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Registration opens 2026-07-06 · UTC+8

BUIDL_QUESTS 2026

Autonomous Agents & Sovereignty

amber.ac's global AI and AI Crypto startup competition for AI-native founders, agent builders, crypto infrastructure teams, and super individuals. All project submissions run on OpenArena.

From Singapore to the world, and back to Singapore.

Track

BUIDL_QUESTS 2026

Submission Window

Jul 06 — Aug 12

Prize Pool

US$50,000+

Credits & Resources

US$350,000+

Submit New Project

Global Stats

Initial Prize Pool

$50K+

cash awards

Partner Credits

$350K+

cloud / AI / infra

Tracks

agents to sovereignty

Shortlist

20 → 10

top 20 review, top 10 finals

Final Stage

SIN

Singapore final week

Demo Day

OCT 05–06

pitch + exhibition + networking

Active Feed● LIVE

BUIDL_QUESTS 2026 track initialized on OpenArena — now

OPC Hackathon — Jul 12, Singapore

OPC Hackathon scheduled — Jul 12

Initial prize pool seeded: US$50,000+

Partner credits committed: US$350,000+

City activations: SG / CN / US / UK / EU / SEA

More partner resources to be announced

Prize Pool

Cash Prize

US$50,000+

Credits & Resources

US$350,000+

Top 10 finalists · Travel to Singapore

US$2,000 / team

ALL BUILDERS3-month Notion business plan for every builder who joins BUIDL_QUESTS 2026supported by Notion

Headline figures are the committed pool. Award categories and per-winner breakdown will be announced later; actual disbursements are recorded on-chain and tracked in the admin payout ledger.

View prize pool details →

Theme

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS

自主智能体

AI Agents are becoming the new execution layer of productivity. They perceive, reason, plan, execute, collaborate — and increasingly make decisions on behalf of humans and organizations. One founder with agents can operate like a company.

long-horizonmulti-agenttoolingsecurityworkflow

SOVEREIGNTY

主权

As agents grow more powerful, a deeper question appears: who owns the power, value, data, identity, and responsibility of autonomous agents? This is where AI and Crypto meet — identity, payments, data ownership, privacy, verifiable compute, governance.

identitypaymentsdata-ownershipzkp / teegovernance

Tracks

Pick your track at submission.

Autonomous Agents

自主智能体

Memory, context & long-horizon task execution
Autonomous decision-making & self-optimization
Agent building, deployment, security & monitoring
Skill & tool integrations
Real-world applications, workflow automation & multi-agent coordination

agentruntimeautonomous

Sovereignty

主权

Agent identity & reputation (DID, ERC-8004)
Native payments & settlement (x402, AP2)
Data ownership & attribution
Privacy & verifiable compute (ZKP, TEE)
Governance protocols

identityprivacyverifiable

Agent Commerce

智能体商业

Autonomous agent-powered dApps & marketplaces
Agent-as-a-Service & monetization models
Agent-to-agent payment protocols
Novel AI + Crypto business models
Real-world integration with traditional industries

commercepaymentsmarketplace

AI Hardware & Applications

AI 硬件与应用

Agent apps on consumer hardware (Raspberry Pi, Mac Mini)
Sensor data & real-time agent decision-making
On-device AI & edge deployment optimization
Physical-digital agent interaction interfaces
AI agents in industrial, medical & agricultural verticals
Agent-driven smart home & wearable systems

on-deviceedgehardware

OPC / Super Individuals

超级个体

AI-native solo builders, one-person companies, personal AI products, solo builder infrastructure, autonomous digital businesses. One founder + agents = the next company.

opcsolo-builderone-person-company

Submission Protocol

How it works on OpenArena

BUIDL_QUESTS 2026 runs as a dedicated track on OpenArena.to. Submit once, build in public, climb the leaderboard.

founder@openarena - ~/buidl_quests_2026 - ssh

OPENARENA.TO:443 · ENCRYPTED

> CONNECTING TO OPENARENA.TO ............ OK

> AUTH: GUEST SESSION ................... OK

> MOUNTING TRACK: BUIDL_QUESTS_2026 ..... OK

> THEME: AUTONOMOUS AGENTS & SOVEREIGNTY

> SUBMISSION WINDOW: 2026-07-06 .. 2026-08-12 18:00 (SGT/UTC+8)

Welcome, founder. 欢迎，founder.

