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Awards AI startups up to $350K in cloud credits for pitching live at its Paris summit.
The Cloud Infrastructure track (sponsored by Backblaze) pays three tiers to its five live finalists: $100,000 in credits for the winner, $50,000 for the runner-up, and $25,000 for an 'Emerging Startup' award, judged live by three judges on vision, execution, market potential and team strength. The Next-Gem Ventures track (Google for Startups and Deepmind) pays all ten of its finalists: 1st through…
Looks for early-stage AI startups, at the pre-seed, seed or Series A stage, with a live product or strong MVP and early traction, where AI sits at the core of the product. Teams need a registered legal entity with at least two members and total funding raised to date under €10 million.
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