Nvidia, Google Cloud team to boost AI startups [Video]

Alphabet’s Google Cloud unveiled a slew of new products and services at the Google Cloud Next 2024 conference in Las Vegas, among them a program to help startups and small businesses build generative AI applications and services.

The initiative brings together the Nvidia Inception program for startups and the Google for Startups Cloud Program – and expands the benefits to include cloud credits, go-to-market support, and technical expertise to help startups with their AI initiatives.

Inception is a global program that supports more than 18,000 startups, and Nvidia is looking to entice more by offering an accelerated path to using Google Cloud infrastructure with access to Google Cloud credits, offering up to $350,000 for firms focused on AI.

In return, Google for Startups Cloud Program members can join Nvidia Inception and gain access to technical expertise, Nvidia Deep Learning Institute course credits, Nvidia hardware and software, and more. Inception also offers a platform called Capital Connect, which gives startups exposure to …