The Asia-Pacific Al Academy, an initiative by Google for Startups to support and accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) -focused startups in the region has started this week . It is Google for Startups’ first AI Academy in the Asia Pacific region.
The inaugural program, which started with a 3-day boot camp in Singapore, includes 3 Indian Startups, which are among 23 Al startups selected from seven countries: Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Singapore.
These startups will benefit from mentorship, product training, and networking opportunities to refine their Al products and grow their businesses. The program aims to help these innovators leverage Google’s latest Al technologies and develop effective and responsible Al solutions.
Three Indian Startups selected are –
- Clodura.AI (Pune): Optimizing the sales cycle with a GenAI-powered co-pilot.
- Devnagri (Noida) : Personalizing communications to engage non-English speakers.
- Sivi.ai (Bengaluru): Delivering multilingual design solutions for instant ad and visual creation.
South Korea (7) and Japan (6) have most number of startups selected for this program. Indonesia, Pakistan and Singapore have 2 startups each, selected for the AI Academy while Malaysia has one startups. Full information is here.
These 23 selected startups are using AI to create opportunities and solve pressing social issues, from saving the environment to increasing financial inclusion.
Over the coming months, these 23 startups will continue on their AI Academy journey which will wrap up in December with Graduation Day.
While the majority of the program will take place virtually, program participants have been invited to join an in-person bootcamp in Singapore from October 15 to 17.
This AI Academy program is an equity free three-month program designed to help startups leverage Google’s latest AI technologies, with the goal of accelerating business growth by providing startups with a deeper understanding of AI.
