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SaaS Spotlight: APJ

AWS SaaS Spotlight program is a 4 week program for early stage funded/unfunded startups across Asia-Pacific and Japan, to help accelerate their journey towards product-market-fit, avoiding pitfalls and following best practices. Startup founders get access to best-in-class business and technical knowledge and expertise from mentors, alongside being part of a like-minded community.

SaaS Spotlight: APJ

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Benefits from Day One

*Startups must also qualify for the AWS Activate credit program.

Tailored mentorship

Tailored mentorship

Learn from successful founders and top investors what works and what doesn’t work, as you traverse the 0-1 journey and seek the illusive product-market-fit, especially in the US market

Like-minded community

Like-minded community

Join an exclusive virtual community to connect with and learn from fellow cohort members from across Asia-Pacific and Japan

Grow your business with AWS

Grow your business with AWS

Learn how to build, market and sell your offerings leveraging AWS Partner Network (APN) and AWS Marketplace

Credits to help you build and scale

Credits to help you build and scale

Cohort participants may receive up to $25,000 in AWS Activate credits*

Exposure to Enterprises

Exposure to Enterprises

Working backwards from needs of select Enterprises, AWS may connect you with relevant Enterprises keen to explore your solution

Technical deep-dives

Technical deep-dives

Learn how to design a scalable, secure and resilient multi-tenant SaaS architecture, from best-in-class AWS engineers

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Fast track your SaaS startup in 4 weeks

Fast track your SaaS startup in 4 weeks

Accelerate your journey towards product-market-fit (PMF) - interact with successful entrepreneurs who have scaled their SaaS businesses from Pre-PMF to PMF and beyond, getting access to thought leadership around key aspects such as identifying Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), pricing strategies, cracking first few US customers, founder-led sales and beyond, role of technology, and more.

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Application timeline

  • Application period:

    Applications can be submitted via the Application Form link until midnight Indian Standard time (IST) on September 10, 2024

    August 13 - September 10, 2024

  • Notification period:

    Applicants will be notified via email of the status of their SaaS Spotlight Application on a rolling basis

    September 4 - 13, 2024

Program Schedule

  • Virtual kick-off:

    Virtual – What to expect in comings weeks and beyond

    September 23 - 24, 2024

  • Virtual sessions:

    Curated content delivered by top founders who have built and scaled multi-million-dollar revenue startups

    September 23 – October 23, 2024

  • In-person local meetups/sessions:

    In-person sessions and local networking events enabling meaningful learning and connections

    September 23 – October 23, 2024

Frequently asked questions