Apply for AWS Space Accelerator: India

Startups will learn about building space solutions, accelerating innovation, and how to bring ideas to life securely. Get critical lessons on accelerating your startup journey, building products, getting funds, and refining your pitch.

The program is designed for startups to enable their space technologies and innovations through mentorship, which includes a cohort of successful founders from the Indian space industry. The commitment is to support startups pursuing groundbreaking space missions and help them pursue global opportunities.

This AWS program in India follows the MoU between AWS, ISRO and IN-SPACe announced in September 2023, which aims to nurture startups in space-tech, and support innovation in India’s space sector.

Program Benefits

• Hybrid delivery, custom-made program
  • AWS Space Accelerator: India is a 14-week program designed to teach startups about Space tech with AWS. They help you build your solution to a production-ready position with customers. Learn to build a successful startup with T-Hub support.
• Dedicated Mentors and Founders Talks
  • Learn from mentors and successful startups who have already paved the way in the space sector. Get exclusive access to weekly founder talks and Ask Me Anything sessions.
• Technology fast-track
  • AWS Space Accelerator: India equips your technical team with tech resources, guidance, and hands-on support from AWS partner Minfy. Get technical deep dives, hands-on support, and guidance on design principles for building a secure solution in the AWS cloud.
• Business boost
  • AWS Space Accelerator: India helps you become funding-ready with hands-on workshops and concrete use cases. It is all designed to validate and perfect your Go-To-Market strategy, pitch deck and storytelling, recruiting, managing an engineering team, and building a minimum viable product.
• Alumni community
  • AWS Space Accelerator: India community brings together all program members, including alumni founders for CEOs and CTOs. You may no longer be actively part of the program, but the alumni community will always be here for you as an open space for learning and support.
• AWS credits
  • Every participating startup is eligible to receive credits from day one, access to the Activate Console, plus exclusive member-only offers. Startups who graduate will also receive additional credits to support their innovation efforts.

Who should apply?

• The Accelerator will accept applications from all Space startups, from prototype stage and above.
• The program will be delivered in a hybrid model. Some physical attendance is required to get the most from the program and maximise opportunities to meet face to face with the teams, founders and partners involved.
• Up to 20 Startups will be accepted to the program.

For more information, visit AWS.