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Programme Guidelines
What each programme looks for, how selection works, and what selection does and does not guarantee. Read this alongside the FAQ before applying.
Best suited for
Pre-Incubation
3 months
- Have identified a meaningful problem
- Believe AI can provide a differentiated solution
- Are validating the opportunity
- May have an early PoC/prototype
- Need technical, product or customer validation
- Have not yet achieved meaningful commercial traction
Incubation
6 months
- Have a working prototype or MVP
- Have AI functioning as a meaningful component of the product
- Need product validation
- Need pilots
- Need customers or LOIs
- Need technical strengthening
- Need market access
- May need compute or infrastructure
Acceleration
6 months
- Already have a working product
- Have meaningful AI capability
- Have customers, users, pilots or commercial validation
- Are ready to scale
- Need enterprise or government access
- Need growth support
- Need investor readiness
- May require significant compute
- May be preparing for fundraising or market expansion
Selection process
- 01Application
- 02Initial Screening
- 03Shortlisting
- 04Evaluation / Interview
- 05Selection Committee
- 06Final Selection
- 07Offer
- 08Onboarding
- 09Programme Begins
The programme you apply for is a starting point. The Centre's evaluation and Selection Committee determine final placement.
What selection does not guarantee
FundingInvestmentGrantsGovernment contractsPaid pilotsCustomersUnlimited computeUnlimited workspaceInvestor meetingsProcurement preferenceEmployment outcomes
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