Zoom's new AI Launchpad offers up to $150K in complimentary credits to build next-gen apps
Key Highlights
- ➤Zoom offers startups up to $150,000 in AI Services credits
- ➤AI Launchpad provides equity-free support for AI-native application development
- ➤Zoom's APIs cover speech recognition, summarization, translation, voice AI, and decision intelligence
- ➤Applications open with startups accepted on a rolling basis
Expert Statements
X.D. Huang, Chief technology officer at Zoom
“AI startups should spend time solving real problems, not stitching together infrastructure”
X.D. Huang, Chief technology officer at Zoom
“AI Launchpad gives founders the same industry-leading AI technology that powers our own products, plus resources to move faster and focus their engineering talent where it matters most.”
* New program helps AI-native startups build and scale with Zoom's industry-leading speech, language, and voice AI Services, no equity stake required; applications open today SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zoom Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced AI Launchpad, a new grant program offering eligible startups up to $150,000 in Zoom AI Services credits to build and scale next-gen AI-native applications — completely equity-free. Removing the costly barrier posed by multi-vendor APIs, the program provides founders with access to the AI technology used in Zoom's own products, plus technical support to accelerate go-to-market growth.
"AI startups should spend time solving real problems, not stitching together infrastructure," said X.D. Huang, chief technology officer at Zoom. "AI Launchpad gives founders the same industry-leading AI technology that powers our own products, plus resources to move faster and focus their engineering talent where it matters most."
Get started
Create a free account to read the full story.