Turbostart concluded its AI Innovation Challenge today by announcing the four winners, chosen by a jury after a series of pitching rounds. To mark its 4th anniversary and support innovation, Turbostart launched the Innovation Challenge. 12 start-ups were given the chance to present their solutions, and four were selected for potential investments of up to INR 1 Crore. The announcement followed a startup forum with industry leaders and entrepreneurs discussing AI innovation and enterprise.

The top four winners Augmatrix, Skille AI, Pixage and Autoflow are now eligible to secure investments of up to Rs.1 crore each.  Augmatrix is an AI platform that simplifies AI with pre-built components, MLOps integration, and a model marketplace for effortless AI adoption. Skille AI is a personalized tech learning platform that tailors hands-on content to users' experiences, goals, and time constraints. 

Pixage is a company that has developed a marketing analytics tool, the platform integrates with all major advertisement platforms to provide insight into campaigns that drive performance and scale and Autoflow is AI for automating app testing, The tool identifies app flows, generates test cases, and aids in code improvement. It provides a visual interface, adapts to code changes, and assists in debugging and optimizing test performance. 

Speaking on the importance of AI and impact of the Turbostart Innovation Challenge, Venkat Raju, Global CEO, Turbostart said, “With Generative AI being the buzzword, it is important to unearth truly disruptive and differentiated AI startups backed by founders with domain insights and deep (AI) expertise. We are pleased to have some gems as part of this challenge.” 

Sahil Chaudhary, founder, Autoflow and co-founders of Skille AI, Jeevankur Talukdar and Sudeep Sharma expressed their delight on emerging as the winners. 

Within the Sparkplug event, Turbostart hosted expert panel discussions and keynote speeches featuring industry experts and entrepreneurs. These sessions delved into the AI Revolution in Corporates and shone a spotlight on the opportunities for startups. The panels featured Mr. Niranjan Chaoji, chief customer officer, Turbostart, Mr. Venkatesh Adavi, vice president, VerSe Innovation.

Mr. Ravi Rao, founding partner, Turbostart MEA, Mr. Brij Singh, founder and CEO, SnowMountain AI, Ishita Sawant- founder and CEO of Meolaa, Mr. Praveen Kumar GS, director-AI CoE leader (Human- Generative AI Interactions | Multimodal AI | Conversational AI), Venkat Raju, global CEO, Turbostart and Mr. Shourya Agarwal, co-Founder and CEO, Flam. 

Turbostart was launched in 2019 and is a global fund and accelerator that handpicks early-stage start-ups and helps them derive value beyond investment.