6 challenges launching an AI startup and how to face them

AI startups are on the rise. Demand for artificial intelligence solutions is booming, and there is an eagerness to invest in startups focusing on AI technology. But there are a few pitfalls that AI startups should watch out for.

No Flemish accelerator has more AI startups in its portfolio than imec.istart. We have front row seats for the big breakthrough of AI systems and products. There are huge opportunities ahead for AI startups, there is still a lot of untapped potential. But the new wave of AI startups also encounters challenges that are uncommon for generic software startups. We’ve summarized some of these challenges, not to ruin the party, but to make it easier to cope with them. Because ‘forewarned is forearmed’!