The document highlights 14 standout AI startups nominated for the NVIDIA Inception Awards, which recognizes innovation in artificial intelligence across various sectors. The awards, featuring categories for best social innovation, most disruptive, and hottest emerging startups, will be presented at the GPU Technology Conference on May 10th, with a total cash prize of $1.5 million. Notable nominees include Genetesis, Lunit, Insilico Medicine, and Smartvid.io, showcasing advancements in medical analytics, cybersecurity, and customer service.

1. 14 STARTUPS LEADING THE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REVOLUTION

2. STARTUPS AROUND THE GLOBE ARE USING ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND DEEP LEARNING TO IMPACT KEY
INDUSTRIES AND HUMANITY-AT-LARGE.

3. 14 STANDOUTS ARE BEING RECOGNIZED AS NOMINEES FOR
THE NVIDIA INCEPTION AWARDS. INCEPTION IS A VIRTUAL
ACCELERATOR FOR MORE THAN 2,000+ AI STARTUPS.

4. WINNERS, SELECTED BY AN ELITE PANEL OF JUDGES, WILL BE
REVEALED ON MAY 10TH AT THE GPU TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
(GTC) AND SHARE A CASH PRIZE OF $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
Shu Nyatta
Investor, SoftBank Group
Prashant Sharma
Global CTO, Microsoft Accelerator
Tammy Kiely
Goldman Sachs, Global Head
Semiconductor Investment Banking
Gavin Baker
Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments
Thomas Laffont
Senior MD, Coatue Management
Jensen Huang
CEO, NVIDIA

5. THE INCEPTION
AWARDS FEATURES
THREE CATEGORIES:
• Best Social Innovation
AI Startup
• Most Disruptive AI
Startup
• Hottest Emerging AI
Startup

6. TOP 5
1. GENETESIS: AI-Powered Biomagnetic Chest Pain Triage
2. LUNIT: Software for Medical Data Analytics and Interpretation
3. INSILICO MEDICINE: AI for Drug Discovery, Biomarker Dev’t
4. SIGTUPLE: Smart Screening Powered by Data-driven Intelligence
5. BAY LABS: AI Technologies for Cardiovascular Imaging and Care
THE NOMINEES FOR THE “BEST SOCIAL INNOVATION”
AI STARTUPS ARE …

7. Genetesis is building solutions that
allow physicians to detect and localize
sources of abnormality in the heart.
The Genetesis CardioFlux platform
allows clinicians to visualize the
heart’s inherent electrical activity in
dynamic 3D maps.
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Genetesis

8. Lunit develops advanced software for
medical data analytics and
interpretation via cutting-edge deep
learning technology. They aim to help
physicians make accurate and
consistent clinical decisions through
our data-driven imaging biomarker
technology.
TECHNOLOGY
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Lunit

9. Insilico provides services to academia,
pharmaceutical, and cosmetic
companies through advanced deep
learning solutions, drug discovery
engines, custom biomarkers, and new
tools for aging research.
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Insilico Medicine

10. SigTuple builds an artificial
intelligence (AI) platform called
Manthana, which helps us analyze
visual medical data efficiently. We
work in analysis of peripheral blood
smears, urine microscopy, fundus &
OCT scans, and chest rays.
TECHNOLOGY
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SigTuple

11. Bay Labs brings deep learning
advances to critical unsolved problems
in healthcare. They are currently
working on developing breakthrough
technologies in cardiovascular imaging
and care to combat heart disease.
TECHNOLOGY
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Bay Labs

12. TOP 5
1. SMARTVID.IO: Image recognition and analytics for construction
2. DEEP INSTINCT: Deep Learning for Cyber Security
3. CAPE ANALYTICS: Satellite Image Analytics for Insurance
4. KONUX: Predictive Maintenance for Railways
5. DIGITAL GENIUS: AI for Customer Service
THE NOMINEES FOR “MOST DISRUPTIVE” AI
STARTUPS ARE …

13. SMARTVID.IO builds a photo and video
management platform that leverages
machine learning to solve, manage,
and analyze industrial-grade
problems.
TECHNOLOGY
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SMARTVID.IO

14. Deep Instinct uses data fragmentation,
deep learning, and predictive
capabilities to enable on-device and
real-time connectionless protection.
TECHNOLOGY
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Deep Instinct

15. Cape Analytics leverages geospatial
imagery, computer vision, and machine
learning to instantly and automatically
extract proprietary property data. This
data forms the basis from which we
offer comprehensive data and analytics
solutions delivered instantaneously via
API.
TECHNOLOGY
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Cape Analytics

16. Konux offers an end-to-end solution
from gathering data, to analyzing it
based on artificial intelligence, and
presenting the maintenance
predictions and alerts in an easy to
act-upon way.
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Konux

17. Digital Genius brings practical
applications of deep learning and AI to
customer service operations. It
analyzes incoming messages, predicts
meta-data, route cases, provides
agents with accurate suggestions and
automates responses.
TECHNOLOGY
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Digital Genius

18. TOP 4
1. FOCAL SYSTEMS: Operating system for brick and mortar retail
2. DATALOGUE: Automating Data Preparation for Enterprise
3. DEEPGRAM: AI for Transcription and Data Insight
4. ATHELAS: Immune Health Monitoring Device for the Home
THE NOMINEES FOR THE “HOTTEST EMERGING”
STARTUPS ARE …

19. Focal Systems deploys their patent
pending Computer Vision technology
via an easy-to-use tablet mounted on
shopping cart handle-bars. The tablet
allows: real-time out of stock
detection, digital advertising
opportunity, and deal-finding
TECHNOLOGY
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Focal Systems

20. Datalogue’s algorithms combine deep
learning based approaches from
Computer Vision (CV) and Natural
Language Processing (NLP) to create
seamless experiences when working
with data.
TECHNOLOGY
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Datalogue

21. Deepgram increases company revenue
by analyzing audio data. They use AI
to transcribe, spot keywords, and get
insights from phone calls, video
footage, and online media.
TECHNOLOGY
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Deepgram

22. Athelas is built on deep learning
technology that uses vision to rapidly
analyze blood cells and generate
diagnostic reports. They utilize
machine vision to maintain a high
degree of precision on drop samples.
TECHNOLOGY
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Athelas

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Startup Community and the Inception Award Nominees …

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