AWS Activate
VC Fund
Seattle, United States
AWS Activate is a VC fund in Seattle focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. AWS Activate, the leading startup program, helping you bring your idea to market - backed by the most trusted cloud platform.
- Total investments:
- 25
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 24%
Last updated:
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Industries AWS Activate invests in
Artificial IntelligenceSoftwareSaaSGenerative AIInformation Technology
Stages AWS Activate invests in
Pre-SeedGrantNon-equity AssistanceSeedSeries A
Countries AWS Activate invests in
United StatesIndiaUnited KingdomGhanaMexico
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 10 (40%)
- Software 8 (32%)
- SaaS 6 (24%)
- Generative AI 4 (16%)
- Information Technology 4 (16%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 8 (32%)
- Grant 6 (24%)
- Non-equity Assistance 5 (20%)
- Seed 1 (4%)
- Series A 1 (4%)
Country
- United States 7 (28%)
- India 2 (8%)
- United Kingdom 2 (8%)
- Ghana 1 (4%)
- Mexico 1 (4%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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CrawlJobs
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CrawlJobs is a global AI-powered job board that intelligently aggregates, curates, and matches job listings across industries and regions. Leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms, CrawlJobs helps job seekers find relevant opportunities faster and enables employers to reach top talent efficiently. With dedicated SEO, lead generation, andsales teams, the platform combines automation with strategic outreach to support scalable hiring solutions for businesses worldwide. | $100K / Grant / Jul 23, 2026 | |
Ora Lab
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AI Creative studio to creates studio-quality campaigns, product photography, videos, and ads from a simple hint. | Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2026 | |
Nubia Studio
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Nubia Studio operates at the intersection of advanced artificial intelligence and world-class cinematic storytelling. We are a comprehensive creative ecosystem, comprising a premium AI production platform and a dedicated creative strategy agency.We build high-fidelity generative AI tools engineered to deeply understand our environments, rhythms,and authentic stories. We empower brands, independent creators, filmmakers, agencies, academic institutions and studios to transform raw ideas into cinematic 4K reality. From photorealistic image generation and performance motion capture to world-bending video restyling, our platform puts a complete, high-end Hollywood studio directly into your hands. | Non-equity Assistance / Apr 13, 2026 | |
ProsaBridge
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ProsaBridge is an enterprise-grade AI translation engine built exclusively for the traditional publishing industry. Operating as a high-ticket B2B SaaS, ProsaBridge enables book publishers to internationalize their massive, unexploited backlists at a fraction of the cost and time of human agencies, without compromising literary quality or documentformatting.The Problem: For decades, publishers have faced a strict binary in translation: either hire expensive human translators (costing €15,000+ and taking 6-8 months per book) or rely on standard AI translation tools (like DeepL or ChatGPT). However, consumer-grade AI fails catastrophically in the publishing sector. It suffers from the "lost in the middle" phenomenon, losing narrative context after a few pages, hallucinates specific academic/theological terminology, and destroys complex Desktop Publishing (DTP) layouts like tables, footnotes, and styles in Word and InDesign.The Solution: ProsaBridge solves these enterprise bottlenecks by orchestrating state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs) through a proprietary, highly resilient pipeline. Utilizing a Map-Reduce architecture, ProsaBridge analyzes entire 1,000-page manuscripts in advance to generate a globally consistent, human-approved master glossary. To guarantee 100% layout preservation, ProsaBridge operates on an industrial XLIFF (XML Localization Interchange File Format) backend. The AI never touches the raw document markup; it only translates the extracted text, ensuring that the publisher receives a perfectly formatted, print-ready .docx or .idml file in return.Key Differentiators: ProsaBridge differentiates itself through a proprietary Macro-Context Engine that guarantees absolute consistency of terminology and narrative flow across massive documents of up to 300,000 words. By seamlessly processing raw Word and InDesign files with zero-loss formatting, publishers save thousands of euros in post-translation typesetting, all while working directly within their existing workflows via a secure Microsoft Word Add-in powered by Entra ID Single Sign-On. Furthermore, the platform offers unprecedented granular editorial control, allowing editors to dynamically calibrate the AI’s translation philosophy to prioritize either a "Faithful & Precise" formal equivalence for academic works or a "Fluent & Idiomatic" dynamic equivalence for narrative prose. For the highly specialized theological publishing niche, ProsaBridge features a unique "Bring-Your-Own-Bible" API. This capability automatically detects biblical references and utilizes native tool-calling to inject exact, copyrighted translations directly from secure databases, effectively eliminating AI hallucinations in sacred texts.Compliance & Business Model: Targeting the B2B market, ProsaBridge operates on a highly profitable, prepaid word-credit model. The infrastructure is built with enterprise security at its core: hosted entirely on EU-based Microsoft Azure servers with a strict zero-data-retention policy. ProsaBridge is fully GDPR compliant and adheres to the strict transparency and copyright requirements of the EU AI Act, ensuring publishers' unreleased intellectual property is never used to train third-party models. | Non-equity Assistance / Apr 01, 2026 | |
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Nubia Studio
