Last mentioned: Feb 20, 2026
Cohort Onboarding
First wave of Activate-backed startups expected to begin co-building with Nvidia architects.
Market Expansion
Grid Dynamics accelerates go-to-market efforts for Fortune 1000 enterprises.
Official Launch
Grid Dynamics officially unveils the NVIDIA Solution Center for retail and manufacturing.
Nvidia Partnership Announced
Multi-year collaboration established to provide technical resources and model access to Indian startups.
NRF Presentation
NVIDIA and Grid Dynamics jointly present AI solutions at the National Retail Federation conference.
Activate Fund Launched
Aakrit Vaish and Pratyush Choudhury launch the $75M fund targeting early-stage AI founders.
Activate, a $75 million venture fund led by Aakrit Vaish, has entered a multi-year partnership with Nvidia to provide Indian AI founders with early access to compute, proprietary models, and technical expertise. The collaboration targets startups at the pre-company stage, integrating them into the Nvidia Inception program to accelerate global product development.
Grid Dynamics has unveiled the NVIDIA Solution Center, a suite of ready-to-deploy AI applications designed to help retail and manufacturing enterprises replace high-cost SaaS licenses with NVIDIA-powered infrastructure. The suite targets critical operational areas including video analytics for loss prevention, intralogistics optimization, and digital content generation.