Indian startups thrive in AWS Generative AI global accelerator program

Amazon Web Services on Friday announced the selection of seven generative AI startups from India for its global Generative AI Accelerator Program. Indian startups Convrse, House of Models, Neural Garage, Orbo.ai, Phot.ai, Unscript AI and Zocket are among 80 companies selected globally for their innovative AI applications and global growth potential, the company said in a statement.

The Indian cohort represents the largest number of startups selected from a single country in the Asia Pacific region. This initiative is part of AWS’s $230 million commitment to support AI-based application development worldwide. The program offers early-stage startups AWS credits, mentoring, and educational support to help them develop AI and machine learning technologies.

According to AWS, selected startups will gain access to the company’s compute, storage, and database technologies, including energy-efficient AWS Trainium and AWS Inferentia2 AI chips designed to deliver high performance at reduced costs.

(Based on information from the agency.)