and any team or participant found to include a student will be disqualified, including after shortlisting or selection for the finale.

Timeline

  1. Registration & Team Formation

    1 Sept - 30 Sept, 2026

  2. Prototype Building & Submission

    7 Sept - 3 Oct, 2026

  3. Registration, Team Formation & Prototype submission deadline

    Oct 4, 2026

  4. Evaluation Phase

    Oct 5 - Nov 6, 2026

  5. Finalists Annoucement

    Nov 7, 2026

  6. Grand Finale — Demo Day, Singapore

    Dec 4, 2026

The hackathon culminates
in a live in-person Grand Finale in Singapore on December 4, 2026.

Your roadmap to Singapore

  1. Registration

    You can register solo and form or join a team later.

  2. Team formation

    Form a team of 1 to 4 members by October 4. If your team is shortlisted for the finale, only 2 members will travel to Singapore.

  3. Build & submit

    Build a working prototype on Google Cloud that addresses your chosen problem statement, and submit it before October 4.

  4. Evaluation

    Every submission is reviewed and scored against the judging criteria below.

  5. Grand Finale

    Shortlisted teams are announced on November 7 and invited to demo live in Singapore on December 4, in front of Google Cloud and industry experts.

Disclaimer

AI Builder Cup is a hackathon for developers & builders of JAPAC region, organized by Hack2skill and sponsored by Google Cloud. This program is independently operated by Hack2skill and is not directly administered by Google Cloud. Google Cloud provides technical expertise access, and educational resources for this initiative.

I hearby agree to these - *Initiative Terms & Conditions