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Supercharge Your Startup with AI/ML Reactor 2022

For the second year in a row, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Epiphany are proud to kick off the AI/ML reactor, a 5-week hands-on practical program enabling selected startups in ASEAN and Pakistan to implement and deploy their AI/ML solutions, with the aim to increase AI/ML awareness within both of the regions’ startup ecosystems.

Selected startups will have the opportunity to take their business to the next level with AI/ML and fully immerse themselves in the ASEAN and Pakistani startup industry through workshops, masterclasses, and mentorship sessions with leading AWS, ASEAN and Pakistan tech industry experts.

Join us today if your startup is:

  • ASEAN or Pakistan-based
  • Early-stage or growth-stage from any vertical
  • AI-first – where AI/ML is at the core of your business and aligns with your business roadmap
  • AI/ML-assisted – where you are leveraging on AI & ML to achieve targeted business objectives

Applications are Closed

Grab this golden opportunity and join in the power-packed bootcamp now! Here are just a few reasons why you should join us!

NETWORK & LEARN

Meet industry leaders and experts to learn the fundamentals of AI/ML in a live, interactive environment

Discover the most successful strategies you can leverage to take your startup to the next level

Acquire practical knowledge about AI/ML technology tools, solutions and its implementation through live workshops, masterclasses, and immersion days

TECHNOLOGY MENTORSHIP

Tech mentors will teach you the skills and best practices to refine your AI/ML model, act as sounding boards, assist you in getting to the root of your problems and support you in solving those problems

BUSINESS MENTORING

Business mentors will give you constructive feedback on your pitch decks, with time-tested guidance on how to deliver your pitches in the most effective way

DEMO DAYS

Get a chance to showcase your business and solution at demo days in front of successful technology entrepreneurs, investors and experts

VC MATCHING

If selected, you’ll gain the opportunity to meet 1:1 with selected VCs to further present your solution and business’ growth plans after the final demo day

GLOBAL EXPOSURE

Get featured in ‘Startups of AI/ML Reactor 2022’ series on social media, receive a digital badge for your participation, and become a part of national and international community-building initiatives

PRIZES & MORE

You can get a chance to:

Win exclusive cash prizes
Receive AWS credits*
Receive potential investment
Be represented globally via Epiphany as well as its partners’ networks

*AWS Activate Credits are subject to the AWS Promotional Credit Terms & Conditions.

Program Timeline

Speakers

Yudho Diponegoro

Startup Solutions Architect, ASEAN, AWS

Startup Solutions Architect, ASEAN, AWS

Seema Gupta

Senior Solutions Architect, AWS

Seema Gupta is a senior solutions architect with AWS helping her customers for their digital transformation journey.

Riza Saputra

Solutions Architects - AWS

Solutions architect who is very enthusiastic to help and see startups scale.

Jerome Poudevigne

Principal Startup Solution Architect at AWS

Seasoned startup CTO, with a proven ability to deliver results the agile way through strong leadership and creative problem-solving, keeping

Farah Mehboob

Founder, Valider

She is the founder of a tech start-up Valider. Valider provides services for digital profiling and verification using AI.

Yuan Kai Law

ASEAN Startup Development Officer, Strategy & Operations

He is a program management professional with experience spanning both the public and private sectors. He is passionate about driving value a

Ali Rehan

Director of Engineering AI, Motive

He leads the core AI/Vision team at KeepTruckin (Now known as Motive)- which powers the Smart Dashcam product and is the foundation for...

Hasan Zafar

Product Lead - Salesflo

He has experience of 3 years in Tech and 2 years in the Retail sector.

Shan Ul Haq

Chief Technology Officer and Founder at XpertFlow LLC

Chief Technology Officer and Founder at XpertFlow LLC

Pang Pei Yi

Startup Account Executive - Asia Emerging Markets At AWS

Startup Account Executive - Asia Emerging Markets At AWS

Priya Lakshmi

Head of Startup Sales, ASEAN at (AWS)

A Versatile and Skilled Sales Professional with close to 17 Years of Experience in Account Management, Sales of IT Solutions and Services.

Justin Bolilia

VP Data - Kumu

ML at scale

Mentors

Yasir Suleman Memon

Co-Founder, Salesflo

An entrepreneur at heart with love for innovation. Have worked in various streams in the consumer goods industry.

Nicha Suebwonglee

Venture Capital Business Development Manager, Thailand / Philippines / ASEAN at AWS

Technology, Media / Entertainment, and consumer goods professional with 10+ years of work experience in venture.

Faisal Aftab

Co-Founder & GP of Zayn Capital BitRate Fund.

