Amazon Web Services (AWS) has selected seven Indian startups specializing in generative AI for its Global Accelerator Program. AWS has selected seven Indian companies out of 80 global companies for its global AI program, including Converse, House of Models, Neural Garage, Orbo.i, Photo.i, Unscript AI and Socket.
Selected startups will receive up to $1 million in AWS credits to develop, train, test and deploy their generative AI solutions. Startups can take advantage of a score of AWS services, including AWS compute, storage, and database technologies, including AI chips such as AWS Triennium and AWS, to drive greater use of ML & AI technologies.
AWS announced a $230 million corpus in June this year to accelerate generative AI-powered applications worldwide. The fund aims to focus on supporting startups to develop, build and scale their unique ideas using generative AI.
About the selected startups:
Converse was founded in 2021 by Anshul Padyal, Vishesh Khatri and Vikrant Singh. It is an AI-based tool that optimizes complex 3D objects or scenes and renders them on the web or in real-time. It is a startup that caters to companies in the fields of gaming, architecture, manufacturing, healthcare and simulations.
Founded in 2021 by Mandar Natekar, Subhabrata Debnath, Anjan Banerjee and Subhashish Saha, Neural Garage is a deep technology company that leverages artificial intelligence technology to create content through lip-synching videos.
Founded in 2019 by Manoj Shinde, Danish Jamil and Abhit Sinha, Orbo uses GenAI to provide hyper-personalization and contextual search solutions for the beauty and personal care industries. The Mumbai-based startup provides data insights into facial attributes, skin tone and abnormalities to deliver customized results.
Led by Akshit Raja and Venus Dhuria, Phot.ai is an AI-powered platform that simplifies photo editing and graphic design through a variety of tools designed to help e-commerce sellers optimize their workflows.
Unscript AI, launched in 2021 by Ritwika Chaudhary, is a SaaS marketing tool that uses generative AI to create studio-quality videos with real or virtual actors without the cost or time associated with physical shooting. It aims to empower companies to create more personalized and effective customer experiences.
Founded in 2021 by Karthik Venkateswaran, Mukund Srivatsan, Nandakumar Ravi and Sundar Natesan, Socket simplifies digital advertising with generative AI for ad creation, targeting and analytics, making it easy for businesses of all sizes to manage and optimize campaigns.
