Our AI-Native Global Accelerator Program for CTOs has officially started.

We're thrilled to partner with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to welcome this cohort of 15 Japanese startups, spanning safety-critical industries, healthcare, R&D, robotics, legal tech, and more. This 12-week program includes a Tokyo Bootcamp, a 10-week virtual program, and an NYC Immersion Week. It is the inaugural program focused on CTOs, part of the Global Startup Acceleration Program (GSAP), and also known as the AI CTO Course.

We're pleased to welcome the following teams into the cohort: 

Aokumo - Lets engineering teams run Kubernetes and AWS ops safely, with human approval and full audit trails.

AssetHub - AI agent and harness layer for 3D productions that runs image generation -> scoring -> regeneration until it meets the specific requirement for 3D AI.

Foundry Labs - AI integrator embedding Forward Deployed Engineers, powered by Minarai.

Gigalogy - No-code platform (Maira) for building reliable, cost-effective AI apps for support and automation.

KLDainamix - Physical-AI models with a reliability-insurance layer for safety-critical assets like aviation and chemical plants.

M2W - An AI manga editor giving indie creators professional-grade editorial feedback.

Nakatomi - Providing every AI agent a governed identity with scoped credentials and a kill switch.

‍NexaScience - AI-first platform for finding, creating, and managing MCP servers.

Pioneerwork - Building ZAG, an agentic OS for Product Data Management that replaces manual commerce workflows.

QuanWatt - Quantum-ready analytics helping Southeast Asian utilities run faster grid simulations.

TokumaLabs - AI-powered timekeeping intelligence for law firms.

Trissino AI - AI-native GTM platform keeping competitive battlecards live via Gong and Slack.

Veritus - AI-powered research support platform designed to automate repetitive workflows for university professors, principal investigators (PIs), and research labs

Vyorius -  Agentic OS for autonomous robotic fleets across air, land, and sea.

World Life Mapping - CibyLink, an AI human capital platform reducing burnout for healthcare facilities.

We're excited to work with these fantastic technical founders, and we look forward to supporting the teams for 12 weeks!