• Vestbee and AWS team up once more for their very first accelerator for emerging technologies in the UKIR region
• All eligible startups are welcome to apply for the coming AWS Emerging Technologies Accelerator before October 15th
• As usual, all applicants, will be rewarded with valuable prizes from AWS and other partners

AWS and Vestbee, the top platform for matching startups and investors, partner up for yet another Startup Acceleration program. This time, they announce the first AWS Emerging Technologies Accelerator – a 4-week free program for climate tech startups working in the UK and Ireland.

The benefits of participation include:

• Valuable prizes, including up to USD 100K of Amazon Activate Credits, alongside more perks from other partners
• exposure to the world’s leading VC funds and investment readiness
• one-on-one mentorship sessions with distinguished figures from the industry

Eligibility

The accelerator is meant for startups from across the United Kingdom and Ireland, dedicated to crafting solutions grounded in artificial intelligence. More specifically, the applicants should fit into the following verticals:

• Blockchain
• Web3
• AI/ML: GenAI & Causal AI
• IoT

Experts

The organizers have assembled a team of industry to select the startups for participation in the accelerator, many of whom will go on to be the program’s mentors. The announced experts include:

• Ina Yulo Stuve, Head of Startup Marketing UK & Ireland at AWS
• Ewa Chronowska, CEO at Vestbee, Partner at Next Road Ventures
• Ash Arora, Partner at LocalGlobe
• Andrew Betteley, Operating Partner at Frog Capital
• Sally Duckworth, COO at Fabric Ventures
• John Frizelle, Venture Partner and CTO at Sure Valley Ventures
• Lorna Hutchman, Senior Marketing Manager at Blockchain.com
• Konrad Koncerewicz, Head of VC & Startups at Vestbee
• Lavinia Osbourne, CEO at Women in Blockchain Talks
• Jed Rose, Partner at Antler
• Harry Uglow, Software Engineer at Atomico
• Daniel Verten, Strategy Partner at Synthesia
• and more. Check out the full list at the program’s website

Roadmap

• The startups are welcome to apply here before October 15th
• The select participants will be announced on November 3rd
• The accelerator program will run between November 14th and December 8th

Prizes and Benefits of Participation

Apart from the exposure to top-tier VCs and other networking benefits, the participants will be rewarded the following prizes:

• up to USD 25K in AWS Activate Credits for all accepted applicants and up to USD 100K for the winner
• 1:1 meetings with AWS Solution Architects
• up to 90% off on HubSpot for all applicants
• EUR 15K in Stripe credits for all applicants
• USD 3K in Business Plan credits on Loom for all applicants
• USD 50K on the Mixpanel Growth Plan for all applicants
• Free 6-month plan on Notion for all applicants
• Free 6-month plan + 15% off for first annual subscription on Zendesk

More Details

For more information, please visit AWS Emerging Technologies Accelerator’s page and follow Vestbee’s LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.