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The AI Hot 100 Report 🧨 - Now Accepting Applications

The AI Furnace is curating a list of the hottest 100 AI startups in the world and bringing them to the one and only Hot 100 Conference in NYC on September 18th.

The definitive list of AI startups changing the world.

We have seed and series A companies who are tier-1 VC backed and/or showing strong revenues on our list. We are now opening it up for more applicants.

Are you creating the next big AI company or know of anyone who is? Apply today!

Criteria 🎯

Showing strong traction, whether via revenues, customer reviews, investor backing or industry recognition. If you’re under the radar then even better!

Benefits 🎥

• Exposure to top VCs and angels at the conference such as Village Global, Google Ventures and more alongside 500+ entrepreneurs, investors, reporters & executives

• Inbound interest from the Hot 100 Report: your brand will be added to our Hot 100 Report released by The AI Furnace to the attendees of the event and to our social following of 15,000+ people made up of AI investors, founders, developers, operators and researchers. Great for attracting customers and talent as well as investors. 

• Potential to demo at the conference (some of the Hot 100 will be picked to demo at the conference but this is not guaranteed)

How We Do It 📝

Startups are evaluated by a committee of AI experts, technologists, industry vertical experts to help select the Top 100.

Whether you're from the East Coast, West Coast, Europe or anywhere else - if you think you have what it takes then go ahead and apply.

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