Raj Shamani x Emergent Builder's Challenge
Emergent
📌 About the Program
The Raj Shamani x Emergent Builder’s Challenge is one of India’s largest non-technical AI business transformation initiatives. Designed specifically for non-programmers, the challenge enables founders, MSME owners, and operators to build functional custom enterprise software using natural language prompts via the Emergent AI platform.
Rather than judging abstract code or hypothetical pitch decks, the competition evaluates real-world execution, practical workflow automation, and measurable operational efficiency gains.
🗓️ Key Timelines & Links
- Registration Deadline: July 21, 2026
- Scale: 2,100+ Businesses Registered Across India
💰 Prize Pool Breakdown
| Rank | Prize Grant |
| 🥇 1st Place Winner | ₹50,00,000 (₹50 Lakhs) |
| 🥈 2nd Place Runner-Up | ₹30,00,000 (₹30 Lakhs) |
| 🥉 3rd Place Runner-Up | ₹20,00,000 (₹20 Lakhs) |
🛠️ Execution Pipeline
1.Identify Operational Bottleneck:Process Mapping.
Locate a specific business process that wastes labor hours or introduces manual errors (e.g., inventory tracking, lead management, custom invoicing).
2.Build with Emergent AI:No-Code Prompting.
Describe your workflow requirements in plain language. Emergent automatically generates tailored full-stack software without writing code.
3.Deploy & Measure Impact:Live Testing.
Implement the generated tool directly into daily operations to gather baseline performance metrics and prove real-world efficiency gains.
4.Submit Your Build:Final Submission.
Submit your live software demo alongside tangible data demonstrating time or cost savings achieved.
👥 Target Categories
- MSMEs & Traditional Businesses: Digitize legacy manual workflows without hiring software agencies.
- D2C Brands & Traders: Build custom order tracking, CRM, or inventory management dashboards.
- Logistics & Manufacturers: Automate dispatch logging, factory tracking, or task allocations.
- Startup Founders: Rapidly prototype and deploy internal operational tools.