Acceleration Programme

About the Pilot Programme 

As a pilot initiative, the BSC AI Factory Acceleration Program is designed to boost early-stage AI startups and pre-incorporated projects, combining business model validation and acceleration with differentiated access to cutting-edge technology, world-class computational infrastructure, and deep AI expertise.

Powered by NVIDIA, AWS and Seedrocket, and supported by ACCIÓ and Cuatrecasas, the program aims to turn selected startups into the next generation of AI Startup Champions in Europe.

What We Offer

Each selected team will have access to four key pillars of support:

Who Can Apply

This programme targets:

• Early-stage AI startups with a working MVP or validated Product-Market Fit
• Projects with clear AI relevance and a scalable business model

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Programme Timeline

Programme Sessions

The acceleration programme runs from 22nd May to 23rd July across 12 structured sessions divided into three phases:

INSPIRE  (Sessions 1–6)

• Session 1 — May 22: Welcome & Acceleration Programme Kick-Off (BSC & AWS)
• Session 2 — May 27: Building Agentic AI Applications with LLMs (NVIDIA)
• Session 3 — May 28: AI Foundations for Scalable Startups (NVIDIA)
• Session 4 — Jun 2–3: Bootcamp: Agentic AI (NVIDIA)
• Session 5 — Jun 10: Business Case: Market Opportunities & AWS Startup Programme (SeedRocket & AWS)
• Session 6 — Jun 16: Legal Basics for Startups (Cuatrecasas)

HANDS ON  (Sessions 7–10)

• Session 7 — Jun 17: Flipped Classroom: Value Proposition & Technical Roadmap (NVIDIA & AWS)
• Session 8 — Jun 23: BSC's Open Resources for Model Improvement (BSC)
• Session 9 — Jun 30: AI Use Cases & Value Creation (AWS)
• Session 10 — Jul 8: Fundraising for Growth — Roundtable (ACCIÓ / AWS / VC / NVIDIA)

SCALE  (Sessions 11–12)

• Session 11 — Jul 15: Pitching AI Ventures (Raimon Albiol)
• Session 12 — Jul 23: Demo Day — Pitch to 15 investors & ecosystem jury (Tech Barcelona)

Programme Impact Goals