September 24, 2025 – Emergent Labs, a Google AI Futures Fund portfolio company, has announced a groundbreaking hackathon challenging developers to build next-generation applications using Google’s most advanced AI models, including Gemini 2.5 Pro and the revolutionary Veo 3 video platform.
Key Highlights
• Premium AI Access: Developers get hands-on experience with Gemini 2.5 Pro, Veo 3, and Nano Banana • Google Partnership: Event backed by Google’s AI Futures Fund investment program
• Agentic Coding Focus: Competition centers on collaborative AI-human development workflows • Multi-Modal Development: Combines language processing, video generation, and image creation • Significant Prizes: Following Google’s recent $400,000+ hackathon prize model
Advanced AI Technology Stack
The hackathon features three cutting-edge AI tools:
Gemini 2.5 Pro delivers Google’s most sophisticated reasoning and multimodal processing capabilities for complex development tasks.
Veo 3 represents Google’s latest breakthrough in video generation technology, enabling participants to create professional-quality visual content.
Nano Banana (officially Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview) provides state-of-the-art image generation and editing capabilities that have gained significant traction in the AI development community.
The Agentic Coding Revolution
The competition’s focus on “agentic vibe coding” signals a shift toward AI agents working collaboratively with human developers. This approach moves beyond traditional programming to create applications that understand context, user intent, and environmental cues naturally.
Google AI Futures Fund
Google’s AI Futures Fund focuses on “investing in and collaborating with startups to accelerate ambitious AI ideas” with early access to cutting-edge models. This hackathon exemplifies how tech giants are fostering innovation through strategic partnerships with emerging companies.
The event builds on momentum from Google’s recent Nano Banana hackathon that offered “over $400,000 of prizes”, demonstrating the growing investment in AI development competitions.
Emergent Labs hackathon Registration and Next Steps
Developers can register through Emergent Labs‘ official channels to compete in this milestone event that could define the future of AI-assisted software development.
