Sarvam Epoch Buildathon by GrowthX — ₹10L Prize Pool, Bengaluru

GrowthX hosts this single-day, in-person competition with Sarvam, an Indian frontier AI company, and it is built for people who actually ship AI products rather than discuss them. The room is limited to 200 approved builders, and the whole thing fits inside one working day — 10 AM to 6 PM IST on 26 July 2026.

Lightspeed and Bessemer Venture Partners are the powering partners, with Razorpay supporting the event. It takes place at Razorpay's Arena Office in Koramangala, Bengaluru, and the exact venue is shared with builders once their registration is approved.

During the eight hours, participants build on Sarvam's full-stack sovereign AI platform — typically voice agents, document intelligence tools and multilingual AI products. Every approved builder gets 5,000 Sarvam credits to spend on that stack. The crowd is deliberately curated: founders running AI companies, engineers shipping models, agents and products, product leaders taking AI to large user bases, researchers working at the frontier, and operators or growth engineers who convert AI capability into shipped products.

The upside comes in two parts. There is a ₹10,00,000 cash prize pool on offer, and the top 10 teams get to present at Sarvam Epoch — India's Frontier AI Conference, billed as the country's biggest AI product launch event — on 30 July. That audience includes investors, founders, AI leaders and decision-makers from NVIDIA, AWS, HCLTech, Zepto, Swiggy, Razorpay and other major AI companies.

GrowthX is an India-based founder and operator community that curates events across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune and Jaipur.

• 8-hour in-person AI buildathon on 26 July 2026, 10 AM to 6 PM IST, at Razorpay's Arena Office in Koramangala, Bengaluru
• ₹10,00,000 cash prize pool, listed as up to ₹10L
• 5,000 Sarvam credits for every approved builder, to use on Sarvam's full-stack sovereign AI platform
• Top 10 teams demo at Sarvam Epoch, India's Frontier AI Conference, on 30 July
• 200 curated builders; GrowthX membership is not required and non-members are welcome
• Powered by Lightspeed and Bessemer Venture Partners, supported by Razorpay

This buildathon is open to serious AI builders of every background. GrowthX membership is not required, and non-members are explicitly welcome — the community is only the organiser, not a gate.

The curated room is expected to draw five broad types of people:

• Founders who are building AI companies
• Engineers shipping models, agents or products
• Product leaders scaling AI products to large audiences
• Researchers pushing the frontier of the field
• Operators and growth engineers turning AI capability into real products

Teams are allowed, but there is one condition: every team member must register and be approved individually. Approval is granted person by person, not team by team.

Registration is free, and the venue details are released only after approval, so an unapproved registration will not get you into the room.

Sarvam Epoch Buildathon by GrowthX — ₹10L Prize Pool, Bengaluru is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

The most recent application window for Sarvam Epoch Buildathon by GrowthX — ₹10L Prize Pool, Bengaluru closed on 26 Jul 2026. Many programmes run repeat cohorts, so it is worth checking the official site for the next round.

This is a competition, not an investment programme, so the rewards arrive as prize money and stage time rather than as equity funding.

• A ₹10,00,000 cash prize pool, listed as up to ₹10L, is on offer at the event.
• Every approved builder receives 5,000 Sarvam credits to build with on Sarvam's full-stack sovereign AI platform.
• The top 10 teams get a demo slot at Sarvam Epoch — India's Frontier AI Conference — on 30 July, described as the country's biggest AI product launch event.
• That demo happens in front of investors, founders, AI leaders and decision-makers from companies including NVIDIA, AWS, HCLTech, Zepto, Swiggy and Razorpay.
• Builders also get eight hours inside a curated room of 200 founders, engineers, product leaders, researchers and operators.

1. Apply through the official GrowthX event page. Registration is free, but it is not automatic — every attendee is approved individually, so submitting a form does not guarantee a seat.

2. Wait for individual approval. The organiser describes the room as curated; approval is what confirms your place, and the exact venue is revealed once you are approved.

3. Attend the buildathon on 26 July 2026. The in-person session runs from 10 AM to 6 PM IST in Koramangala, Bengaluru, giving every builder eight hours plus 5,000 Sarvam credits to work with.

4. Pitch for a demo slot. From the projects built on the day, the top 10 teams are selected to present at Sarvam Epoch on 30 July, in front of investors, founders and AI leaders.

Before you apply to Sarvam Epoch Buildathon by GrowthX — ₹10L Prize Pool, Bengaluru, keep the following documents ready:

• A pitch deck or short business plan describing the problem, product and traction
• Company registration documents and PAN
• Founder identification (PAN / Aadhaar) and brief profiles
• Recent financial statements or projections
• Product details — a demo, prototype or working link if available

Exact requirements are confirmed on the official application portal — treat this as a preparation checklist.

Sarvam Epoch Buildathon by GrowthX — ₹10L Prize Pool, Bengaluru is best suited for startups in India seeking non-dilutive funding of ₹10L. If that describes your startup, review the eligibility criteria above before applying.