Artificial Intelligence | Changengine
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Powering differentiated AI based technology from India

ACE - a fully-funded 6 month accelerator  program for idea-stage entrepreneurs

Evaluating applications on rolling basis

AI Leadership by our founders

10+ AI papers
in KDD, ACL, Ubicomp, IUI and AAAI

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15+ Patents
filed for AI based Products

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Ecosystem efforts including:
ml-india.org and datasciencekids.org

We have AI expertise to solve hard problems systematically
Building AI-led products since 2012 in:
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Vision

AI-based Social Skill Understanding

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Natural Language

Essay/Email feedback & generative AI interviewing

Programs

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Applying AI to programs since 2013

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Speech

Spoken English Evaluation

We know how to deliver sustainable customer value using AI

About ACE

Engaging High touch program

Work with the founders and mentors for 6 months in a co-located office space from idea discovery to pilot, and scale

Funding at idea-stage

Receive a fellowship of ₹6 Lakhs ( ₹1 lakh/month) upto ₹20 Lakhs based on progress. Additionally, over ₹10 Lakhs worth of perks, including office space, HR/Finance support, AWS credits, and more.

Leverage strong connections

Work & get support from seasoned entrepreneurs, domain experts and mentors for problem solving & execution. You are never alone in this journey!

Organisations built and supported by our founders:

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An SHL company; a global job skills credentialing leader set up with a vision to create a merit driven talent ecosystem and enable efficient job skills matching by crafting credible and intelligent assessments.

CallPrep is an automated sales tool that conducts client research, generates prep notes, and delivers them to sales representatives through preferred channels like Slack, email, or calendar invites. 

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Bigbuddy uses artificial intelligence to edit videos for content creators. It aims to convert your videos to  studio level videos in 5 minutes at a click of a button.

Meet the Founders

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Shailendra Jha

Product leaders with 16 years of experience of scaling consumer products at startups like MakeMyTrip, MaxLife, MagicBricks and more. Currently he is the co-founder at change engine and teaches product management at BIMTECH & Accredian as a visiting faculty

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Varun Aggarwal

 Co-founder of Aspiring Minds - India’s largest test assessment company with $100M exit. Built AMCAT, biggest D2C brand in higher Education. Authored Futurepreneurs on deeptech startups in India. Built pioneering AI products used by Fortune 500 companies in the US, India and China. Has 1100+ research citations.

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Shubham Bansal

An IIT Delhi and Y-combinator alumni. He has worked as a data scientist for a couple of years after which he co-founded Leap Club - a y-combinator backed startup focused on bringing fresh groceries from farm to your doorstep. Currently he is leading ACE - Impact

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ACE Process

We run a 6 month accelerator program in Delhi NCR. During this time we work intensively with founders on deeply understanding the problem, innovating on solutions, launching pilot & preparing them for fundraising. In short, we become your co-founding team for the 6 months.

Support strong founding team

Build an MVP that 

intervenes at high leverage points

Define a go-to-market strategy

Identify a big problem & user persona

Iterate to reach product market fit

Build a scale up & fundraising strategy 

 What we offer?

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Unrestricted seed capital of upto Rs 20 lakhs

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120+ hours of 1:1 mentoring from experienced founders & product leaders

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Connection with domain experts, product leaders and change makers

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Support with recruiting, finance, legal so that you can focus on impact

ACE Timeline

Invitation for applications

Start Date: 1st September

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Idea Brainstorming Sessions with mentors & founders

Start Date: January 2024

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Cohort Starts

Start Date: June 2024

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Online startup bootcamp & 1x1 nurturing sessions with founders

Start Date: 1st October

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One week in-house program & offer

Start Date: February 2024

 
Who should apply?

  • Have a bent towards using technology for scalable change
  • Can move to Delhi NCR for the duration of the program
  • People who have worked in product based companies and want to build in AI
  • Anyone keen to build products from 0 to 1
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