Twilio has launched the AI Startup Searchlight 2.0 Awards Program to identify and celebrate innovative developers who are using AI and Twilio to transform customer engagement.
For over a decade, Twilio and Segment have helped tens of thousands of developers build cutting edge customer engagement strategies. That's why we’ve just launched Twilio’s AI Startup Searchlight 2.0 Awards Program to uncover the next generation of developers exploring how AI can change customer engagement for the better.
The program is on the lookout for developers who are actively exploring how emerging technologies like AI and Twilio can work in tandem. Startups that apply and are honored as winners will be featured online by Twilio, awarded credits, and much more!
Startups can apply directly or be nominated for Twilio’s AI Startup Searchlight 2.0 Awards Program. We are looking to celebrate and feature startups across the globe that:
Can demonstrate how they are using emerging technologies (e.g., LLMs, Generative AI, Big Data) and Twilio creatively on channels—such as Voice, Email, WhatsApp, Conversations, or SMS—to enhance communications and customer experiences for their end users
Have a product in the market, or a working demo of the solution they have built that leverages Twilio to enhance end user experiences
Have raised less than $200M in venture funding
The 12 Twilio AI Startup Searchlight 2.0 honorees will:
Be featured online by Twilio and a leading technology media outlet to celebrate their startup and the milestones they have achieved
Receive $10,000 USD in one time Twilio credits
Receive a $5,000 USD one time Apple Gift card
Have the opportunity for their startups to potentially be featured on the Twilio Marketplace
Gain the opportunity to collaborate on future co-marketing initiatives with Twilio
We have gathered the following industry experts to help us identify the standout startups that are illuminating the future of communications and customer engagement with emerging technologies and Twilio:
Thomas Wyatt, President of Twilio Segment
Inbal Shani, Chief Product Officer at Twilio
Vanessa Thompson, Vice President of Marketing at Twilio
Chiara Massironi, Head of Twilio’s Developer Network
Nnamdi Iregbulem, Investment Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Here’s the timeline for Twilio’s AI Startup Searchlight 2.0 Awards Program:
Nominations close on Sunday, September 29, 2024
The judging process takes place throughout October 2024
Honorees will be announced in November 2024
Here are some past honorees and some of the ways they’ve used artificial intelligence in combination with Twilio have included:
Arist -> combines AI with Twilio’s Programmable Messaging and WhatsApp services to build a content creation assistant that reduces administrative work in facilitating employee learning and education
FleetWorks -> uses Twilio's Voice, interactive voice response (IVR), and SIP Trunking products to automate phone calls, emails, and live order issue handling for the coordination of freight movement and logistics management
Milo -> uses Twilio Programmable Messaging to make managing the daily reminders, logistics and details as simple as having a conversation by text
Next Order -> automates customer interactions and helps restaurants put customer service first with their leading AI assistant and Twilio, including Programmable Messaging, Email API, Voice, IVR, and SIP Trunking
Rely Health -> leverages Twilio's Email API, Voice, IVR, SIP Trunking, and AI to seamlessly integrate a cutting-edge AI Patient Relationship Suite, fostering hybrid human-AI conversational experiences
Smith.ai -> relies on Twilio's Programmable Messaging, Voice, and Conference to deliver 24/7/365 service with remarkable uptime, automate its entire workflow, and bolster agent productivity
For more information, or to view our FAQs, please visit our Twilio’s AI Startup Searchlight 2.0 Awards Program web page. We can't wait to see what you're building!
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