India
A three-month equity-free Accelerator program for AI-first startups between Seed to Series A based in India, that are building core AI applications or agentic AI solutions.
Selected startups receive expert mentorship and support around AI, Cloud, Android, Web, Product, Design Leadership and Growth.
India
About the program
About the program
A global series of programs
Each cohort of 10-15 startups comes together to tackle technical challenges that can help grow their businesses through a mix of remote and in-person, 1-to-1, group learning sessions, and sprint projects.
Dedicated expert help
Founders outline the top technical challenges for their startup, and are paired with experts from Google and the industry to solve those challenges and grow their business.
Specialist deep dives
Accelerators include deep dives and workshops focused on product design, customer acquisition, and leadership development for founders.
Google product benefits
Early access to AI products: Eligible participants receive Early Access Program and Trusted Tester benefits for Google’s AI products.
Cloud credits: Startups interested in utilizing Cloud credits during the Accelerator may apply here, subject to eligibility review and approval.
Cloud TPUs: Participants are eligible to receive free Cloud TPU access to accelerate open source machine learning research. Find out more.
Key benefits
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Equity-free support
Equity-free support for the duration of the program.
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Mentoring
Dedicated mentoring from Google teams.
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Training
Exclusive invitations to technical bootcamps hosted by Google where offered.
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Access to experts
Access to Google's network of industry experts.
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Early access to AI products
Access new Google AI products and tools as relevant through Trusted Tester and EAP benefits.
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Google product credits
Eligible startups receive product credits.
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Strategic support
Support on company and product strategy.
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Technical project partnership
Work hand in hand with experts from Google on your biggest tech challenges.
Entry criteria
Entry criteria
- Startups demonstrating traction, ideally between Seed and Series A stage
- Startups based/headquartered in India
- Building a scalable product or service with a significant total addressable market and defensible growth model
- Deeply technical, leveraging technologies like machine learning and AI
- Startups building core AI products (especially agentic, multimodal, thinking/reasoning, or other unique Generative AI applications) or foundational models, have potential Google AI use cases
- Commitment from founder(s) and/or relevant people from startups to participate and engage in required program sessions
- We are committed to building Accelerator classes with great startups, and encourage applications from all qualified startups
Key Dates
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June, 2026
Program Kick-off
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September, 2026
Graduation Day
Accelerator Alumni
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Helping users self-manage stressors by blending AI-guided listening with professional expert support.
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An AI enabled application suite developed by a diverse and expert team of scientists, researchers and designers.
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ShareChat is a vernacular social network for the next billion internet users.
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Niramai is a deep-tech startup addressing critical healthcare problems through automated solutions.
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SpotDraft is an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform designed to help legal and business teams automate and accelerate the entire contract process, from creation and negotiation to execution and renewal.
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Drivezy offers self-drive cars, bikes & scooters on rent. Their mission is to be the one-stop solution to share everything.
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Generative AI platform to revolutionize the way an organization delivers care to patients through the power of a Digital Care Assistant.
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Building Largest Full Stack Asset Light, Tech Enabled shared electric mobility (eMaaS) Platform making delivery & Mobility affordable and Sustainable.
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Video tech company that encapsulates an ecosystem of smart video editing tools using AI for all enterprise and individual content creators.
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AI-powered royalty-free background music creation platform for content creators.
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AI-powered royalty-free background music creation platform for content creators.
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A deep tech startup working in the intersection of Generative AI and Computer Vision, primarily focused on fashion e-commerce.
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AI-powered SaaS platform for SMBs to grow their business with high-performing digital ads.
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Enables design teams to generate user interface designs with AI.
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NestAway is India's fastest growing "Managed Home Rental Network" attempting to provide better rental solutions via design & technology.
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Live upskilling platform for Indian women to set up their home businesses.
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ApnaKlub is digitising and organising the FMCG procurement market.
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Babychakra is the fastest growing platform for parents to discover care for their families.
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MagicPin is a community that binds people, activities and merchants in a locality.
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BharatAgri provides end-to-end decision making support to Indian Farmers.
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Vernacular language learning platform for India, focused on helping people acquire relevant job skills.
