Meet the 2026 Vercel AI Accelerator Cohort (opens in new tab)

**Published:** March 16, 2026 | **Authors:** Alli Pope, Caroline Ciaramitaro --- The Vercel AI Accelerator is back, and this year we selected 39 early-stage teams from across the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America to build with us for six weeks. The next generation of AI startups is building on our self-driving infrastructure, and the accelerator is how we work directly with the earliest-stage founders among them. This year’s cohort spans every industry, at varying points in their journey...