Male': Sparkhub has been accepted into the Amazon Web Service (AWS) Activate program. The AWS Activate Portfolio package is designed for startups in selected accelerators, incubators, seed and VC funds, and other startup-enabling organizations. Using the AWS Activate program, Sparkhub will provide opportunities for Maldivian startups to obtain limited-time free access to a variety of AWS services during their early startup phase.

According to Hussain Jinan, CEO of Sparkhub, “We are very excited to work with AWS, and to offer local startups free access to a range of services via AWS Activate. At Sparkhub, our aim is to create an environment for startups to thrive in the Maldives and as we grow as a company, we hope to provide more opportunities for startups in our country to innovate further.”

AWS provides startups with low cost, easy to use infrastructure needed to scale and grow. The AWS Activate program provides startups with AWS Promotional Credits that they can use towards the resources needed to quickly get started on AWS – including AWS Training and AWS Support. Some of the world’s hottest startups use AWS including Airbnb, Lyft and Slack.

Startups who wish to apply for the AWS Activate program, should check their eligibility and send an email request expressing interest to startups@sparkhub.mv Sparkhub encourages startups to contact them further to get more information about the program via the dedicated helpdesk email.

For more information, please visit www.sparkhub.mv/awsactivate, and for details on the AWS Activate program please visit https://aws.amazon.com/activate/