Meet The 7 Indian Startups Picked Up For Amazon’s GenAI Accelerator

Amazon’s cloud computing arm Amazon Web Services (AWS) has picked up seven Indian startups, operating in the GenAI space, for its AWS Global Generative AI Accelerator programme.

Announced in June, the 10-week programme has selected 80 startups across the globe. 

As part of the programme, these startups will get up to $1 Mn in AWS credits that will help them build, train, test and build their GenAI solutions. By tapping these credits, they can also gain access to Amazon SageMaker, a fully-managed service that facilitates companies to develop and upskill their own foundation models.

Additionally, the selected startups will also have access to a host of AWS services, including AWS compute, storage and database technologies, along with AI chips like AWS Trainium and AWS Inferentia2, designed for higher performance and energy efficient delivery at a lower cost.

For the uninitiated, Amazon Web Services’ Indian cohort forms the largest group of startups to be selected in the Asia Pacific region.

Let’s take a look at the list of the seven Indian GenAI startups that made into the cohort of AWS Global Generative AI Accelerator programme: 

Convrse

Founded In: 2021

Headquarters: Gurugram

Founded in 2021 by Anshul Padyal, Vishesh Khatri and Vikrant Singh, Convrse is an AI-based tool to optimize complex 3D objects or scenes and make them web or real-time ready.

The startup, which serves in industries like gaming, architecture, manufacturing, healthcare and simulations, claims to be the world’s first intelligent 3D mesh optimiser.

House of Models

Headquarters: Bengaluru

House of Models leverages large language models (LLM) and diffuser models to generate digital content for brands and businesses, including images, videos, and product descriptions.

Neural Garage 

Founded In: 2021

Headquarters: Bengaluru

Founded in 2021 by Anjan Banerjee, Mandar Natekar, Subhabrata Debnath and Subhashish Saha, Neural Garage uses GenAI to sync actors and lips with dubbed audio in film, streaming, advertising and broadcasting, offering seamless viewing without compromising the cinematic feel.

Orbo.ai

Founded In: 2019

Headquarters: Mumbai

Orbo.ai uses GenAI to provide hyper-personalisation and contextual search solutions for beauty and personal care industries.

Founded by Manoj Shinde, Danish Jamil, Abhit Sinha in 2019, the startup gives data insights on facial attributes, skin tone and abnormalities to give customised results. 

Notably, in May, the startup sold its AI platform SuperScan to listed fintech company Niyogin Fintech Ltd.

Phot.ai 

Founded In: 2022

Headquarters: Gurugram

Founded in 2022 by Akshit Raja and Venus Dhuria, Phot.ai is a comprehensive AI-powered platform that simplifies photo editing and graphic design through a wide range of tools designed to help e-commerce sellers optimize their workflows.

Unscript AI

Founded In: 2021

Headquarters: Bengaluru/San Francisco

Unscript AI is a SaaS marketing tool that uses generative AI to create studio-quality videos with real or virtual actors, without the cost or time involved with physical shooting.

It was founded by Ritwika Chowdhury in 2021 with an aim to empower companies to create more personalized and impactful customer experiences.

Zocket 

Founded In: 2021

Headquarters: Chennai

Founded by Karthik Venkateswaran, Mukund Srivathsan, Nandha Kumar Ravi and Sundar Natesan in 2021, Zocket simplifies digital advertising using generative AI for ad creation, targeting, and analytics, making it easy for businesses of all sizes to manage and optimize campaigns.

In 2022, the adtech startup raised $3 Mn in a seed round of funding led by Kalaari Capital with participation from Kettleborough VC.