AI Launchpad is a 6-week global founder program for AI startups to help with product, go-to-market strategy, and finance & operations. The founders will get a chance to access mentors, live masterclasses, perks from partners and a Demo Day cash prize of $20k.
Hey PH fam 👋
Today, I'm excited to bring AI Launchpad to the wider Product Hunt community around the world! 🌎
At Paddle, we're witnessing AI make waves within our 4000+ software customers .. many of whom are growing rapidly by leveraging Gen AI.
However, the market is only getting started. Bloomberg predicts that Generative AI could be as big as a $1.3Trillion market by 2032.
So we wanted to bring the brightest founders building in the AI space together and offer a world-class community along with actionable content to help accelerate their journey. That's how AI Launchpad was born.
We hosted our inaugural cohort in 2023 that had 59 founders from 21 countries building, launching and scaling their AI startup in the 6 week cohort and community.
Many of our 1st cohort startups turned out to be incredible success stories. Like Virtual Staging AI that went from $20k to $200k MRR, SiteGPT growing to $200k in revenue and so on. 🤯
And now, we're bringing it back again in 2024. The 2nd cohort applications are open as we speak and will close on April 14 with limited spots only. So please APPLY ASAP if you're interested.
What's in store this time?
Expert mentorship & peer community: Participants will get access to Masterclasses taught by top experts, peer-to-peer founder workshops and resources.
Cash Prize: The program will culminate with a cash prize of $20,000 on the Demo Day. This financial boost can help catapult the development and market reach of the winning startup.
World-class partner perks: Participants will receive perks from Paddle's partners, including $350k in credit from Google Cloud, $20k in credit from AWS Activate, and free tickets to Founder community events by Code.talks and SaaStock. Fast-tracked entries into SaaStock's startup competition will also be reserved for select Launchpad finalists.
Our goal is to create a supportive and ambitious community to help 10x more founders [not just Paddle customers] to build, launch and scale their AI-powered businesses. That's the mission behind AI Launchpad!
Learn more on our website and we'd love to see you apply! Let us know if you have any questions below :)
An exciting program, congrats on the launch! Definitely a useful resource for founders.
What a awesome way to launch SaaS. Paddle is great! Never seen a company that motivated to help founders!
I have explored Price Intelligently and am quite excited about this launch! Hope to join this someday soon!
KP I listen to your podcast and love this idea and am working on something now. Is the sign up for your next cohort on your site?
Congrats on the launch of the Paddle AI Launchpad KP 🚀
Really looking forward to it
This looks really thoughtfully put together! Love the idea of giving companies a boost at their earliest stages, especially with Paddle’s revenue optimization know how. Are you planning to have any AI founders/futurists who’ll be speaking on how the tech will likely evolve in the next few years?
I was part of Paddle's AI first Launchpad and it was a terrific experience. So useful in so many areas to help our startup build momentum, launch, and get our first paying customer. Would highly recommend. Great to see the programme continue!
Paddle’s Ai Launchpad + @thisiskp_ is a no brainer for an AI startup to benefit from.
KP will provide immense value, direction, and support to every startup in the cohort. As he has done for countless startups, founders and creators.
Paddle AI Launchpad is a fantastic program. As participants and top 5 finalists in last years cohort, I can absolutely vouch it's a worthwhile use of your finite available time as founders. Highly recommended for #AI #startups serious about achieving and scaling monetization.
Paddle as a platform is a heavy hitter in the payments and billing space, especially for SaaS, and this new initiative by @thisiskp_ puts a booster rocket under any AI startups looking to grow!
Given KP's past experience launching and running world class and incredibly well received cohorts this is something I would 100% apply to being in an AI startup. Really appreciate this offering by the Paddle team to not only offer a suite of tools for success as you scale but also the chance to grow and learn alongside your peers to get more done in 6 weeks than you thought was possible (who can say no to a $20k demo day?!).
Definite co-sign. If you are an AI business do not hesitate to be a part of this! 🔥🔥🔥
I had the incredible opportunity to be part of AI Launchpad's inaugural cohort in 2023. Reflecting on our journey, I can't emphasize enough the transformative impact this program has had on both our product and our team.
To those contemplating applying for the 2024 cohort, I say: DO IT. The blend of expert guidance, financial support, and a community of like-minded founders can be the very catalyst you need to take your AI startup from concept to market leader.
Thank you, AI Launchpad and Paddle, for this invaluable experience. Here's to more innovation, growth, and AI-driven solutions shaping our future!
Looking forward to seeing the new faces of the 2024 cohort and beyond. 🌟
Cheers,
Jeff Graber
It was an honor to participate in the first Launchpad with our AI-powered brainstorming tool, Bulby (www.bulby.com) 😄🚀
I highly recommend the AI Launchpad – it was a lot of fun, great community, and valuable insights & feedback 🙏
