Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) has selected 40 diverse startups from around the globe, including 10 from the Asia Pacific, to participate in the third cohort of the AWS Generative AI Accelerator (GAIA), an eight-week program designed to help startups build foundational generative AI technologies.

“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.”
2025 Generative AI Accelerator
To accelerate the growth of early-stage businesses, AWS will grant companies $1 million in AWS credits, access to business and technical mentors, and AWS’s generative AI tech stack.
The startups selected from Asia-Pacific & Japan (APJ) include the following:
- Hyperbots | Industry: Financial Services | Location: India
- Mary Technology | Industry: Legal | Location: Australia
- Pluralis Research | Industry: Software & Internet | Location: Australia
- RLWRLD | Industry: Computers & Electronics | Location: Korea
- SCB 10X | Industry: Software & Internet | Location: Thailand
- SDio | Industry: Software & Internet | Location: Japan
- Smallest AI | Industry: Software & Internet | Location: India
- Stimuler | Industry: Education | Location: India
- SyntheticGestalt | Industry: Life Sciences | Location: Japan
- Trillion Labs | Industry: Software & Internet | Location: Korea