Faisal is the Co-Founder & GP of Zayn Capital BitRate Fund.

Dennis Le

Investment Manager - Openspace Ventures

Looking to meet tech, consumer and crypto companies across Southeast Asia. We invest in Seed, Series A/B and Growth stage companies.

Aria Rajasa

CTO KaryaKarsa

A passionate businessman with a knack for design, casual fashion, digital marketing.

Carlos Camacho

Investment Manager, Qualgro

Carlos is an Investment Manager at Qualgro, and is involved across the entire investment process, working with portfolio companies..

Iswara Gozali

Head of Product, FinAccel

Iswara is the head of product and one of the founding team members at FinAccel. At FinAccel

Raul Abreu

Principal AI/ML - Business Development - Start-ups & VC, Amazon Web Services

Raul Abreu has recently joined AWS as Business Development Principal for Start-ups and Venture Capital in the area of AI..

Syed Sajjad Ahmed

CTO at Dell Technologies

After more than 17 years of architecting and delivering engineering ecosystems, I understand the dynamics of multidisciplinary engineering.

Yudho Diponegoro

Startup Solutions Architect, ASEAN, AWS

Startup Solutions Architect, ASEAN, AWS

Seema Gupta

Senior Solutions Architect, AWS

Seema Gupta is a senior solutions architect with AWS helping her customers for their digital transformation journey.

Riza Saputra

Solutions Architects - AWS

Solutions architect who is very enthusiastic to help and see startups scale.

Justin Bolilia

VP Data - Kumu

ML at scale

Paramananda Budi Setyawan

Chief Data Officer, FinAccel

Paramananda Budi Setyawan is the Chief Data Officer of Kredivo, a technology company that leverages deep data analytics to automate

Julia Ang

Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

Julia is a solutions architect based in Singapore focusing on digital native businesses and customers working on machine learning workloads.

Jatin Solanki

Founder - Decube Data (ex-CDO for Fave)

Jatin has over 15 years of experience in the field of Data Science, Machine Learning & Data Engineering.

Fahad Sabeeh Hussain

Chief of Staff, Alethea.ailhnk

I have been Chief of Staff at Alethea AI since January 2022 where I manage its team of more than 100+

Alex Thewsey

ML Specialist Solution Architect, (ASEAN)

Alex is an experienced, cross-sector AI and Analytics Consultant committed to maintaining broad skills across strategy consulting..

Judges

Aayush Lalit Jain

Startup & ML MD Amazon Internet Services Pvt Ltd

Aayush comes with 13+ years of experience in sales, BD, product strategy, CorpDev, corporate finance across cloud, AI/ML..

Jerome Poudevigne

Head of Startups Solutions Architect ASEAN at Amazon Web Services

A software engineer by training, Jerome Poudevigne has built products in a large variety of domain, from aerospace and IoTlinked

Dr Chomchana Trevai

Business Development Manager AI and ML ASEAN at AWS

Dr Trevai is guiding organizations to utilize Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies in businesses, practical business..

Verdi March

Principal Applied Scientist at AWS

Verdi helps customers realize business values using AI, machine learning, and HPC on AWS cloud. He has 20+ years..

Haroon Kanth

Head of Analytics consulting practice at Teradata

Country Head of Global Consulting Center, Pakistan, an offshore captive consulting organization of Teradata Corporation

Pedro Paez Sanchez

Principal ML Specialist Architect, AWS

Pedro Paez is a Principal ML Specialist Architect for AWS covering Southeast Asia.

Yaohong Ch’ng

Head of Data and Engineering, January Capital

Yaohong is the Head of Data and Engineering at January Capital, a venture capital firm based in Singapore.

Our VC

Aatif Awan

Founder & Managing Partner at Indus Valley Capital

Aatif Awan is the founder and Managing Partner of Indus Valley Capital, a Pakistan-focused early stage VC fund.

Asad Nasir

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jahangir Siddiqui & Co Ltd

Asad Nasir is Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Jahangir Siddiqui & Co Ltd. He has over 20 years of diversified financial service..

Aman Nasir

Sarmayacar as a partner

Aman joined Sarmayacar as a partner in June 2022, relocating back to Pakistan after 16 years in London

Hammad Umer

Country Head, Insitor

Hammad is an experienced Investment Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the venture capital and private equity industry.

Dennis Le

Investment Manager - Openspace Ventures

Looking to meet tech, consumer and crypto companies across Southeast Asia. We invest in Seed, Series A/B and Growth stage companies.

Yaohong Ch’ng

Head of Data and Engineering, January Capital

Yaohong is the Head of Data and Engineering at January Capital, a venture capital firm based in Singapore.

