🧠 AI Founders Lab with The AI Collective NYC x Avahi

Calling all founders, operators, and builders in NYC....

Are you actively building a real product and thinking seriously about how AI could modernize or unlock its next phase?
Event Description
The AI Collective SF is hosting an invite-only, closed-door working session in New York City, in partnership with Avahi and AWS, bringing together founders and operators who are shipping products and exploring practical AI adoption.
You'll participate in small-group conversations, get real-time feedback on your product strategy, and leave with a clear roadmap for AI integration (plus potential access to substantial engineering support to actually build it).
Who we’re looking for:
Founders or operators with an existing product and traction (industry-agnostic)
Early-stage startups and legacy companies modernizing existing platforms
Teams with a clear, thoughtful AI or automation use case
Product companies building for end users (not services/consulting firms)
The Opportunity
Selected participants will be eligible for up to $25,000 (with potential for an additional $100,000) in sponsored AI engineering support, delivered directly by Avahi’s team and backed by AWS.
This is an opportunity to receive hands-on implementation support to help you move from idea to production.
*Multiple founders may be selected.
What to expect:
Preliminary build concepts, feasibility guidance, and clear next steps
Open scoping and networking with partners and peers
Overview of Avahi’s approach, AWS integration, and sponsored engineering process
Small-group working sessions with Avahi team members and facilitators
Guided product walkthroughs, bottleneck analysis, and AI opportunity mapping
If you’re building something real and can articulate how AI fits into your product, this room is for you.
As always, food and drink, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided!

Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!

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