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Nubia Studio operates at the intersection of advanced artificial intelligence and world-class cinematic storytelling. We are a comprehensive creative ecosystem, comprising a premium AI production platform and a dedicated creative strategy agency.We build high-fidelity generative AI tools engineered to deeply understand our environments, rhythms,and authentic stories. We empower brands, independent creators, filmmakers, agencies, academic institutions and studios to transform raw ideas into cinematic 4K reality. From photorealistic image generation and performance motion capture to world-bending video restyling, our platform puts a complete, high-end Hollywood studio directly into your hands. | Non-equity Assistance / Mar 27, 2026 | |
ARGUS HOLDINGS - KLL1 LTD
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Argus is a software platform for parliamentary and foreign-affairs institutions. It monitors legislative action near real time, with full provenance. | Pre-Seed / Mar 20, 2026 | |
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Nubia Studio
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Nubia Studio operates at the intersection of advanced artificial intelligence and world-class cinematic storytelling. We are a comprehensive creative ecosystem, comprising a premium AI production platform and a dedicated creative strategy agency.We build high-fidelity generative AI tools engineered to deeply understand our environments, rhythms,and authentic stories. We empower brands, independent creators, filmmakers, agencies, academic institutions and studios to transform raw ideas into cinematic 4K reality. From photorealistic image generation and performance motion capture to world-bending video restyling, our platform puts a complete, high-end Hollywood studio directly into your hands. | Non-equity Assistance / Jan 08, 2026 | |
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Nexia AI
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Non-equity Assistance / Dec 08, 2025 | ||
ImagiPortal
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ImagiPortal Inc. is a pioneering "Virtual Personas Agency" and multimodal AI creation platform that has redefined the boundaries of human-AI interaction. Founded in January 2025 and launched to the public in October 2025, the company is spearheaded by Founder and CEO Roman Bulatnikov, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer NataliaBulatnikova, and Co-Founder and Chief Marketing and Investments Officer Gregg Stewart (known in the digital art community as ph0enixd0wn).At its core, ImagiPortal provides an immersive universe where users can create, talk to, and monetize living AI personas. Moving beyond traditional text-only chat, the platform enables high-fidelity interactions across text, image, audio, and video modalities. Key technological features include real-time voice and video calls with AI characters that exhibit realistic lip-syncing and facial expressions, as well as the ability to generate context-aware images and video clips within a roleplay narrative.The platform’s ecosystem is anchored by "The Arena," a public hub where creators publish their AI characters and immersive worlds. ImagiPortal distinguishes itself through a creator-first economic model, utilizing its proprietary "PORTI" credit system to distribute royalties to creators when their personas are engaged with by the community. This vision extends to a forthcoming B2B direct marketplace, where creators will be able to sell fully deployable digital characters to companies seeking virtual brand ambassadors or specialized staff.To support its intensive computational requirements, ImagiPortal is a participant in the NVIDIA Inception Program and Google for Startups, while partnering with industry leaders like Hume AI and Hedra for expressive synthesis. The platform prioritizes user freedom and privacy, offering a "private universe" experience and an NSFW-friendly environment for verified adult subscribers.Through the upcoming implementation of IP smart contracts, ImagiPortal aims to provide official intellectual property rights to creators, securing their ownership over digital assets and personas in a rapidly evolving synthetic landscape. By combining advanced multimodal technology with a robust creator economy, ImagiPortal Inc. is building a future where digital personas are persistent, evolving entities within a shared digital world. | $30K / Grant / Nov 26, 2025 | |
AuTara
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Autara is pioneering the next generation of mental healthcare by bridging the gap between artificial intelligence and genuine human empathy. Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, the company is developing a holistic mental wellness application designed to provide accessible, personalized, and stigma-free support.The core of Autara's platform isits proprietary dual-AI system featuring two distinct companions: 'Phebo,' an empathetic storyteller designed for emotional expression and validation, and 'Orion,' a mindful coach that provides data-driven insights and actionable guidance. This unique approach empowers users to choose the type of support they need in any given moment.Autara integrates these AI interactions with a suite of therapeutic tools, including intelligent journaling, mood-based "Mediwave" meditations with binaural beats, and personalized goal tracking. A key innovation is the platform's ability to generate a comprehensive, confidential psyche report for a seamless handoff to a human therapist, ensuring continuity of care without forcing users to start their journey from scratch.By leveraging sophisticated technologies like Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and voice-based emotional analysis, Autara is building a scalable and deeply personalized solution to address the growing global mental health crisis. | $1K / Pre-Seed / Jun 20, 2025 | |
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FAQ
What does AWS Activate invest in?
AWS Activate invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did AWS Activate last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for AWS Activate closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 25 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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