Deadline: March 6, 2023 at 11:59pm PT
Now in its third year, the AWS Space Accelerator, delivered by TechConnect, is a hybrid technical, business, and mentorship opportunity open to space startups from around the globe who are looking to power their space missions using AWS. Our 2023 programming will take place from May 1 – May 25. Applications are open now through March 6. Startups will advance to a final round of selection on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.
In 2023, the AWS Space Accelerator will call on teams and resources from across Amazon, our customers, and partners to support a cohort of emerging startups to focus on cloud-powered solutions that support the sustainable and responsible use of space as an environment for years to come, as well as solutions that positively impact life on Earth. The AWS Space Accelerator will select a cohort of up to 15 startup companies worldwide who are seeking to use AWS to transform the future of space and help solve the biggest challenges in the industry.
“Privateer Space is the data and intelligence platform empowering the future of space safety and sustainability by making accurate data on space objects easily accessible. Privateer believes that true space sustainability can be achieved when we understand space as part of our human ecosystem. That doesn’t involve just tracking satellites and debris accurately, but it also includes making intelligent use of space. Privateer is passionate about implementing principles of stewardship that will allow us to continue to learn and grow from all this frontier has to teach us. Our participation in the AWS Accelerator Program and overall partnership with AWS enables us to achieve scale, reliability, and accessibility of our services to empower a sustainable approach to space that benefits all of us.”
Alex Fielding, CEO Privateer, Previous Cohort Member
Benefits
Customized programming:
Beginning with a discovery session, the AWS team first identifies your needs and challenges. From there, we develop a customized curriculum to help you get the most of our program. We introduce your team to experts on both technical and business capabilities to provide you with useful resources to help you scale your solution.
Capital:
While we don’t invest directly, we bring in AWS partners and customers who may have a keen interest in learning how to support your solution. Our programs also offer AWS Promotional Credits to help you scale.
Connections:
By joining these programs, startups can leverage resources from across Amazon’s businesses, as well as externally through venture firms, thought leaders, and industry partners. They say it takes a village. Learn from folks who have been there before.
Customers:
To scale quickly, we know you need customers. The AWS Space Accelerator program delivers opportunities to collaborate with AWS partners and customers that seek to deliver cutting edge innovations. Your solutions are that innovation and the program offers you the opportunity to connect with AWS Partners and Customers keen to pilot, partner, and procure those solutions.
Startups selected to participate will receive:
- Specialized AWS training
- AWS Promotional Credits
- Mentoring from domain and technical subject matter experts
- Business development and guidance from both AWS and TechConnect
- Networking opportunities with other startup cohort participants, VCs, customers and partners
- Collaboration opportunities with AWS commercial and public sector customers and members of the AWS partner network
Timeline
- January 31: Applications open
- March 6: Applications close at 11:59 pm PT
- March 17: Final cohort selection
- April 11-13: Week Zero
- May 1-25: Accelerator
- Mid-July: Demo Day
Program Details:
The AWS Space Accelerator is an intensive, advanced curriculum to help companies focused on the space domain to accelerate their growth using AWS. Selected startups will work with leading AWS experts to learn how to build and scale their cloud solution. The program provides participants with over 50 hours of support to each startup, AWS Promotional Credits, and access to both the AWS and TechConnect global networks to build connections and potentially gain pilots and partnerships. The program will also bring in space industry leaders to collaborate with startups to impact change.
If you would like to get involved as a speaker or corporate partner, please contact us via email: spaceaccelerator@amazon.com.
Who should apply?
When applying for this opportunity, we invite startups to propose innovative missions a variety of applications across the industry that focus on sustainability for space and sustainability from space. These may include solutions that support long-term sustainability of space operations, as well as those that positively impact sustainability and climate goals here on earth. We look for startups with the highest potential to make a global impact, those who are most able to capture value from the program, and those with the best fit for AWS.
How do I apply?
For more information and to apply, please visit this page. Applications will be open January 31 through March 6.
Location
The programming will be virtual, with an in-person Week Zero (New York) and an in-person Demo Day (San Francisco). Applicants may be accepted from all geographies, with the exception of those restricted by Amazon and US regulations. Participants will be at a variety of maturity levels to create a well-rounded cohort.