Marqo, a platform specializing in training, embedding, and retrieving vector embeddings for search and recommendation applications, has been selected for the AWS Generative AI Accelerator, a program designed by Amazon Web Services to support early-stage startups utilizing generative AI to address complex challenges. As part of this initiative, Marqo will receive AWS credits, mentorship, and resources to enhance its platform's scalability and performance, particularly by releasing new embedding models for the ecommerce and retail sectors. This selection underscores AWS's commitment to fostering innovative technologies and supporting startups that push the boundaries of artificial intelligence, with Marqo expected to demonstrate its advancements at the re:Invent 2024 event in Las Vegas. The company, backed by investors like Lightspeed and Blackbird, serves clients such as Redbubble and Envato, and operates from locations in San Francisco, Melbourne, and London.