AWS Startups Blog

In April, we announced a 3-year, $30 million commitment to the AWS Impact Accelerator, a series of programs is designed to help high-potential, pre-seed startups led by underrepresented founders succeed. We also launched the first of these programs, the AWS Impact Accelerator for Black Founders, and today we’re excited to announce the startups that will make up this inaugural cohort. Meet the startups, and learn more about this exciting opportunity.

When time and resources are often stretched as far as they can go, and various branches of the infrastructure need to communicate, AWS can help startup founders and developers bridge the gap through Data insights to uncover customer needs. When paired with automation and machine learning, these services can put startups on a growth superhighway.

This month we’re hosting six in-person events for startups looking to optimize their product for better PMF and understand how to build to MVP. There’s no need to be a current AWS customer, any startup can attend!

Each month, the AWS Startups blog is packed with announcements, resources, stories, and videos. Let’s get caught up on anything that you might have missed in May.

Build. Test. Deploy. Troubleshoot. Then do it all again. For a startup trying to build and deploy an application, the process can seem endless. Luckily, automation and cloud-based resources can streamline the process.

Running a business is hard work, with a lot of moving parts. Startup founders have had to build, deploy, secure, scale, manage, and monitor their software products all while controlling operational costs. This installment of The Startup Guide to AWS Services video series matches services to situations to streamline the development process to develop and deploy an MVP fast.

While Machine Learning can get quite complex, you don’t need a team of expensive Data Scientists and ML Engineers to gain real value from it. Check out our upcoming Twitch series for hands-on training with our AWS ML experts, and work through a variety of typical startup use cases from generating personalized customer recommendations to improving marketing efficiency.

Security is always the top priority for AWS, but let’s face it – it’s not always the top priority for a founder just trying to get your idea for a new company off the ground. That’s why we’re pleased to announce the launch of the AWS Startup Security Baseline (AWS SSB), a new guide that describes the set of controls we recommend all startups implement as a foundation during their initial stages of development and operation.

Thousands of attendees and dozens of vendors gathered at AWS Summit San Francisco, part of a series of free, global, in-person events dedicated to spreading skills and knowledge around AWS’s cloud offerings. Here are seven of those attendee experiences that are guaranteed to give you enough FOMO to immediately register for an AWS Summit near you!

Smart startup founders will push for innovation without surrendering control of their product, data, or funding. By managing permissions, for example, you can grant access and still protect your data. Learn which services can help you secure your environment while maintaining speed and cost.