Deadline: 29 October 2023
AI Factory is 6-month acceleration program designed to support AI startups through technical and business mentoring, DGX Technology Vouchers, and access to international opportunities (trade-shows, immersive ecosystem trips, etc.)
Benefits
- Tailored technical and business support
- 12.5 K € DGX Technology vouchers
- International Prospection Events
- Investment Readiness Curriculum
- International Immersive Ecosystem Trip
- B2B, and Investor Matchmaking
Technologies they welcome
- Geospatial Tech
- Computer Vision
- IoT & Edge Computing
- Industry 4.0
- ML/AI
3 Tracks to help you scale
- Challenge Track
- 18 AI startups will be selected to join the program based on they selection criteria. Startups will receive business and technical assessments and coaching from they experts across different areas.
- Challenge Track Duration: 1 month
- Demo Day
- After the Challenge Track, they will be hosting a startup Demo Day (Pitch Competition) to shortlist 6 AI startups (Laureates) who will continue the program. (Join the Scale-up Track and Rocket Trip).
- Scale-up Track
- Laureates will receive personalized 1:1 coaching from they experts as well access to Novation City DGX1 Super Calculateur (Tech Voucher of 12.5k €) to accelerate the training of their AI models.
- Scale Track Duration: 4 months
- Rocket Trip
- 6 Laureates will have the opportunity to participate in international and renowned events and expositions based on their go-to-market strategy to help them gain international exposure, meet potential investors and clients.
- Rocket Trip Duration: Varies depending on the events
Eligibility Criteria
- Product: MPV and beyond with a functional AI solution.
- Team: 2 co-founders or more, with AI expertise on the team.
- Traction: At least 1 client or BETA tester.
- Stage: early-stage with potentiel for high-growth.
- Join if you are:
- AI startup
- Early stage startups (Seed to Pre-A) having a validated MVP and traction
- AI researcher
- Having a validated AI model with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- AI startup
For more information, visit Novation City.