FAST Accelerator

Supporting the next generation of startups and entrepreneurs building software, AI and cloud-enabled solutions for enterprises, governments and communities.

[Hardware Architecture Papers @WWVY]

RISCBench: Benchmarking RISC-V Orchestration Efficiency in FPGA and FPGA-Like Computing Engines

Dave Ojika, Projjal Gupta, Preethi Budi, Herman Lam, Shreya Mehrotra
https://t.co/b1cWxzMjQQ [𝚌𝚜.𝙰𝚁]

[Flapmax @FlapmaxHQ]

We reached a key milestone at the Florida Automated Vehicles Summit with @Intel support. We advance Physical AI and mobility with @truckilimited, whose cargo fleet discipline informs a smarter, more resilient approach to next gen transportation systems #intelbusiness

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

@FlapmaxHQ @intel @truckilimited @IntelBusiness @MicrosoftAfrica @FestusOsazuwa 🚚 ♻️

[Flapmax @FlapmaxHQ]

Discover breakthroughs, tackle challenges, and shape the future of research and scientific discovery.

Don't miss this opportunity to, discuss AI, high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum computing, and win exciting giveaways like satellite internet connectivity and AI PCs!

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

FAST Accelerator is excited to partner with Mandela Washington Fellowship and Young African Leadership Initiative (@YALINetwork) to help strengthen connections between the United States and Africa.

Through this collaboration, we aim to establish enduring partnerships between Fellows, local communities, and private businesses.

YALI is a program of the U.S. Department of State. Join us in Washington DC to witness innovation X social impact.

#leadership #innovation #AI #socialimpact

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

FAST AI Summit Silicon Valley is here!
...where #AI meets #sustainability.

Meet some of the speakers:
Harald Horgen | The York Group
Sujata Tibrewala | ByteDance
Dave Ojika, PhD | Flapmax

and many more!

#AI #cloud #ISV #SME

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

Join us at FAST AI Summit Silicon Valley!
where cutting-edge technology meets Sustainability.

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

Celebrating the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
We honor his enduring commitment to creating a better, more inclusive world that embodies the UBUNTU philosophy: 'I am because we are.'

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

Meet our new venture fellows!

Ashima Saxena | Chia-Yu(Steven) Hsieh | Kavita Bansal | Yaosen Ma | Venkata Giri Raj Subramanian | Nitin Pillai

[Flapmax @FlapmaxHQ]

AI is technology's most important priority, and #healthcare is its most urgent application.
🚀 Congratulations to @snarkhealth for being featured in @euronews and @YahooNews Singapore!

(@FastAccelerator is a Community Sponsor of the SuperAI conference in Singapore during this #AI Singapore week!)

[Flapmax @FlapmaxHQ]

Flapmax is excited to announce our collaboration with the @IBM HBCU Quantum Center for the IBM Quantum Challenge 2024! 🚀

Join the brightest minds in tech for an epic coding marathon and win amazing prizes! Engage with cutting-edge quantum tech and network with fellow enthusiasts.

#QuantumComputing #HBCU #IBMQuantum #CodingChallenge #flapmax #Qiskit

[FAI Institute @FAIInstitute]

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 We're thrilled to announce our transformative "Women Innovating with AI" webinar series! Join us as we spotlight visionary women driving groundbreaking advancements in tech and AI.

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

FAST is proud to be an official partner of the SuperAI #AI conference!

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

Congratulations to the winners of our Sure Win Game!

Snark Health (Healthcare)
Aibanc (Financial Services)
DevRecruit (IT Staffing)
Octamile (Insurance)

Sponsored by Flapmax & Microsoft

#startups #africa #innovation #microsoftazure

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

Congratulations to the winners of our Follow-to-Win event from last week!

Smartfy (Retail + AR)
Orange VFX Studios (Animation/VFX + CreativeTech)
Sumundi Keepsales (Retail + Cloud)
ECO-BELLEZAUG (Beauty + Sustainability)

Sponsored by Flapmax & Microsoft

#startups #africa #innovation

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

Startups gearing up to pitch their innovative businesses to investors 🚀

Stay tuned for groundbreaking concepts and potential game-changers coming out of Africa!

#AI #cloud #SMEs #vc

[Flapmax @FlapmaxHQ]

Flapmax is proud to have been selected to present our work on generative AI hardware architectures at IBM / IEEE AI Compute Symposium, New York!

🌟 Key result: Achieved outstanding bandwidth and latency performance benchmarks, surpassing prior benchmarks by an astounding ~10x 🚀

𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯!

#chip #chiplets #aihardware #generativeAI

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

Congratulations to OpenAI on their first DevDay conference held today in San Francisco. With many amazing new #AI capabilities announced, as FA startups are in San Francisco today, we are excited to support them with these new OpenAI capabilities through @Microsoft Azure AI and Microsoft #Copilot.

Here are some of the highlights OpenAI announced today in Silicon Valley:

• GPTs: Build tailored ChatGPT versions for your own specific tasks. No coding required.

• GPT-4 Turbo: More advanced than GPT3.5 and GPT4, supporting prompts equivalent to 300 pages of text.

• Assistant API: Simplifies app development with function-calling. Model fine-tuning supported.

• Enhanced Multimodal: Vision, Text-to-Speech, DALL-E 3 integration, new voices.

• Custom Models: Train GPT-4 for enterprise domains.

• GPT Store: Coming in November - Share and earn from GPT creations!

At FA, our mission is to bring AI to everyone, inclusive of underserved communities, and empower underrepresented entrepreneurs while fostering sustainable economic growth of nations.

FA startups have journeyed from Africa to Silicon Valley to take a leading role in the AI tech revolution, actively participating in knowledge-sharing and co-innovation with world-class innovators and global enterprises.

Follow FAST Accelerator and Flapmax for more AI and startup opportunities and Share with your communities!
#startups #ai #emergingmarkets #africa #digitaltransformation #venturecapital #intel #draper #microsoft #flapmax #Azure
@aibanchq trucki @OrangeVFX @wallx_africa @sumundi @MoosbuHQ @officialcotrust @10mgPharma @ZendawaAfrica KCG Aquatec @greenbii

[FAST Accelerator @FastAccelerator]

Last week, the FA23 cohort started arriving in Silicon Valley from Africa for our startup acceleration experience.

Meet Samuel Adebisi, the founder of @aibanchq, a Nigeria-based #fintech startup dedicated to making credit accessible and affordable for underserved individuals and small businesses.

Over the next month, Samuel will be residing in the former room of @SurbhiSarnaSF, the founder of nVision Medical (acquired for $275 million by Boston Scientific @bostonsci). nVision led the way in developing a medical device for the early detection of ovarian cancer.

One common thread between these two entrepreneurs is their shared passion for leveraging technology and scientific advancements to address the needs of underserved populations.

Surbhi, now a Group Partner at @ycombinator, is an investor and technology advocate. You can learn more about her and her story from this insightful interview with YC CEO, @garrytan: https://t.co/6PXfj8mrur

And, you can watch Samuel's expert analysis on How Tier-1 Banking Stocks Drove H1 2020 Financial Earnings in an interview with Channels Television: https://t.co/nViMiqi1OF

(More FA23 cohort members on their way!)

#Microsoft #Intel #DraperU #YC #Flapmax
#Innovation #Africa #Entrepreneurship #SiliconValley #UnderservedMarkets