AWS Startups Blog

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Startups are almost all founded on an idea that sounds a bit crazy at the beginning. From Uber to Airbnb, companies’ early days are often marked by doubts, until one day they’re planning to go public and we’re all wondering how we lived without them. Well, what3words may fall firmly in that category.

For autonomous vehicles, much of the world is uncharted territory. That’s because the maps designed for humans “can’t be consumed by robots,” says Tom Wang, the director of engineering at DeepMap, a Palo Alto startup that provides HD maps for self-driving cars.

Guest contribution by Serge Lemonde, Global AI Startups Program Director at NVIDIA To help some of today’s hottest AI startups innovate and grow, they’re gaining access to advanced technology, training and support – all at no charge – thanks to a new collaboration between NVIDIA and AWS. Starting today, members of the companies’ startup programs— […]

Especially in urban areas, people are hailing rideshares and hopping on employer-provided shuttles with increasing frequency. These services rely on uniquely tailored platforms—and that’s Ridecell’s area of expertise.

Andrew Welling, Head of Program Management at electric jet startup Lilium, talks about how their jets take off and land, the problems that arise from running on batteries, who will be able to use their service, and why the design of their aircraft is innovative.

Guest Post by Natasha Udpa and Nick Friedman, Product Strategy Leadership, Komodo Health In the 10 years since the HITECH Act spurred the healthcare industry to digitize data, and with the ensuing explosion of patient data, the healthcare industry has been looking for more data-driven approaches to understanding the patient experience. The trillions of data […]

BuzzFeed launched in 2006 with the intention of focusing exclusively on viral content from around the web. But its daily traffic and ambition quickly led the site to set its goals higher. In 2011, BuzzFeed launched its own news division, hiring investigative journalists, breaking news, and publishing deeply reported articles alongside more traditional news outlets. Over 200 million monthly visitors click on BuzzFeed for an array of content, from serious news to lists that will make you LOL.

While data is extremely important in all technology industries, this importance is perhaps taken to another level with autonomous driving. Autonomous vehicles, for example, will generate roughly four to five terabytes of data an hour, meaning a fleet of 2,000 cars will generate more data a day than Facebook. That’s per Chris Heiser, Co-Founder and CEO of Renovo, a startup built to help companies process these new streams of data.

“People sometimes underestimate lawyers because we are annoying, and we come there, and we just create problems. It’s not necessarily true,” says Fordham University School of Law Professor Paolo Cioppa. “Good lawyers solve your problems earlier on and create legal documentations that are going to help you effectively manage your business.”