Intel® Liftoff for Startups
Remove Code Barriers, Unleash Performance, and Transform Your Startup into a Scalable, Industry-Defining AI Company
Intel® Liftoff for startups is open to early-stage AI and machine learning startups. This free virtual program helps you innovate and scale, no matter where you are in your entrepreneurial journey.
AI ∙ Machine Learning ∙ Analytics
Program Benefits for AI Startups
Through Intel Liftoff, startups are able to access the computational power they need to solve their most critical technical challenges. The program also serves as a springboard for collaboration where startups can form partnerships to refine each other's offerings and enhance their customer service.
World-Class Technical Expertise and Training
- Access to the program's Slack* platform
- Free online courses and workshops
- Engineering consulting and support
- Discounted training and certification
- Invitations to events and expert forums
Cutting-Edge Technology and Development Resources
- Free cloud credits for the Intel® Developer Cloud
- Credits from cloud service providers
- Access to Intel developer tools that provide a wide variety of technology benefits
- Access the Intel software portfolio that includes next-generation AI hardware
Comarketing and Networking Opportunities
- Increase market awareness with marketing channels from Intel
- Venture showcases at industry events
- Introductions across the ecosystem at Intel
- Connect with Intel Capital and the global venture capital (VC) ecosystem
Intel® Tiber™ Developer Cloud
Remove the barriers to hardware access, accelerate development cycles, and improve the return on investment (ROI) of your AI and HPC workflows.
Sign up and get immediate access to the latest Intel hardware and software technologies to build, test, and optimize code faster, cost-effectively, and efficiently.
AI Innovators Who Found Their Launchpad at Intel Liftoff for Startups
Our startups are blazing new trails in a wide range of AI applications. Here’s how they describe their experience in the program and the performance-boosting advantages they have gained.
Empowering companies to build and deploy vision AI applications faster and more reliably.
The Hasty end-to-end vision AI platform uses AI Tools to process critical machine learning tasks, paving the way for new AI use cases and more accessible application development.
“Unlocking computationally heavy vision AI tasks with the help of Intel oneAPI will be a stepwise shift for critical industries such as agriculture, disaster recovery, logistics, and medical.”
— Tristan Rouillard, CEO, Hasty
Helping engineers build great products with particle-based simulation software.
Dive Solutions optimizes its cloud-native computational fluid dynamics simulation software for cutting-edge hardware using the Intel® HPC Toolkit and the Intel® Developer Cloud.
“We maximized our solver performance in a cost-efficient way on Intel® Xeon® processors using components from the Intel HPC Toolkit. We’re now getting ready to enable the workloads to run across CPU and GPU architectures.”
— Johannes Gutekunst, CTO, Dive Solutions
Tackling the challenges of big data with a real-time, hyperconverged analytics platform.
The Isima low-code framework uses oneAPI to enable real-time use cases that radically reduce time-to-value while optimizing for price and performance in the cloud.
“We made incredible performance gains on Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors by replacing legacy containers for deep learning applications with oneAPI-powered containers.”
— Darshan Rawal, CEO, Isima
Prepare to Break Orbit
No Fees ∙ No Equity Requirements∙ No Technology Restrictions
Intel Liftoff gives you the freedom to move at your own pace. Once your application is approved, you get full access to the benefits of the membership type you choose. There are no cohorts, time limits, or preset curricula, so you can enter and complete the program on your own schedule.
Membership Options
Choose the membership tier that best fits your company's needs and priorities.
Community Membership
The community program offers unprecedented access to cutting-edge technologies, the guidance of world-class engineers, and unique opportunities to increase your brand awareness.
Premium Membership
Tailored for startups that have specific technical challenges to overcome, the premium program pairs ventures with dedicated Intel engineers who provide one-on-one guidance and support.
Startup Spotlight: Glimpses into Tomorrow's Tech
Keep up with our members' latest achievements and the AI-powered breakthroughs they’re bringing to their fields.
Developer Software & Resources
Explore software and development products, tools, and resources for developing on Intel hardware and software.
Intel® Developer Cloud
Test and develop solutions using the latest Intel hardware and optimized software without the need for downloads or configurations.
Open.Intel
Intel is committed to building a vibrant open ecosystem where innovation thrives, barriers are removed, and global challenges are solved collaboratively.