Save the Date — Zero to Agent: Jerusalem! Been thinking about building your agentic app? This is your chance — and you don't have to do it alone. The AI Collective – Jerusalem is joining forces with Vercel and partnering with LeapTheLimit to host our first-ever AI agent build event — and we're going global. On April 28, Jerusalem joins 100+ cities worldwide for Zero to Agent — a global build week where builders ship real AI agents and compete for $6,000+ in prizes. No prior experience needed. If you've got an idea for something that should exist, you can build it here.
What happens at the event: 18:00 — Doors open, get settled 18:15 — Welcome + Vercel kickoff 18:30 — Credits shared ($30 Vercel credits + Gemini API key per attendee) 18:45 — Build time (we'll be around to help) 20:45 — Share what you built 21:00 — Keep building, submit, celebrate
The global competition: Submissions open April 24 – May 3 at the Vercel Community Hub. Community voting runs May 3–4. Must be built with v0 and deployed live on Vercel. 🥇 $3,000 v0 credits + Vercel Pro 6 months 🥈 $2,000 v0 credits + Vercel Pro 6 months 🥉 $1,000 v0 credits + Vercel Pro 6 months 🏆 Community Favorite + Best TikTok/Reel featured on Vercel's socials
Jerusalem Community Prize 🏆 On May 4th, Jerusalem AI Collective will pick our own community favorite — separate from the global vote + Prizes.
Who this is for: Developers, founders, students, product people — anyone who wants to spend an evening actually shipping something real, not just talking about it.
What you get: Guided support throughout the session $30 Vercel credits to deploy Gemini API key (provided by LeapTheLimit) Tools guide: Windsurf, Antigravity, Google AI Studio — all free to start
Who is this for? Founders and teams building AI-native companies. University students (CS, ENG, Math, Arts — all welcome!) Investors funding the future of deep tech. Researchers and engineers in AI/ML-adjacent fields. Tech, Business, and Creative Professionals across the ecosystem. Anyone interested in the future of artificial intelligence! SEE YOU THERE! PLEASE BE ADVISED: to maintain a high-density, professional environment, space is strictly limited. We operate on an application basis; if capacity is reached, you will be moved to a Waitlist. If you aren’t accepted this time, please keep applying—we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming 2026 initiatives!
Organizers: The AI Collective, Mouhammad Jayousi, Max Friedman, Tawfiq Khalilieh, Marc-Philippe Rudel, Nawal Dwaik, Tala Jabaren, Celia Zeilberger, Reut Frankel, Adnan hashlamoun, Basel Jaber