Nvidia has formed alliances with Peak XV Partners and Accel India to identify and support promising AI startups. These collaborations aim to provide capital, strategic guidance and access to Nvidia’s ecosystem for ventures building next-generation AI solutions. The company extended its Inception accelerator network in India to more than 4,000 startups. Participants gain access to development resources, co-marketing opportunities and early access to Nvidia technologies to help scale their AI applications. Select research institutions will receive complimentary Nvidia AI Enterprise software licenses and access to technical mentorship through Nvidia’s AI Technology Center. The initiative includes hands-on training via bootcamps and hackathons to accelerate AI research in science and engineering disciplines. Nvidia is collaborating with the IndiaAI Mission, a $1 billion national drive to enhance the country’s AI infrastructure. The program focuses on expanding high-performance computing capacity, creating sovereign data sets and developing frontier AI models to support research and industry needs.