San Jose awarded AI incentive grants on August 27 to four local startups selected from nearly 200 applicants. Satlyt received $25,000 to simplify satellite communications using AI. Elythea, Metafoodx and Clika each received $50,000 to develop practical AI-driven solutions. Metafoodx focuses on cutting restaurant and foodservice waste and optimizing operations, including work at Santa Clara University. Mayor Matt Mahan emphasized grant goals of supporting company missions and retaining local talent. Grant recipients described feeling supported, connected and safer in San Jose, viewing the funding as validation and a boost for local AI growth.
It's knowing that the city itself wants you to to build something great, is willing to actually put the money where the mouth is, right? And help you do that.
People started thinking about how AI can get into the physical world to actually help people's everyday life,
This is where we can actually collaborate with a lot of local community, business and the government.
It was more of like opportunistic choice to choose San Jose in the beginning, but we felt really supported, connected and also like safe in this city,
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