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✖️ We’re XPRIZE ✖️

We’re a #nonprofit that encourages innovators to tackle the world’s toughest problems through incentivized competitions. We’re addressing humanity's biggest challenges—from #climatechange, to #waterscarcity, and beyond.

Learn about our work below. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUZ8...
30 Years of Changing the World Forever: XPRIZE's Impact + History
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The #XPRIZEWildfire team recently visited Anduril during semifinals testing. The prize operations team got a look at Anduril’s HQ and saw a demonstration of their integrated system. Their solution worked autonomously and delivered suppression materials in multiple demos.

#wildfire #wildfires
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Leaders in the #healthspan field joined together at the Biomarkers of Aging Consortium Conference to advance the mission of establishing reliable biomarkers for longevity interventions. @jamienjustice.bsky.social, PhD hosted a session on immune biomarkers and discussed #XPRIZEHealthspan.

#health
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
At #TrellisImpact25, we hosted our Moonshot Makers session to explore how XPRIZE’s competition model can accelerate climate and nature solutions. 🌎 Map of Life’s Walter Jetz and XPRIZE’s Kev Marriott discussed standardizing conservation data for greater impact.

#climate #nature
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Have you seen our latest report? 🌎 ICYMI – we partnered with BCG to analyze data from the 20 #XPRIZECarbonRemoval Finalists, revealing six insights on how CDR companies plan to scale, and the risks they may face. Learn more: https://xprize.org/news/xprize-carbon-removal-bcg-report

#carbonremoval
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hopeful. Mind-expanding. Purposeful. Those are just some of the many ways to describe #Visioneering. We were able to get all three top prize ideas funded at this year’s event. Our prizes prove philanthropy can deliver 60x ROI in global impact. Learn more: www.xprize.org/news/impact-...

#Innovation
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Innovation is in action at #XPRIZEWildfire Autonomous Wildfire Response Track Semifinals testing! The prize operations team joined team Aerowatch at the Barcelona Drone Center in Moià, Spain. Aerowatch is envisioning a “system of systems” to detect and suppress wildfires.

#wildfire #wildfires
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
2 billion people lack safe drinking water, and the pressure is rising as populations in cities and coasts grow. #XPRIZEWaterScarcity Qualified Teams are developing reliable, affordable, and sustainable #desalination tech to meet this challenge. Learn more: www.xprize.org/competitions...

#water
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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"Our mission is to create an equitable world of abundance. Some may argue that we have abundance today - but it’s not equitable." - Anousheh Ansari, CEO, @xprize.org at #TrellisImpact 🌎
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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“We have to remember we are a planet. Space is part of our ecosystem. If we can find a sustainable way to take advantage of the resources around us, that will make our life better here on Earth,” - Anousheh Ansari, CEO, @xprize.org at Trellis Impact.
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Live at Trellis Impact: “Imagination is one of the most unique gifts we have as human beings,” - ​​Anousheh Ansari, CEO, @xprize.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We’re proud to release our new report with BCG analyzing data from the 20 Finalists of #XPRIZECarbonRemoval. Discover how these leading #CDR companies plan to cut costs and scale projects to remove millions of tonnes of CO2 in the next 5-10 years. xprize.org/news/xprize-...
October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The excitement continued at Day 2 of #Visioneering! 🚀

Highlights included: 

➡️ Not just one, but three of the finalist prize ideas were funded

➡️ #SalomeAgbaroji gave a moving performance of her poem, The Unprompted

➡️ #VanJones' fireside chat with #AnoushehAnsari 

... and more!

#Tech
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Climate change. Water scarcity. An aging population. The world’s biggest challenges demand bold, measurable solutions. Anousheh Ansari discusses how the XPRIZE model turns $519M in prizes into $31B+ in global impact in this CSQ op-ed. Read here. ⬇️ csq.com/2025/10/bold...

#climatechange
Bold Leadership for a Better Future: Insights from XPRIZE - CSQ | C-Suite Quarterly
The public is calling for results, and leaders have the ability to deliver them by reimagining how they invest and partner for impact
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October 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The ideas sparked at #Visioneering are propelling us toward the next frontier of innovation! Highlights from Day 1 include:

➡️ @velshi.com hosting

➡️ An #XPRIZECarbonRemoval winners panel

➡️ A special podcast recording of the Moonshots podcast with Peter H. Diamandis, MD

…and more!
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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We did it!! We are an @xprize.org Top 5 Finalist! Here is the full run-down on our SkinFinity prize concept:

www.linkedin.com/posts/shawna...
October 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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How extraordinary to be living in an era where we are limited only by our imagination when it comes to envisioning the breakthroughs that will build the best possible future for humanity. ♥️🚀🏥

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October 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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What an extraordinary first day here at the @xprize.org Visioneering Session in Malibu. I can't wait to present our space health concept tomorrow, in the hopes of creating a new challenge that can revolutionize a breakthrough in 3D tissue printing for better wound care in space- and on Earth. 🚀🏥✨️
October 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Global collaboration is accelerating the quantum revolution! ⚛️

At the 2025 #GESDASummit, XPRIZE #QuantumApplications, Google Quantum AI, and GESDA announced the 20 Semifinalists moving forward in the competition. Learn about the Semifinalists here: www.xprize.org/competitions...

#Quantum
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#XPRIZEWildfire Autonomous Wildfire Response Track team
AURA demonstrated their autonomous wildfire response system during semifinals testing. Their approach aims to coordinate wildfire management with the use of swarms of UAVs, supporting rapid response.

#wildfire #wildfires #technology
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Moon has always been a symbol of wonder. For Google Lunar XPRIZE Finalist ispace, it became much more: a mission. 🌕🚀 In 2022, ispace made history by traveling farther into space than any privately funded #spacecraft had ever done before. Learn more. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR7i...

#space
How a Lunar Crash Turned Into a Giant Leap Forward | XPRIZE Innovators
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October 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🌟 Exciting News! 🌟

We're thrilled to be semi-finalists in the #XPRIZEQuantumApplications! 🎉 A huge congrats to our dedicated team at Riverlane, whose innovative proposal focuses on how #quantumcomputers can improve molecular and materials simulations 🧪

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October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We’re proud to reveal the XPRIZE #QuantumApplications Semifinalists! 🖥️ Narrowed down from 133 submissions, these 20 Semifinalist teams are helping to bring quantum algorithm innovation from concept toward real-world capability. Learn more here: www.xprize.org/prizes/qc-ap...

#quantum
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Next up in the #XPRIZEWildfire Autonomous Wildfire Response Track Semifinals: FireSwarm Solutions Inc! Born from the 2023 wildfires in British Columbia, the team demonstrated their approach to autonomous aerial wildfire response to detect and suppress #wildfires within minutes.

#wildfire
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
At the center of every conversation about a livable future lies one essential element: water. 💧

Learn from XPRIZE EVP, Food + Water + Waste Lauren Greenlee on how #XPRIZEWaterScarcity Qualified Teams are working to make clean water accessible to all: www.linkedin.com/pulse/innova...

#waterscarcity
October 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Wildfire is a natural process essential for some ecosystems, but today, most wildfires are human-caused. Wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive. We need breakthrough technologies to tackle this pressing issue, and #XPRIZEWildfire teams are helping to develop them.

#wildfire #wildfires
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM