In today’s world, the convenience of AI is gradually impacting people’s lives through DX in business and implementations in digital devices like smartphones. Many companies may have business ideas leveraging AI but hesitate due to development environments and implementation challenges.
For such businesses, the startup support program “ailia Universe Program,” jointly offered by Accel Inc. and ax Inc., could be the key to realizing those dreams.
This program is a co-creation partnership aimed at startups (including pre-launch) to commercialize and materialize their AI-powered ideas. It allows them to use the world’s fastest inference deep learning framework, “ailia SDK,” which supports edge AI, without initial costs, and offers multifaceted support to realize new AI services.
Regarding the implementation of the “ailia Universe Program,” Kazuki Kyakuno, Managing Director of Accel Inc., states:
“Since the introduction of ChatGPT, the practical application of AI has rapidly progressed. In the near future, AI-first applications in the B2C domain are expected to emerge, with millions of users using AI apps. Operating AI on this scale could result in cloud costs ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of yen, posing a significant burden on startups and potentially becoming a barrier to AI implementation.
Therefore, we focus on ‘edge AI,’ which does not incur cloud costs, and as a company promoting edge AI, we want to actively support the development of AI applications using edge AI.
Spreading AI applications running on edge devices will lead to AI being incorporated into various applications, making life more convenient and enjoyable. Furthermore, by democratizing AI through edge AI, we aim to create an environment where even individual developers can create AI apps without worrying about cloud costs.
We have numerous achievements in running AI on edge devices. We can support the development of AI apps comprehensively, from converting Pytorch AI models to ONNX and deploying them as iOS and Android applications using Flutter, to electronic signatures and license management associated with app distribution. Additionally, if you already have an AI model and wish to commercialize it, seed investment is also possible.
We expect you to develop new applications made possible by AI and rapidly spread them in the world with new sensibilities. This is a critical time to witness the rapid evolution and generalization of AI. Let’s accelerate the world of AI together (Kyakuno).”
[Overview]
“ailia Universe Program”
To participate, please fill out the required information on the official site’s application form. After submission, we will conduct individual interviews and inform you of the outcome based on our assessment.
For details and application, please visit the official site below.
[URL]
ailia Universe Program
http://ailia.ai/universe/
