About Intel Liftoff
Accelerate your AI startup with access to cutting-edge technology, cloud credits, and expert mentorship. No time limits, no equity, no costs.
Intel® Liftoff is a world-leading AI startup accelerator program. It’s free, virtual, and global, giving founders, developers, and investors the tools to scale AI solutions faster. Unlike a traditional entrepreneur accelerator or startup accelerator, Intel® Liftoff takes zero equity. Instead, the program is designed to remove all barriers to growth, offering direct access to Intel’s technical expertise, cloud resources, and a network of industry leaders.No rigid timelines, no forced structure: just the support, connections, and resources to help you push AI forward on your terms.
Build the Next Big Thing with Intel® Tiber™ AI Cloud
Intel® Tiber™ AI Cloud provides startups with the computing power, flexibility, and tools they need to scale their AI solutions.Scalable AI Infrastructure
- High-performance compute power with Intel® Gaudi2 AI accelerators, Intel® Xeon CPUs and Intel® GPUs.
- Support for large-scale model training and inference.
- Benefit from Intel®’s software stack and credits for evaluations, making it easier to integrate with Intel®’s ecosystem without upfront costs.
Access to Exclusive Intel AI Software, Hardware & Resources
- Free cloud credits, Intel® OpenVINOTM , Intel® oneAPI, and AI toolkits.
- Early access to Intel’s latest AI hardware.
- Including access to preview hardware before it hits the production market.
Expert Guidance & Startup Support
- One-on-one mentoring from Intel engineers to refine AI models.
- Go-to-market strategy support to accelerate adoption and scale faster.
- Exclusive networking with industry leaders, investors, and AI innovators.
Startup Showcase
See how startups are innovating with Intel Tiber AI Cloud
Why JamAI Base Moved Embedding Models to Intel® Xeon® CPUs
JamAI Base optimized AI workloads for efficiency, leveraging Intel® Xeon CPUs for faster inference and better cost efficiency.
How Prediction Guard is Leveraging Intel® Liftoff to Scale Secure AI Solutions
With Intel’s cutting-edge hardware, Prediction Guard’s platform ensures high-performance AI deployment at a cost-effective price.
TurinTech AI: Driving Scalable and Sustainable AI with Intel
TurinTech uses Intel solutions to upgrade AI optimization. Central to this effort is the Intel® Tiber™ AI Cloud, a secure and scalable platform that accelerates the development and deployment of LLMs.What founders say
Testing on latest Intel products provides us with necessary insights, to advise our customers, running AI workloads on their on-prem infrastructure. Intel® Tiber™ AI Cloud is the perfect testing ground to get tangible performance data.
Markus Zarbock, CEO Starwit Technologies GmbHWe were very impressed with how easy it is to use Intel Gaudi VMs with our Pytorch models. Profiling, optimizing, inference - everything worked out of the box.
Rachit Singh, CTO, Amplify RenewablesWith the team support at Intel® Liftoff, we felt comfortable pushing our boundaries and trying something risky. Without this program, we would have not explored LLMs in our application.
Markus Zarbock, CEO Starwit Technologies GmbHStartups we're helping scaleOur cloud platform supports AI use cases, including:
Featured Videos: AI Innovation & Insights
Resources & Events
Intel® Liftoff provides AI startups with the latest development tools and networking opportunities.Latest Blog Posts on AI & Cloud Computing
Past hackathons
Finetuning & Inference on GenAI Models using Optimum Habana and the GPU Migration Toolkit on Intel®
Roseman Labs Engine: Unveiling Breakthrough Performance with Intel® Liftoff
Deciphering the AI Startup Ecosystem: Insights from the Intel® Liftoff AI Startups Index Report
Intel® Liftoff Days 2024 - Highlights from the Third Edition
Optimizing Multimodal AI Inference
Insights from our Workshop on Inference of Multimodal Models at Intel® Liftoff Days 2024
Apply Now: Launch Your AI Startup
The only AI startup accelerator application you’ll ever need to make: access cutting-edge compute, expert support, and a global AI network, no equity required.Who can apply?
- Early-stage AI startups developing innovative solutions
- Teams looking to optimize models with Intel hardware and software
- Founders ready to scale with expert guidance and industry connections
Application Process
- Apply: Submit your startup details.
- Get Accepted: Access Intel ’s AI ecosystem.
- Build & Scale: Leverage compute, software, and world-leading expertise.