A wave of AI is sweeping the globe, with research, engineering and products changing rapidly, an innovative research that has the potential to be the driving force behind AI's next technological breakthrough; an entrepreneurial idea that has the potential to ignite changes in the AI industry.
But from papers, code, to products, to scenes with companies, tech entrepreneurs have to go beyond technology itself. From the lab to the real world, critical verification needs to be done, early users and scenes need to be found, and peers, industry resources and long-term capital need to be met at the right time.
To this end, Heart of Machines has partnered with several partners to launch a long-term project called "Turn on the Fire of AI: Encourage Research to Entrepreneurship" aimed at finding cutting-edge AI research results with a desire to transform research into dreamers of applications and provide multidimensional support.
We're looking for you.
We are doing innovative AI research.
There are unique algorithms, models, or product directions.
Desire to transform scientific results into industry influence
It's a good idea to start a business, even if it's not mature.
We will provide
The two-million-dollar Concept Verification Fund has been set up.Supporting technology takes a critical stepThe money will support critical verification such as technical feasibility, product prototyping or scenario adaptation, scientific value that needs to be discovered and accessed through clear verification pathways to the real world.
Top Early Investment InstitutionsSeed wheel risk investing,Assistance projects to companiesWhen the prototype runs, the direction is clearer, the initial capital, the strategic investment will provide further seed round investment opportunities and professional support for conditional projects, helping the project move from technology exploration to the next stage of corporate development.
Full process services,The first kilometre of scientific transformation has been completed.We will provide sustained services around key areas such as project positioning, BP grinding, capital matching, industrial resource linkage. This is not an end-to-end event, but a long-term partnership around technology transformation.
How does this work?
Concept verification closed-door review: allowing technology to undergo multidimensional testing
Each phase of the project will select five projects to conduct offline closed-door diagnostics and grinding. Technical reviewers will look at technical barriers and verification pathways, industry reviewers will look at issues and scenarios, and investor reviewers will look at product and commercialization possibilities.
We want to use a high-density, interdisciplinary discussion to explore a more specific issue with the project: how does this technology move towards real applications?
Tech Show: Bringing the Product to the Light
Not only do we look at PPT, but we also want to see the possibilities of technology in real life scenarios. Projects can present technology and products directly through product presentations, scenarios, real-world simulations, software hardware interactions, etc. At the same time, each founder will also tell about their own growth experiences and business thinking.
In addition to the roadmap, we will also organize a closed-door AI Founder exchange, so that the dialogue between technology, capital and industry continues from the stage to a deeper connection.
How to register
The fire has been lit.
Since the program's inception, several early-stage AI projects have received Concept Verification funding, and several have received seed round investments from top early-stage investors, covering major models, physical intelligence, AI for Science, and other frontier areas.
And these projects were once just an idea in the papers. The next one to come out of the papers and into the industry is maybe you, welcome to join us.
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