AWS Selects 40 Promising AI Startups From Around The World For The 2025 Generative AI Accelerator
10 startups selected from Asia-Pacific and Japan region, including three generative AI startups from India- Hyperbots, Smallest AI, and Stimuler
Selected startups will receive up to $1 million in AWS credits, business and technical mentorship, and access to AWS’s full AI tech stack to help them build and scale transformative generative AI technologies.
October 7, 2025 – Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ:
AMZN), today announced the 40 global startups selected to participate in the third cohort of
the AWS Generative AI Accelerator (GAIA), an eight-week program designed to scale early stage
companies building foundational generative AI technologies.
Each company will receive up to $1 million USD in AWS credits, be matched with both business
and technical mentors, and gain access to AWS’s generative AI tech stack to accelerate their
growth. The program also focuses on developing important business and technical acumen,
including driving ML performance, stack optimization, and go-to-market strategies.
“Whether it’s in biotech labs, creative studios, or industrial applications, the pace of generative
AI innovation is extraordinary, and it’s happening everywhere,” said Sherry Karamdashti,
General Manager & Head of Startups in North America at AWS. “This year’s cohort reinforces
our mission to help that innovation move faster and deliver real-world impact for customers in
every industry. We’re removing the barriers and accelerating opportunities so these leaders can
grow their world-changing solutions.”
“The APJ region has emerged as a powerful hub for generative AI innovation, with the ten
selected startups showcasing incredible diversity and technical excellence,” said Tiffany
Bloomquist, Head of Startups, Asia Pacific & Japan at AWS. “From language models that
enhance communication and bridge cultures, to specialized AI transforming legal work, financial
processes, and scientific discovery, and cutting-edge robotics and physical AI solutions, these
founders are solving complex regional challenges with global implications. Through the AWS
Generative AI Accelerator, we aim to provide the resources these startups need to scale, and
connect them to a global ecosystem that will help turn their pioneering ideas into solutions that
benefit customers across industries. I’m excited to see how these innovators will leverage AWS
to push the boundaries of what’s possible.”
The 2025 cohort reflects AWS’s commitment to global inclusion, with selected companies
drawn from North America, Asia Pacific and Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin
America. The program will include industry-specific mentoring and support for foundation
model companies, infrastructure providers, and AI tooling innovators.
Here is the list of Indian startups selected for AWS Global Generative AI Accelerator program.
Hyperbots | Industry: Financial Services | Location: India
Hyperbots helps CFOs with over 90% productivity gain for end-to-end finance processes with
their agentic AI F&A platform powered by HyperLM, the first-ever F&A LLM.
Smallest AI | Industry: Software & Internet | Location: India
Smallest AI builds foundational Voice AI models to automate real-time communications in
enterprise contact centers.
Stimuler | Industry: Education | Location: India
Stimuler is a voice AI app to help billions of non-native speakers become fluent in English,
primarily via speaking instead of studying it.
Click here to see the complete list of 40 startups selected worldwide for the accelerator
program.
This year’s program will launch on October 13, 2025 at Amazon HQ1 in Seattle, and will
conclude in December at AWS re:Invent 2025 in Las Vegas, where all 40 participating startups
will showcase their solutions to potential investors, customers, partners, and AWS leaders.
For more information on the Generative AI Accelerator, visit
https://aws.amazon.com/startups/accelerators/generative-ai
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