Rice University and Google Public Sector partner to build an innovation hub in Texas

Rice University and Google Public Sector are partnering to launch the Rice AI Venture Accelerator (RAVA), designed to drive early-stage AI innovation and commercialization. This collaboration enables RAVA to connect AI-first startups with leading enterprises in healthcare, energy, transportation, and the public sector, aiming to drive AI-powered solutions to pressing industry challenges.

In an increasingly AI-driven world, the RAVA team acknowledges the critical need to balance speed of innovation and security. RAVA aims to create an ecosystem where founders can be both bold and responsible by bringing the simplicity, security, and intelligence of Google Cloud's information approach to their startup.

Through this collaboration, direct access to Google Cloud’s AI experts, cloud computing, and sandbox services. Google Cloud will provide a full-stack AI, data, and security sandbox environment that will enable AI-first startups to rapidly prototype, scale faster, and save money.

The AI-optimized sandbox will include the following capabilities ...