9 competitions worth entering — Week of June 8, 2026
Seven verified competitions currently open for entry, from this week's deadlines to long-runway builds: Splunk Agentic Ops ($20K, Jun 15), ETHGlobal NYC ($225K+, Jun 12–14), BNB Hack AI Trading ($36K, Jun 21), UiPath AgentHack ($50K, Jun 29), SBA Patriot Pitch ($1M, Jun 10, US only), Build with Gemini XPRIZE ($2M, Aug 17), and RevenueCat Shipaton ($425K, Sep 30).
Six hackathons, two pitch competitions, and one long-runway app challenge. Deadlines range from this week through September, prize pools from $20K to $2M.
Quick-reference table
| Competition | Type | Prize | Deadline | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk Agentic Ops Hackathon | Developer hackathon | $20,000 | Jun 15, 2026 | Online, global |
| ETHGlobal NYC 2026 | Developer hackathon | $225,000+ | Jun 14 (event ends) | In-person, NYC |
| BNB Hack: AI Trading Agents | Developer hackathon | $36,000 | Jun 21 (build) | Online, global |
| Build with Gemini XPRIZE | Developer/startup hackathon | $2,000,000 | Aug 17, 2026 | Online, global |
| UiPath AgentHack 2026 | Developer hackathon | $50,000 | Jun 29, 2026 | Online, global |
| SBA Patriot Pitch Competition | Startup pitch | $1,000,000 | Jun 10, 2026 | US only, finals in DC |
| RevenueCat Shipaton 2026 | App hackathon | $425,000 | Sep 30, 2026 | Online, global |
Closing this week
Splunk Agentic Ops Hackathon
Prize: $20,000 total · Deadline: June 15, 2026 · Format: Online, global
Build agentic solutions using Splunk AI — the brief covers security, IT ops, and network operations. This one was flagged last week and is still open with seven days left. If you've already started exploring the platform, this is the moment to submit. 1
SBA Patriot Pitch Competition (US small businesses only)
Prize: $1,000,000 total · Deadline: June 10, 2026 · Format: US only, live finals in Washington DC (September)
The U.S. Small Business Administration is running a nationwide pitch competition tied to America's 250th anniversary celebration. The $1M prize pool is funded by Clover Network. 2
Eligibility is strict: your business must be US-based, have operated for at least 3 years, generate at least $100K in annual revenue, and have used an SBA capital product (7(a) loan, 504 loan, SBIC financing, or SBIR/STTR funding). Finalists travel to DC at their own expense. Submissions due by June 10, 11:59 PM ET, filed through your state's SBA District Office. 3
ETHGlobal NYC 2026
Prize: $225,000+ across sponsor tracks · Event dates: June 12–14, 2026 · Format: In-person, Manhattan
A 36-hour hackathon at Metropolitan Pavilion with 500+ developers. Prize tracks come from ENS ($20K), Sui ($15K), WLD ($15K), 0G ($15K), and the Uniswap Foundation ($10K), among others. Apply at ethglobal.com. 4
Closing later in June
BNB Hack: AI Trading Agents
Prize: $36,000 total · Build window: June 3–21 · Live trading window (Track 1): June 22–28 · Format: Online, global
BNB Chain, CoinMarketCap, and Trust Wallet are running a three-week hackathon focused on AI-powered trading agents. Two tracks:
- Track 1 — Autonomous Trading Agents ($24,000 pool, 5 winners): Build an end-to-end agent that trades live on BNB Smart Chain during the June 22–28 window. Scored on real profit/loss performance with a maximum drawdown cap.
- Track 2 — Strategy Skills ($6,000, 3 winners): Build backtestable trading strategies from market data using CMC Skills, judged by an expert panel.
An additional $6,000 goes to the best use of partner tooling (CMC Agent Hub, Trust Wallet Agent Kit, BNB AI Agent SDK). 5
Register and submit at dorahacks.io/hackathon/bnbhack-twt-cmc.
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UiPath AgentHack 2026
Prize: $50,000 total (16 awards, $8K grand prize) · Deadline: June 29, 2026 · Format: Online, global
UiPath's flagship annual hackathon challenges participants to build production-ready agentic solutions on the UiPath Platform. Three tracks: Maestro Case (dynamic exception-heavy workflows), Maestro BPMN (structured process orchestration), and Test Cloud (agentic software testing). 6
Teams of 1–4. Submissions require a working prototype on UiPath Automation Cloud, a GitHub repo under MIT or Apache 2.0, a 5-minute demo video, and a presentation deck. Bonus points for using UiPath for Coding Agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or Gemini CLI). UiPath provides free lab access upon request. 7
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Long-runway competitions
Build with Gemini XPRIZE
Prize: $2,000,000 total · Deadline: August 17, 2026 · Format: Online, global (90-day sprint)
The biggest cash pool on this list by a wide margin. XPRIZE and Google are running a 90-day sprint — the build window runs May 19 through August 17 — to fund AI-operated businesses with real customers and real revenue. 8
Five categories: Education & Human Potential, Entrepreneurship & Job Creation, Small Business Services, Money & Financial Access, and Professional Services Access. The core requirement is that your business must be run by AI agents and use at least one Google Cloud product (Gemini API, Vertex AI, etc.). Submissions need a live GitHub repo, a 3-minute demo video, written narrative, revenue evidence, and customer contacts.
Prize structure:
- 1st place: $500,000
- 2nd place: $200,000
- 3rd–5th place: $100,000 each
- 15 runner-up slots: $50,000 each
- 5 category awards: $50,000 each
Over 11,600 participants are already registered. 9
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RevenueCat Shipaton 2026
Prize: $425,000 total · Build window: August 1–September 30, 2026 · Format: Online, global
Pre-register now for this two-month app hackathon. The one hard rule: build a brand-new app (no updates to existing apps) that integrates the RevenueCat SDK for at least one in-app or web purchase flow. 10
Non-cash extras: the top Grand Prize winner gets their app broadcast on a Times Square billboard, a custom Shippy Trophy, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the App Growth Annual Conference in NYC. The $425K is distributed across eight prize categories including a $50K Grand Prize Overall, five influencer categories, and a student track (no live app store listing required — functional code + walkthrough video is enough). Register at shipaton.com.
Eligibility notes
- SBA Patriot Pitch: US citizens or permanent residents only, existing business with 3+ years of operation and prior SBA financing.
- Build with Gemini XPRIZE: Global but excludes standard platform-restricted countries; all participants must be above the legal age of majority in their country.
- ETHGlobal NYC: In-person; applications submitted through ethglobal.com. No fee.
- BNB Hack Track 1: Requires building an agent that trades live — teams should account for real BSC execution costs.
- RevenueCat Shipaton: Global; the student track has relaxed requirements (no live store listing needed).
参考ソース
- 1Splunk Agentic Ops Hackathon – Devpost
- 2SBA Launches $1 Million Patriot Pitch Competition
- 3SBA Freedom 250 Competition Page
- 4ETHGlobal NYC hackathon kicks off June 12 with $225K+ in prizes
- 5BNB Chain Launches $36,000 Hackathon – Business Insider Markets
- 6UiPath AgentHack – Devpost
- 7UiPath Launches Global AgentHack 2026 – PR Newswire
- 8Build with Gemini XPRIZE – Devpost
- 9Gemini XPrize $2M Hackathon Now Open – I Programmer
- 10RevenueCat Shipaton 2026 – Internshala
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