AWS Generative AI Accelerator

Amazon Web Services · Seed-stage and later generative AI startups with revenue and enterprise pilots, global

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Next deadline

9moJul 2027

Estimated from past cadence · 2027

Next batch

Oct 2026

Estimated · in 5d

Offer

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Batches a year

21 companies tracked

What it offers

Terms: Participants receive up to $1 million in AWS credits plus mentorship, go-to-market support and investor networking. The 2023 cohort received up to $300,000 in credits. Source
Where: Seattle, Las Vegas (re:Invent), San Francisco, Global
Cadence: One cohort a year; applications in June to July, program of eight to ten weeks
Acceptance rate: less than 2% (2025)

Batches and deadlines

AWS Generative AI Accelerator batches, upcoming first, with deadlines and company counts
Batch	Starts	Deadline	Demo day	Companies
Coming up
2026estimated · no official 2026 announcement found; 2025 kicked off October 14 in Seattle after a July 10 deadlineDeadline Jul 2026	Oct 2026in 5 days	Jul 20262 months ago	n/a	n/a
2027estimated · the 2024 and 2025 cohorts opened applications in June and closed in July; 2025 ran October to DecemberDeadline Jul 2027	Oct 2027in 1 year	Jul 2027in 9 months	n/a	n/a
Earlier
2025eight weeks; kick-off in Seattle, final week at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas; applications announced June 10, 2025Deadline Jul 10, 2025	Oct 14, 202511 months ago	Jul 10, 20251 year ago	Dec 2025	40
202480 startups was the announced cohort size, 4x the first year; ten weeks, up to $1M credits; start date not published on the pageDeadline Jul 19, 2024	n/a	Jul 19, 20242 years ago	n/a	80
2023inaugural ten-week cohort at the AWS Startup Loft in San Francisco; up to $300K creditsDeadline Apr 17, 2023	May 24, 20233 years ago	Apr 17, 20233 years ago	n/a	21

AWS Generative AI Accelerator companies, rising first

21 of 21 companies

Company	Category	Status	Program
Storia AIOpen source AI copilot that knows your company's code and its context2 programsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YC +1S24
Poly CorpAI-generated textures2 programsNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	AI Grant +1Batch 1
KnowtexMaking doctors 2x more efficient with AI note-taking & charge capture2 programshiringActiveAI	AI	Active	YC +1S22
OpenAdsOpenAds uses AI to create hyper-personalized, impression-level ads in real time, customizing every ad to fit each user’s context.2 programsNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	Plug and Play +1
qlipAI video repurposing for social channels.2 programsNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	EF +12021
BunkedBunked distinguishes AI-generated content from real content using blockchain technology.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
CrateOn a mission to create an open internet with no boundaries, Crate invites users to curate a personal, shareable artifact made up of their favorite...Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
ElloEllo leverages large language models (LLM) and AI solutions to perfectly tailor literacy lessons to each young student they reach.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
FlawlessTo counteract the rising on-set production costs and time constraints, Flawless gives artists a suite of cinematic-quality AI-powered tools that...Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
GriptapeGriptape’s open source framework and managed service enables developers to enhance LLMs with chain of thought capabilities, creating context-aware...Not statedAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
KrikeyKrikey uses generative AI to make it easier for creators to breathe life into animations, helping them automate character motion with a variety of 3D...Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
Leonardo AiLeonardo Ai is an AI-driven content production suite tailored for creators across diverse sectors, with a core focus on game development artists.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
NixtlaNixtla is building a state-of-the-art disruptive open-source ecosystem that uses AI to unlock scalable, lightning-fast, and user-friendly time series...Not statedAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
Nosis BioNosis Bio is enabling the future of targeted drug delivery by integrating deep expertise in generative AI and high-throughput biochemistry.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
OrdaōsOrdaōs is a human-enabled, machine-driven drug design company.Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
Protopia AIProtopia AI provides data protection and privacy-preserving AI/ML technologies that specialize in enabling AI algorithms and software platforms to...Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
Stack AIStack is a no-code interface that helps businesses of all sizes build and deploy AI applications including chatbots, document processing, content...Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
Theia InsightsTheia Insights leverages the power of AI to synthesize and distill financial data, generating real-time insights beyond human research capability, to...Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
UnwrapPowered by AI and ML, Unwrap analyzes data from multiple customer feedback channels at scale, providing them with auto-labeling, semantic search, and...Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
VevoVevo is building the world’s first atlas of how drugs interact with patient cells in living organisms at single cell resolution.Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort
WandWand enables businesses to sync data from multiple sources to rapidly build collaborative, measurable, and scalable AI solutions.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AWS GenAIInaugural cohort