$50,000 Cash Prize Pool
Awarded to the top teams building the most impactful solution.
Build Intelligence
That Moves the
Real World
Join a global agentic AI buildathon creating deployable solutions that strengthen how economies coordinate—from the Caribbean to the world.
APPLICATIONS OPEN UNTIL JULY 31
Introducing Future Caribbean
Future Caribbean is a regional initiative connecting technology, talent, and opportunity across the Caribbean. Our flagship program is a global agentic AI buildathon that brings together founders, engineers, designers, researchers, and operators to build deployable AI systems that solve real-world challenges and strengthen how economies coordinate.
40
Teams
Top builders and founders from around the world come together.
10
Tracks
Ten challenge areas shaping the future of the Caribbean and beyond.
21
Day Sprint
A focused build sprint from idea to real-world deployment.
The Opportunity
A Region. A Challenge.
A Global Moment.
The Caribbean faces complex challenges—climate risk, economic fragmentation, limited infrastructure, and data gaps.
Agentic AI gives us the opportunity to build systems that don’t just analyze problems—but act to solve them at scale.
Solutions built for the Caribbean can transform our region and inspire the world.
43M+
People across the Caribbean
Small Islands. Big Impact.
Solutions that scale globally
World’s Most
Vulnerable Region
to climate change
$Multi-Billion
economic opportunity in AI transformation
Prizes & Rewards
$70,000+ in Prizes
& Opportunities
Top teams will receive cash prizes, cutting-edge hardware, mentorship, partner perks, and opportunities to showcase their work on a global stage.
PLUS: Hardware from OWC · Mentorship · Partner Perks · and more
View all prizesBuild Something That Matters.
The world needs intelligent systems that can coordinate, adapt, and scale. Join us in building the infrastructure for a more connected future.
Meet Our Judges
Founder @ Heft IQ | AI Patent 2017
Mariana Dahan
Senior AI & Digital Advisor, World Bank
Mark Castleman
Managing Director, Intel AI Cloud
Vince Fong
Co-Founder & CEO, Highrise AI
Bill Tai
Venture Capitalist & Chairman, ACTAI Global
Maria Serafica
Co-Founder · ACTAI Advisors
Boardy Boardman
AI Superconnector & Buildathon Judge
Serial Entrepreneur, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman Clearco
Justin Ram
Economist · Caribbean Development
Lily Dash
Founder · Future Caribbean
Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee
Advisor · Geospatial & Disaster Risk
Peter Chami
Head of Department of Computer Science, UWI
Micah Louison
Innovation Mentor
Brian Bogart
Director, Caribbean Office · World Food Programme (WFP)
Mark Hill
CEO · Export Barbados
Percival Hurditt
VP, Group Strategic Operations & Data Insight · Barita Financial Group
Quinn Weekes
CEO · Infolytics
Abdullah Snobar
Executive Director · DMZ
Iyinoluwa "E" Aboyeji
Co-Founder, Andela · Top 100 Most Influential Africans (New African, 2019)
Henry Bezant
Lead, Tokenisation & Capital Markets · World Liberty Financial
Gregory Hill
Founder & Managing Partner · ACERO Capital | Principal · Caribbean Economic Forum 2026
Veronica Allende Serra
Founder · Innova Capital | Global Board Member · Endeavor Global
Racquel Moses
CEO · Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator | Global Ambassador · Race to Zero
Dora Tolstoy
Managing Director · Extreme Tech Challenge
Stuart Reavley
Cayman Enterprise City
David Manouchehri
Cayman Enterprise City
Shannon Williams
Cayman Enterprise City
LeeAnn Janissen
Cayman Enterprise City
Todd Speece
Head of VC Coverage · Citigroup Tech Investment Banking
Darlington Akogo
Founder, CEO · Mino Health
Spencer Powers
Head of Special Investments · DRW
Olumide Durotoluwa
Senior Product Manager · M-KOPA
Applications Still OpenDeadline extended — we are now reviewing applicants on a rolling basis.Apply Now
Road to Finale
The Journey From
Application to Global Stage.
Applications Open
Spring 2026
Apply solo or with a team of up to four members.
21-Day Global Builder Sprint
Summer 2026
Teams are given 21 days to build, iterate and get mentorship.
Submission Review & Final Judging
Late Summer 2026
Teams present their solutions to a global panel of judges.
Final Showcase
Fall 2026
Top teams fly to New York and pitch their projects at the NYSE.
Meet our
Partners
Our partners power the Buildathon with capital, compute, and networks — enabling teams to build and deploy real-world AI infrastructure.
More partnersStay Connected
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Whether you are a builder, founder, researcher, investor, institution, government, sponsor, or community leader — there is a role for you in shaping what comes next. The Caribbean is ready to move as one market. We're building the infrastructure to make it happen.
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