AWS selects 40 AI startups for GAIA 2025

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company announced the 40 global startups selected to participate in the third cohort of the AWS Generative AI Ac-celerator (GAIA), an eight-week program designed to scale early stage companies building foundational generative AI technologies.

Each company will receive up to $1 million 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.

Sherry Karamdashti, General Manager & Head of Startups in North America at AWS, said: “Whether it’s in biotech labs, creative studios, or industrial applications, the pace of generative AI innovation is extraordinary, and it’s happening everywhere.

This year’s cohort reinforces our mission to help that innovation move faster and deliver real-world impact for customers in eve-ry industry. We’re removing the barriers and accelerating opportunities so these leaders can grow their world-changing solutions.”