Held to help AI-based startups establish themselves in the market
Run on the NVIDIA program website until February 24.

NVIDIA announced that it is holding a contest to select and support startups in the global retail sector utilizing artificial intelligence as part of 'Inception,' a global program for next-generation startups.

NVIDIA 'Inception' is a global program conducted by NVIDIA to foster a smooth product and service development environment and help startups pioneering new markets through AI-based advanced technology establish themselves in the market.

NVIDIA explained that it provides technical support and training based on GPU technology to startups free of charge through its incentive program.


This competition is open to all startups leading innovation in various fields within the retail industry, such as distribution supply chains, e-commerce, and business analytics, utilizing artificial intelligence.

NVIDIA announced that submissions for the contest will be accepted until February 24 on the program page of the NVIDIA website ( http://nvda.ws/2kuDQbd ), and Participating companies stated that when submitting, they should specifically describe what business problems they are solving in the distribution sector using artificial intelligence and deep learning.

The selection of winning companies will be based on criteria such as whether they have specifically presented solutions to business problems within the distribution industry through technology, whether they utilize products based on GPU technology, and whether they have specifically presented key differentiating factors of their products or strategies. A total of five final winners are scheduled to be announced in March. The selected companies will be provided with NVIDIA Titan X graphics cards based on the Pascal architecture, along with various promotional activities.