Type 'submit' to start a submission. Type 'help' for commands.

输入 'submit' 开始提交，输入 'help' 查看全部命令。

founder@openarena:~/bq2026$

[ 01 ]

Sign On

Create your OpenArena account and builder profile. Solo founders and teams both welcome.

[ 02 ]

Submit

Submit through the web form or terminal-native flow: repo, demo, description, and one primary track.

[ 03 ]

Build in Public

The live leaderboard tracks stars, community signal, and progress through the submission window.

[ 04 ]

Review & Pitch

Judges select the Top 20 by documented criteria. Top 20 enter the online pitch; Top 10 advance to finals.

[ 05 ]

Singapore Finals

Top 10 fly to Singapore with travel support: Pitch Day, Demo Day booth, exhibition, and investor networking.

Submit New Project Terminal Submit

Timeline

2026-07-06

Official launch — registration opens

DONE

2026-07-12 · Singapore

OPC Hackathon84 projects shipped in a 7-hour build sprint (12h end-to-end incl. opening, judging & awards) by solo founders and one-person companies.

DONE

2026-07 → 2026-08

City activations & online sessionsSingapore / China / US / UK / Europe / SEA

LIVE

2026-08-12 · 18:00 SGT

Registration closes

2026-08-13 → 09-10

Review & online interviews

UPCOMING

2026-09-11

Top 20 announced

UPCOMING

2026-09-24

Top 10 finalists announced

UPCOMING

2026-10-05

Pitch Day — SingaporeVC, Top 10 teams & BUIDL_QUESTS Partners only

FINALS

2026-10-06

AI x Art x Sustainable Exhibition — SingaporePublic exhibition

FINALS

City Meetups

From Singapore to the world, and back. Local sessions for builders across cities.

Jul 10

BUIDL_LONGEVITY_FCNetwork School, Malaysia · Health x AI · Founders Night · 2–6PMdetails

ENDED

50+ founders · ~33 projects across 4 domains — AI × health, crypto / Web3 / RWA, AI tools & creator economy, AI × hardware

Jul 12

BUIDL_OPC_HACKATHONSingapore · OPC Hackathon · solo foundersdetails

OPC · ENDED

84 projects · 7-hour build sprint (12h end-to-end incl. opening, judging & awards)

Jul 17

BUIDL_AI_SHShanghai · AI · VC × Founders Private Night · 7–9PMdetails

ENDED

An invite-only private reception between BUIDL_QUESTS 2026 partner VCs and founders entered in BUIDL_QUESTS — capped at 30.

Jul 25

BUIDL_OPC_HACKASPRINT_HZHangzhou · OPC AI · OPC Hackasprint · 2–6PMdetails

OPC →

The shortest hackathon — validation-first: every builder ships a working personal Agentic Service. Capped at 200 builders. First prize: MacBook Pro M5 (16G / 1TB).

Jul 27

BUIDL_CRYPTO_AI_BJBeijing · AI · Founders Dinnerdetails

A Founders Dinner for founders of teams entered in BUIDL_QUESTS 2026.

Jul 28

BUIDL_HARDWARE_SZShenzhen · Hardware × AI × Video · Showcase & Demo Day · 2–6PMdetails

A showcase & demo day for hardware founders and video / creator founders — live demos + networking.

Aug 1

BUIDL_CRYPTO_AI_CDChengdu · AI x Video x Culture · Founders Nightdetails

A founders night around AI × video × culture.

Aug 2

BUIDL_CRYPTO_AI_SFBerkeley · SF Bay · AI · Founders Dinner · Eveningdetails

A Founders Dinner in Berkeley, timed alongside the AI Summit.

Aug 9

BUIDL_CRYPTO_AI_DEGermany · AI & AI Crypto · Founders Meetupdetails

A meetup for AI & AI-crypto founders, builders & researchers.

Aug 10

BUIDL_AI_HKHong Kong · Agent Commerce · Founders Demo Day · 2–6PMdetails

UPCOMING

Founders demo what they've shipped in agent commerce — live.

Aug 11

BUIDL_CRYPTO_AI_NYCNew York · AI & AI Crypto · Founders Dinnerdetails

A Founders Dinner for AI & AI-crypto founders.

Singapore Finals

SECURING

OCT 05 · PITCH DAY

Pitch Day Venue

Singapore

Top 10 final pitch in front of investors and judges. Closed-door format with VIP and media sessions.

