# Why We Gave Away $3,500,000.00 for Someone to Build the Next Star Trek | Moonshots Live

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Podcast: [Moonshots with Peter Diamandis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/moonshots-with-peter-diamandis-5723730)
Published: 2026-09-28T20:08:00+00:00
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The FutureVision XPRIZE is presented by Salesforce, ARK Invest, Xsolla and Range at Moonshots Live 2026. Learn more at moonhsots.com Congratulations to the FutureVision XPRIZE winners: 1st Place: THE GIFTED by Jeff Synthesized — https://youtu.be/yivXyWCaEc8 2nd Place: NOBODY DIES ON MARS by Verena Puhm — https://youtu.be/spQleIK5dLI 3rd Place: THORNE PROTOCOL by J. Ryan Williams — https://youtu.be/cvQkQSp22JU 4th Place: SENTI by Isen Robbins — https://youtu.be/aW9mRLJbd0A 5th Place: SLINGSHOT by Hal Watmough — https://youtu.be/ClWd4e6rOWk —- Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends   Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360 Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader. Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified – Connect with Peter: X Instagram Substack Website Xprize A360 Connect with Dave: Web X LinkedIn Instagram TikTok Connect with Salim: LinkedIn X Join Salim’s 10X Shift Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel Exponential Venture Capital Connect with Alex Website LinkedIn X Email Substack  Spotify Threads Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple YouTube Follow MOONSHOTS:  Instagram TikTok X Threads – *Recorded on September 25th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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