Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched the first space tech accelerator programme in India with support from T-Hub and Minfy Technologies.
AWS Space Accelerator India is a technical, business, and mentorship opportunity designed to foster startups focused on space technology, and accelerate their development. This is AWS’ first accelerator programme focused on startups in the space sector, and follows the memorandum of understanding (MoU) it signed with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) in September 2023, which envisions to nurture startups in space technology and support innovation in the sector.
According to AWS, the 14-week accelerator programme will provide India-based startups with dedicated business resources expertise, and guidance around technology and business capabilities, and help them leverage AWS to build, grow, and scale their missions.
The startups qualifying for the programme can receive an array of benefits, including up to $100,000 in AWS credits, as well as guidance from experts at ISRO, IN-SPACe, and AWS, and business and technology support from T-Hub and Minfy. Startups will also learn about space domain technologies and applications, and how to leverage space data and build scalable solutions using cloud computing, data analytics, and machine learning (ML), including the potential to apply generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).
The applications for the AWS Space Accelerator India programme are now open for submission.
Furthermore, ISRO, as part of its focus to create awareness on space-tech and develop India’s space sector, will explore the provisions of the MoU with AWS, and extend the necessary support, in line with the prevailing guidelines of the department, to foster startup innovation in the country.