SIN · UTC+8

SECURING

OCT 06 · DEMO DAY + EXHIBITION

AI x Art x Sustainable Exhibition

CHIJMES, Singapore

The final day is more than a startup showcase. Founder demos and investor networking meet an exhibition-style public dialogue on AI, labor, sovereignty, and human-AI coexistence — with sustainable materials and exhibition design by Bentu.

After humans and AI enter an era of coexistence, how can society continue to develop sustainably?

SIN · UTC+8

Founder Value

Capital

Initial prize pool, sponsor incentives, and potential investment follow-up from Amber and partner VCs.

Tools & Credits

Cloud, AI tooling, and infrastructure credits — Codex, Claude, AWS, and more developer resources.

Technical Feedback

AI Agent / AI x Crypto advisors, technical mentors, and structured judge feedback.

Investors

VC judges, Top 20 / Top 10 pitch access, and investor matching.

Distribution

Launch content, Top 20 exposure, media stories, founder interviews, and community channels.

Demo Day Stage

Booth, final pitch, and exposure in front of investors, media, partners, and ecosystem guests.

Singapore Landing

Incorporation, grants, EntrePass, banking, tax, and APAC HQ resources for market entry.

Community

A community of AI-native founders, agent builders, solo builders, and super individuals.

BQ is not only a competition. It is a launchpad for AI-native founders to gain tools, capital, mentors, market access, media visibility, and Singapore ecosystem resources.

Partners

>_ VC.

>_ Media.

MEDIA

Foresight News

MEDIA

Techub News

MEDIA

ChainCatcher

MEDIA

DeThings

MEDIA

ChainTimes

MEDIA

RootData

>_ Partners.

PARTNER

AdventureX

PARTNER

Xiaohongshu Tech

PARTNER

OKX Wallet

PARTNER

Google Cloud

PARTNER

KeyMap

PARTNER

OPENCAS

PARTNER

Ninja Labs

PARTNER

CBAIA

PARTNER

HDU Blockchain

PARTNER

Web3BuilderTech

PARTNER

ClaudeSG Community

PARTNER

Tokyo Ridge

PARTNER

China-Singapore AI Association

PARTNER

ETHPanda

PARTNER

BuidlerDAO

PARTNER

GaGro

PARTNER

openmentor

PARTNER

NCC

PARTNER

BBS NYC

PARTNER

RUC Blockchain

PARTNER

Epic Connector

PARTNER

Penn Blockchain

PARTNER

WAVE

PARTNER

ReAI

PARTNER

Lifelong Learning SG

PARTNER

OpenBuild

PARTNER

Dartmouth Blockchain

PARTNER

ZJUBA

PARTNER

CUITBCA

PARTNER

SWUFE Blockchain

PARTNER

ZAFUBCA

PARTNER

BUPT3

PARTNER

SCUTBA

PARTNER

Fudan Blockchain

PARTNER

WHU Web3 Club

PARTNER

Biteye

PARTNER

SEU

PARTNER

SZTUBA

PARTNER

SZU Blockchain

PARTNER

PKU Blockchain

PARTNER

XueDAO

PARTNER

SGUni

PARTNER

Blockchain at Emory

PARTNER

NYU Blockchain

PARTNER

CUFE STARS

PARTNER

UJSBCA

PARTNER

0xU Hong Kong Blockchain Club

PARTNER

DLNUBA

PARTNER

Bistu XYZ Blockchain Club

PARTNER

AllScale

PARTNER

Georgia Tech Blockchain

Partner Roles

Join the ecosystem.

Sponsor

Provide funding, prizes, credits, or track support.

VC Partner

Join judging, mentor founders, and access selected teams.

Liquidity Partner

Support TGE-stage or crypto-native projects.

AI / Cloud / Tooling

Provide credits, workshops, technical support, or developer resources.

Ecosystem Partner

Co-host events, refer projects, support Singapore landing.

Media / Community

Founder stories, AMAs, newsletters, podcasts, local distribution.

Exhibition / Creative

Help shape the final public experience around AI and society.

About

amber.ac

amber.ac is Amber Group's frontier accelerator platform for Crypto for AI, AgentFi, and AI economy infrastructure. BUIDL_QUESTS is its flagship global founder challenge.

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