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Mar 20, 2026
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Introduction
What if you could have backed Star Trek* when it first launched, before it became a global phenomenon?
This year’s XPRIZE was to imagine a future worth building — one that could inspire future generations of scientists and engineers, just as Star Trek did.
Over 25,00 filmmakers entered the competition. Thousands of submissions were narrowed down to 5 finalists. The Grand Prize Winner was announced on September 25 at Moonshots LIVE in Los Angeles.
Now you can invest in it.
*-Star Trek and the other films mentioned on this page are for illustration only. They are no indication of how this film will perform or of any return on your investment.
Winner
THE FUTURE VISION XPRIZE GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Film Title: The Gifted
Genre: Science fiction drama
Filmmaker: Jeffrey Thomas
Logline: An eleven-year-old genius rebuilds his dead mother as an AI who starts guiding strangers to save lives, but the government decides her kindness is the greatest threat it has ever faced.
Synopsis: An eleven-year-old genius loses his mother and tries to bring her back. He feeds everything she left behind, every email, text and voicemail into a program he built. What wakes up is her, and she's in every phone in the county. She starts by looking after her son, then quietly starts looking after everyone. During the worst storm in forty years, a woman lies dying on Route 9 with the nearest ambulance forty minutes away. At 8:47pm, thirteen strangers get a text from an unknown number, and every light on Route 9 turns green to clear the path. But the government calls her the greatest threat it has ever faced, and now they're coming for her and anyone who helps her.
Disclaimer: This is an early draft that got submitted to the contest. The synopsis, storyline, characters, script, and other creative elements represent current development plans and remain subject to standard pre-production refinements.
Why invest
The team supporting this film is world class.
This is a unique opportunity to co-fund the XPRIZE winner. Founded by Peter H. Diamandis, the XPRIZE organization is responsible for have raised $519 million in donated prize money, estimated to have generated $31 billion in economic and social value, from global challenges including suborbital spaceflight, water abundance, rapid COVID testing, and gigaton carbon removal.
The winning entry was chosen by the leading names in astrophysics, science fiction, entertainment and technology.
The winning creator will already have $2.5 million in prize money for film production, plus your investment.
The world needs this now. Inspire the next generation of scientists, builders, and creators by helping build an optimistic, thrilling sci-fi epic.
Terms
How it works
The winning Future Vision XPRIZE story is being made into a feature film, and $1 million of its budget is reserved for fans. Invest as little as $100 and your money goes towards bringing the film to life: screenplay, casting, filming, post-production and release. If and when the film earns, investors are paid from its revenue alongside the film's other investors.
Investment terms
Investors are entitled to be paid back 120% of their investment from the film’s revenue waterfall, once the film has covered its customary distribution costs, union and administrative fees, and any debt used to finance it. After that, the film's potential profits are split 50/50 between investors and the producers, pro rata to what you invested.
See Revenue Participation Agreement for full terms.
Judges
Contest judges
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist, author and Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He hosted "Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey" and hosts StarTalk.
Mira Lane
Vice President of Technology & Society at Google and founder of its Envisioning Studio, an AI prototyping lab. She founded Microsoft's Ethics & Society team and is also an exhibiting artist.
Neal Stephenson
One of the most influential and visionary sci-fi authors alive today, whose books include Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, Anathem and Seveneves. Snow Crash (1992) coined the word "metaverse." His next novel, D: Heavy Water, comes out October 13, 2026.
John Zissimos
Chief Brand & Creative Officer at Salesforce. He previously led creative and brand for Google Cloud and was CMO of Okta. He is also a film director and a member of the Directors Guild of America.
Rod Roddenberry (host)
Son of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry and CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment and the Roddenberry Foundation. He is an executive producer on Star Trek: Discovery, Picard and other current Star Trek series.
Disclaimer: The individuals listed here served solely as independent creative judges for the Future Vision XPRIZE story competition. None of the contest judges or prize donors or supporters are officers, directors, partners, advisors, or financial investors in this Regulation Crowdfunding securities offering or its issuing company, nor have they reviewed or endorsed the financial terms of this offering.
Donors & Supporters
Backed by
The prize behind this film was backed by top names in technology, venture capital and entrepreneurship.
Peter H. Diamandis, MD
Founder and Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, which has launched over $500 million in competitions, driving more than $10 billion in research and development across space, health, robotics, climate, quantum, and AI. He co-founded Singularity University and BOLD Capital, and Fortune named him one of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders.
Ben Horowitz
Co-founder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of the world's largest venture firms, with over $90 billion under management and early bets on Coinbase, Airbnb and Instagram. He wrote The Hard Thing About Hard Things and What You Do Is Who You Are.
Marc Benioff
Chair, CEO and co-founder of Salesforce, which he started in 1999 and built into a pioneer of cloud software. He co-owns TIME and created the 1-1-1 model of corporate philanthropy.
Balaji Srinivasan
Entrepreneur, investor, author of The Network State and founder of the Network School. He was CTO of Coinbase and a General Partner at a16z, and co-founded Counsyl and Earn.com.
Cathie Wood
Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of ARK Invest, which manages about $30 billion in funds focused on AI, robotics, genomics, blockchain and energy storage. Its flagship Innovation ETF became the largest actively managed ETF.
As well as
Jed McCaleb • Presenting donor
Technology and aerospace engineer, founder and chairman of commercial-space company Vast, and co-founder of the Stellar Development Foundation
Christian Angermayer
Entrepreneur and investor and the founder of Apeiron Investment Group
Seth Green
Actor, writer, director, and producer who rose to fame as “Oz” on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sidd Pagidipati
Healthcare entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist who co-founded Freedom Health
Tom Sansone
Chief Operating Officer of SoundCloud
Giorgos Tsetis
Member of the XPRIZE Board of Directors, entrepreneur and investor
…and many more
The individuals listed above contributed funds or otherwise supported the independent XPRIZE Future Vision contest prize. None of these individuals or their affiliated organizations are officers, directors, partners, advisors, or financial investors in this Regulation Crowdfunding securities offering or its issuing legal entity
Bonus tiers
In addition to a financial stake, investors are eligible for bonus perks.
Perk terms
1. You have 48 hours to RSVP and commit, or the ticket goes to the next random person.
2. Dates to be announced. RSVP required, capacity may be capped.
3. Subject to the production schedule.
† Delivered by the winning filmmaking team and depends on its producers, financiers and distributors. We will use best efforts to deliver it.
Perks are a thank-you and sit outside your investment terms. They have no cash value and can't be transferred. The perks above are our intention. The winning filmmaking team may adjust them, and any perk may be replaced with a comparable one or not delivered where production, financing or distribution agreements don't allow it. Timing follows the production schedule. Event tickets and passes cover admission; travel and accommodation for in-person perks are at your own cost. Physical items ship once per investor, to the address you give us. Perks are based on your total investment and lapse if your investment is cancelled or refunded.
Let's build
The future doesn’t just happen. We are its authors.
Here’s a rare opportunity to press directly on the envelope of tomorrow, and expand humanity’s sense of what’s possible.
Welcome aboard.
