BUIDL_QUESTS 2026
Amber Group
📌About the Event
BUIDL_QUESTS 2026 is a global AI and AI-crypto startup competition organised around the theme “Autonomous Agents & Sovereignty.” The competition invites founders, engineers, researchers, AI developers and independent builders to create innovative autonomous-agent products, sovereignty infrastructure, AI-powered businesses and hardware applications. Participants build and showcase their projects through OpenArena, while the top teams advance through online reviews and pitches before competing at the final event in Singapore.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Theme: Autonomous Agents & Sovereignty
- Mode of conduct: Hybrid
- Online registration, project submission, public building and initial evaluation
- Online interviews and pitch rounds for shortlisted teams
- Offline Pitch Day and Demo Day for the Top 10 finalists in Singapore
- Submission platform: OpenArena
- Participation format: Individual and team participation is allowed.
- Geographical scope: Global
- Finals venue: Singapore
- Demo Day venue: CHIJMES, Singapore
- Participants must select one of the following five tracks:
- Autonomous Agents
- Sovereignty
- Agent Commerce
- AI Hardware & Applications
- OPC/Super Individuals
📅 Important Dates
- Registration opening date: July 6, 2026
- Registration and submission deadline: August 12, 2026, at 6:00 PM SGT
- Review and online interview period: August 13 to September 10, 2026
- Top 20 announcement: September 11, 2026
- Top 10 finalists announcement: September 24, 2026
- Pitch Day in Singapore: October 5, 2026
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Who can participate:
- The competition is open to participants from across the world.
- Eligible participants include:
- Startup founders
- Engineers and software developers
- AI and machine-learning researchers
- Agent builders
- Crypto infrastructure teams
- Independent builders
- Solo founders and one-person companies
- Participants may enter individually or as part of a team.
- The submitted project must fit within one of the five official competition tracks.
- Participants interested in cloud-credit awards may need to have a registered company entity, depending on the partner’s award conditions.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Total initial cash prize pool: More than US$50,000
- Partner credits and resources: More than US$350,000
- Partner resources may include:
- Cloud credits
- AI development tools
- Infrastructure support
- Technical resources
- Travel assistance for Top 10 finalists: US$2,000 per team for attending the Singapore finals
- Benefit for all participating builders: Three-month Notion Business Plan
- Finalists may also receive:
- Technical feedback from AI and AI-crypto experts
- Mentorship from founders, investors and industry specialists
- Opportunities to connect with venture-capital partners
- Investor matching and potential investment follow-up
- Media coverage and founder interviews
- Demo Day exhibition space
- Exposure within Singapore’s startup and AI ecosystem
- Assistance related to company incorporation, grants, EntrePass, banking and APAC market entry
- The exact award categories and individual prize amounts have not yet been announced.