Request for Clarification on Inception Eligibility for On-Prem AI Infrastructure Startup

Hello NVIDIA Inception Team,

I recently received notice that our application to the NVIDIA Inception program was not approved. I respect the review process and understand that eligibility criteria must be applied consistently.

I am seeking clarification regarding our eligibility, as Redacted AI Solutions, LLC is a Michigan-based AI infrastructure company currently transitioning into a tech incubator in East Lansing to scale deployment of GPU-accelerated, air-gapped LLM systems for regulated professional services.

Our stack is built entirely on NVIDIA hardware and CUDA-accelerated local inference. We focus on:

  • Enterprise on-prem LLM deployment

  • Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows

  • Hardware-aware optimization for secure environments

Given our infrastructure-first approach and reliance on NVIDIA GPUs, we believe our work aligns closely with the objectives of the Inception program.

If possible, I would appreciate guidance on:

  • Specific eligibility criteria we may not have met

  • Whether additional documentation, traction, or milestones would support reconsideration

  • Recommended next steps to qualify in the near term

We have a technical brief and deployment overview available upon request.

Thank you for your time and for supporting early-stage AI infrastructure companies.

Respectfully,
Ralph Luketic
Founder, Redacted AI Solutions