Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced 10 startups in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, among 40 global startups selected to participate in the third cohort of the AWS Generative AI Accelerator (GAIA). It is an eight-week programme to scale early-stage companies that are building foundational generative AI technologies.
Out of the 10 selected startups, three are based in India: Hyberbots, an agentic AI finance and accounting platform; Smallest AI, which develops foundational voice AI models; and Stimuler, a voice AI application.
“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 and head of startups in North America at AWS.
Moreover, other startups in the APJ region include Mary Technology, which empowers legal teams by uncovering insights in documents; Pluralis Research, fostering collaborative AI development; RLWRLD, automating intricate tasks through robotics; Typhoon, enhancing Thai language tools; SDio, converting long videos into searchable intelligence; SyntheticGestalt, accelerating scientific discovery; and Trillion Labs, innovating language models for Korean and Asian cultures.
Each company in the programme will receive up to $1 million in AWS credits, along with business and technical mentors. They will also access AWS’s generative AI technology stack to boost growth and develop essential skills in machine learning performance, technology stack optimisation and go-to-market strategies.
The 2025 cohort highlights AWS’s commitment to global inclusion, featuring selected companies from North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The programme includes industry-specific mentoring for foundation model companies,
infrastructure providers and innovators of AI tools.
“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,” Karamdashti added.
