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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
8moJul 2027
Estimated from past cadence · 2027
Next batch
Oct 2027
Estimated · in 11mo
Offer
n/a
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Batches a year
1
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
SeattleLas Vegas (re:Invent)San FranciscoGlobal
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
BatchStarts
Coming up
2027estimated · the 2024 and 2025 cohorts opened applications in June and closed in July; 2025 ran October to DecemberDeadline Jul 2027Oct 2027in 10 months
Earlier
2026estimated · no official 2026 announcement found; 2025 kicked off October 14 in Seattle after a July 10 deadlineDeadline Jul 2026Oct 20265 weeks ago
2025eight weeks; kick-off in Seattle, final week at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas; applications announced June 10, 2025Deadline Jul 10, 2025Oct 14, 20251 year ago
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, 2024n/a
2023inaugural ten-week cohort at the AWS Startup Loft in San Francisco; up to $300K creditsDeadline Apr 17, 2023May 24, 20233 years ago

AWS Generative AI Accelerator companies, rising first

AIStoria AIOpen source AI copilot that knows your company's code and its contextYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIPoly CorpAI-generated texturesAI Grant Batch 1Startup →AIOpenAdsOpenAds uses AI to create hyper-personalized, impression-level ads in real time, customizing every ad to fit each user’s context.Plug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIWandWand enables businesses to sync data from multiple sources to rapidly build collaborative, measurable, and scalable AI solutions.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AIKnowtexMaking doctors 2x more efficient with AI note-taking & charge captureYC S22San FranciscoStartup →AIqlipAI video repurposing for social channels.EF 2021ParisStartup →AIBunkedBunked distinguishes AI-generated content from real content using blockchain technology.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →OtherCrateOn a mission to create an open internet with no boundaries, Crate invites users to curate a personal, shareable artifact made up of their favorite...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AIElloEllo leverages large language models (LLM) and AI solutions to perfectly tailor literacy lessons to each young student they reach.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AIFlawlessTo counteract the rising on-set production costs and time constraints, Flawless gives artists a suite of cinematic-quality AI-powered tools that...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AIGriptapeGriptape’s open source framework and managed service enables developers to enhance LLMs with chain of thought capabilities, creating context-aware...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AIKrikeyKrikey uses generative AI to make it easier for creators to breathe life into animations, helping them automate character motion with a variety of 3D...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AILeonardo AiLeonardo Ai is an AI-driven content production suite tailored for creators across diverse sectors, with a core focus on game development artists.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AINixtlaNixtla is building a state-of-the-art disruptive open-source ecosystem that uses AI to unlock scalable, lightning-fast, and user-friendly time series...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AINosis BioNosis Bio is enabling the future of targeted drug delivery by integrating deep expertise in generative AI and high-throughput biochemistry.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →OtherOrdaōsOrdaōs is a human-enabled, machine-driven drug design company.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AIProtopia AIProtopia AI provides data protection and privacy-preserving AI/ML technologies that specialize in enabling AI algorithms and software platforms to...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AIStack AIStack is a no-code interface that helps businesses of all sizes build and deploy AI applications including chatbots, document processing, content...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AITheia InsightsTheia Insights leverages the power of AI to synthesize and distill financial data, generating real-time insights beyond human research capability, to...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →AIUnwrapPowered by AI and ML, Unwrap analyzes data from multiple customer feedback channels at scale, providing them with auto-labeling, semantic search, and...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →OtherVevoVevo is building the world’s first atlas of how drugs interact with patient cells in living organisms at single cell resolution.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortStartup →
Company
Storia AIOpen source AI copilot that knows your company's code and its context2 programsteam of 2YC S24 +1ActiveAI, Devtools
Poly CorpAI-generated textures2 programsAI Grant Batch 1 +1Not statedAI
OpenAdsOpenAds uses AI to create hyper-personalized, impression-level ads in real time, customizing every ad to fit each user’s context.2 programsPlug and Play +1Not statedAI
WandWand enables businesses to sync data from multiple sources to rapidly build collaborative, measurable, and scalable AI solutions.2 programsAWS GenAI Inaugural cohort +1Not statedAI
KnowtexMaking doctors 2x more efficient with AI note-taking & charge capture2 programshiringYC S22 +1ActiveAI
qlipAI video repurposing for social channels.2 programsEF 2021 +1Not statedAI
BunkedBunked distinguishes AI-generated content from real content using blockchain technology.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI
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...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedOther
ElloEllo leverages large language models (LLM) and AI solutions to perfectly tailor literacy lessons to each young student they reach.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI
FlawlessTo counteract the rising on-set production costs and time constraints, Flawless gives artists a suite of cinematic-quality AI-powered tools that...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI
GriptapeGriptape’s open source framework and managed service enables developers to enhance LLMs with chain of thought capabilities, creating context-aware...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI, Devtools
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...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI
Leonardo AiLeonardo Ai is an AI-driven content production suite tailored for creators across diverse sectors, with a core focus on game development artists.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI
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...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI, Devtools
Nosis BioNosis Bio is enabling the future of targeted drug delivery by integrating deep expertise in generative AI and high-throughput biochemistry.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI
OrdaōsOrdaōs is a human-enabled, machine-driven drug design company.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedOther
Protopia AIProtopia AI provides data protection and privacy-preserving AI/ML technologies that specialize in enabling AI algorithms and software platforms to...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI
Stack AIStack is a no-code interface that helps businesses of all sizes build and deploy AI applications including chatbots, document processing, content...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI
Theia InsightsTheia Insights leverages the power of AI to synthesize and distill financial data, generating real-time insights beyond human research capability, to...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI
UnwrapPowered by AI and ML, Unwrap analyzes data from multiple customer feedback channels at scale, providing them with auto-labeling, semantic search, and...AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedAI
VevoVevo is building the world’s first atlas of how drugs interact with patient cells in living organisms at single cell resolution.AWS GenAI Inaugural cohortNot statedOther

About AWS Generative AI Accelerator

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