XPRIZE
XPRIZE is an established global leader in designing, launching, and executing large scale competitions to solve humanity's greatest challenges. An innovation engine, XPRIZE aims to inspire and empower humanity to achieve breakthroughs that accelerate an abundant and equitable future for all. The organization creates and manages large-scale, high profile, incentivized prizes in five areas: learning, exploration, energy and environment, global development, and life sciences. XPRIZE competitions have clear, objective and measurable goals and at their most powerful capture the imaginations of people all over the world inspiring everyone into action.
XPRIZE IN NUMBERS
30 Launched prizes
360+ Partners
35,000+ Innovators
$519M Cumulative prize purse launched
173 Team countries
895 Patents filings by XPRIZE teams
XPRIZE DOMAINS
Biodiversity + Conservation
Climate + Energy
Deep Tech + Quantum
Food + Water + Waste
Health
Learning + Society
Space + Exploration
ACTIVE XPRIZE
XPRIZE Quantum Applications ($5 Million).
A 3-year global competition designed to generate quantum computing algorithms that can be put into practice to help solve real-world challenges.
A 5-year global competition designed to drive widespread access to clean water by creating reliable, sustainable, and affordable seawater desalination systems.
XPRIZE Healthspan ($101 Million).
A 7-year global competition to revolutionize the way we approach human aging.
XPRIZE Wildfire ($11 Million).
A 4-year competition incentivizing the innovation of firefighting technologies that will end destructive wildfires so that humanity and beneficial wildfires can safely co-exist.
XPRIZE Carbon Removal ($100 Million).
Funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation, this competition is the largest incentive prize in history, an extraordinary milestone.
A multi-year competition that incentivizes teams to produce chicken breast or fish fillet alternatives that replicate or outperform conventional chicken and fish.
XPRIZE Rainforest ($10 Million).
A 5-year competition to enhance our understanding of the rainforest ecosystem.