Faisal Aftab

Co-Founder & GP of Zayn Capital BitRate Fund.

Faisal is the Co-Founder & GP of Zayn Capital BitRate Fund.

Jia Lum

Investment Analyst, Qualgro

Jia Lum has conducted analysis and due diligence in areas such as enterprise SaaS, data and other B2B spaces, with a focus in Southeast Asia

Workshop Facilitators

Glendon Thaiw

Solutions Architect, ( AWS)

Glendon Thaiw is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS) based out of Singapore.

Yudho Ahmad

Senior Startups Solutions Architect, AWS

Seema Gupta

Senior Solutions Architect, AWS

Seema Gupta is a senior solutions architect with AWS helping her customers for their digital transformation journey.

Riza Saputra

Solutions Architects - AWS

Solutions architect who is very enthusiastic to help and see startups scale.

Sebastian Lee

Senior Solution Architect

A self-starter and quick learner, possessing strong motivational drive in solving difficult problems.

Alvin Teh

Sr. Solutions Architect

A one-of-a-kind internet tech ninja with a passion for helping businesses create value through leveraging technology-that's me in a nutshell

Ivan Yudis Chandra

Solutions Architect at AWS - Indonesia

Almost 21 years experience in IT industry, covering cloud technologies, machine learning & deep learning, data science

Soh Ohara

Associate Solutions Architect, AWS

Pengfei Zhang

Senior Solutions Architect, AWS

Kien Nguyen

Solutions Architect, AWS

Alex Thewsey

ML Specialist Solution Architect, (ASEAN)

Alex is an experienced, cross-sector AI and Analytics Consultant committed to maintaining broad skills across strategy consulting..

F.A.Qs

What is AI/ML Reactor about?

AI/ML Reactor Bootcamp is a unique, hands-on, and rigorous program that assists Pakistani and ASEAN’s startups in integrating AI/ML features into their systems through workshops, masterclasses, group and individual mentoring sessions, demo days, and more. Apply Now

How do I apply for this program?

Please apply for the program at this link.

Is this a full-time program?

No, the program is a part-time five-week virtual mentorship program. Startups must attend all sessions – workshops, masterclasses, group mentoring, one-on-one mentoring sessions, and technical deep-dive sessions, otherwise, they will be disqualified.

Is the program in-person?

No. the program is entirely virtual.

How many people from the startup need to attend the program?

The CTO/tech lead and CEO need to attend the program fully.

What is the maximum number of members per startup who can join the program?

Up to 5 participants from each startup can join the AI/ML Reactor.

What is the cost of participating in the AI/ML Reactor program?

Nothing! The program is completely free.

What will I get out of being in the AI/ML Reactor?

Mentorship: One of the key benefits of the AI/ML Reactor is having access to knowledgeable mentors.  You will have access to top domain experts, tech and business mentors, and AWS mentors and speakers.

Network:  As one of the most active entrepreneur support organizations in Pakistan, Epiphany thrives to bring together the most vibrant network of experts and organizations including investors, domain specialists, strategic corporate partners, and community partners. With this program, you can also expand your network significantly as a startup. You will have an opportunity to connect with local and international renowned tech and business mentors working at top-notch organizations hailing from ASEAN region. Last year, we had Jehan Ara, Atif Awan, Kalsoom Lakhani, Hussain Mansoor, Hassaan Sadiq (CTO, Grocers App) and Abdul Mannan (CTO, Bykea) and many international industry experts (See more on https://epiphanyofficial.co/ai-ml-reactor/)

Visibility: Your startup will gain visibility and branding through digital media campaigns and blog posts on national and international platforms. The top two startups will have additional branding and visibility benefits.

When will I learn if I have been selected for the program?

Startups will be informed by via email in the week of Oct 3 -7 about the selection decision.

What is the eligibility criteria?

Startups at all stages of development are welcome to apply. Our program is open to startups working on any vertical interested in implementing AI/ML in specific use cases to advance their venture. During this journey, AWS experts will support you, even if you have a basic knowledge about AI/ML.

What is the deadline to apply for this program?

The last day to apply is September 30, 2022.

How many participants can join the program from each startup?

Up to 5 participants from each startup can join the AI/ML Reactor.

Will post-program support be provided to startups?

In regards to post reactor support, it will vary depending on how much support you require, where you are in your journey, whether you are using Amazon Web Services (AWS), etc.

What are the prizes for startups?

Startups will be given cash, AWS swags, AWS credits, and access to local and international industry experts.

*AWS activate credits are subject to the AWS promotional credit terms & conditions

Who will receive prizes?

The top two startups from the program will be eligible to receive prizes.

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So, are you ready to supercharge your startup?

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