Dresden, Germany — September 7, 2021 — It is official! SpexAI is part of the Techstars AI Accelerator in Montreal, Canada. The program starts on September 7th and ends with a fulminant live Demo Day on December 8th. The event will take place at L’Olympia in the heart of Montreal.
Techstars is one of the world’s most renowned startup accelerator programs and delivers access to capital, mentorship, talent and infrastructure. Thousands of applicants try to get one of the program’s rare spots, which has an acceptance rate of 1 percent. As of today, the 1.700 companies in the program have a combined market capitalization of 18.5 billion US dollars.
The Techstars Montreal AI Accelerator boosts the development of artificial intelligence across industries and markets.
“A few decades from now, people will wonder how we ever lived without the changes AI is bringing.” Bruno Morency, Managing Director Techstars Montreal
SpexAI is humbled to be a part of that elite group of startups, mentors and investors.
“We chose the Montreal program due to its focus on AI and its leading mentors from Deepmind, AWS and Google. It delivers ultimate know-how and mentorship with leading experts in the field,” says Ben Niehaus, Managing Director of SpexAI GmbH.
The three months are intense, challenging and transformative for each individual and the whole company. At SpexAI we are ready to start that journey and cannot wait to exploit all the possibilities Techstars offers.
“It is an honour to have one of the world’s largest investors in early-stage business on our side. Building companies is still a peoples business. That is something we strongly believe in and live every day at SpexAI. Techstars also invests in people first. We felt that since the first interaction, and it is like that until today. The network we can build here and the people who support our journey are the most significant treasure.” Nadine Walther, Managing Director of SpexAI GmbH.
Are you in the results of our journey? Join us on December 8th: https://lnkd.in/eYSnAw7B
About SpexAI GmbH
SpexAI GmbH is a German AgTech company, established in August 2018 by Ben Niehaus and Nadine Walther. SpexAI’s unique technology will allow for controlled, consistent and predictable growth of cannabis plants. The carefully orchestrated deep neural networks and smart multispectral sensors will disrupt the indoor cultivation of cannabis.
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