OpenAI Launches Converge 2, Offering $1M to Selected Startups

The six-week program, open to founders worldwide, aims to foster AI innovation without mandating the use of OpenAI's APIs.

OpenAI has launched the second iteration of its Converge program, offering $1 million in funding to selected startups.
The six-week program, Converge 2, is open to founders from all backgrounds and levels of experience, with a special focus on underrepresented groups and those based outside the U.S.
Participants will engage in tech talks, office hours, and social events, and have the opportunity to interact with leading AI practitioners and startup founders.
OpenAI is not mandating that applicants use its APIs, opening the program to anyone building or aspiring to build on cutting-edge AI models.
The application window is open now through January 26, 2024, and the program will run from March 11 to April 19, 2024.