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Enabling immersive 3D & XR customer experiences for brands across web, app, & in-store.
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SigTuple is a health-tech organisation that is transforming quality healthcare delivery in India.
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A fully integrated Hospital in the cloud - "GSuite for hospitals of any size".
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A cloud-agnostic and model-agnostic MLOps workflow orchestration platform that helps organizations fine-tune, deploy, and observe Generative AI models.
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Flyrobe is India's largest fashion rental platform offering occasion wear on rent for men and women.
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HashLearn is a tutoring app that offers the best way to share actionable learning content with students.
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Visual Intelligence Platform for Global CPG Retail.
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InnerHour is a tech-enabled mental health platform that supports people with their psychological needs.
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Intello Labs does quality assessment of food commodities using computer vision and AI.
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Enhances productivity for business users and professionals by seamlessly integrating AI capabilities into their daily tasks and workflows.
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Fun, interactive app to learn Indian languages and gain cultural insights at the same time.
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An instant personal loan app that gives you loans of up to ₹1 lakh in just 3 minutes!
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PlaySimple Games develops a wide variety of word games that are engaging and accessible to people of all ages.
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World's first OTT platform in local dialects.
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Building trust, speed & transparency in food transactions across the agriculture supply chain using AI based Rapid Food Quality Assessments.
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A healthcare company that aims to deliver accessible and specialised care through their clinically led solutions and state-of-the-art technology.
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A Gaming and eSports content platform designed to give a community platform to the millions of gaming enthusiasts in the country.
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A booking app which helps with pnr status, waitlist prediction, train running status and gives free upgrade to flight on waitlisted train tickets.
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Translates videos, images, podcast and text using AI to 75+ languages with just 1-click.
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Empowers enterprises and governments with AI-driven risk intelligence, delivering fast, accurate insights to strengthen disaster preparedness and build resilience.
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Builds a vertical AI operating system for beauty, enhancing the digital customer journey with features like virtual try-ons, skin analysis, and personalized product recommendations.
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AI-powered smart stethoscope for early detection of cardio-respiratory disorders, aiming to cut premature deaths due to NCDs by 30%. They are also developing a biotech foundational model.
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Builds realtime AI agents that can listen, speak, see and even take action.
Meet our mentors
The Google for Startups Accelerator program gave us access to the minds of senior Googlers! It helped us understand the kind of work that it takes to make a great company. We are deeply grateful for all the advice, from design to performance management. Thanks to the program, we feel BrainSight is more ready for the world.
Frequently asked questions
The Google for Startups Accelerator: India is equity-free for all participating startups. Please note that we do require all founders (CEO and CTO) and appropriate team members to be available to join all elements of the program.
Google for Startups Accelerator: India will run from June to September 2026.
You can refer to the key dates section above for more information.
The Google for Startups Accelerator: India targets Seed to Series A funded AI-first startups headquartered in India. We are looking for startups building core AI products (especially agentic, multimodal, thinking/reasoning, or other unique Generative AI applications) or foundational models, have potential Google AI use cases.
The startups should be past the "idea stage" with some level of customer validation and market traction with their product.
We are looking for Indian startups that are solving problems using advanced technology like AI/ML or data in healthcare, education, finance, media and entertainment, gaming, enterprise and other industries and that can scale globally.
We review the completed applications from the startups in parallel to the application phase to check their eligibility for the Accelerator program. The eligible applications will be reviewed by a panel of experts/program team and shortlist 40-60 startups for the interview/pitch session to evaluate the team, problem, solution and scalability. Then the shortlisted startups from the interview/pitch phase will be reviewed by the selection board for the final list. The final list of startups will receive the program contract to sign for the official announcement.
Note: All incomplete applications after the application deadline will be ineligible.
For over five years, Google has operated its Launchpad Accelerators which reach entrepreneurs in over 40 countries and include some of the most successful startups in the world in its global portfolio. Towards the end of 2019, all Launchpad Accelerators were renamed to Google for Startups Accelerator to simplify Google's startup offerings.
We also have other startup programs in the region, find more details here.
The Accelerator will be a hybrid one with a mix of virtual and in-person sessions.
Startups must meet specific criteria to be eligible for Google product credit offerings. To learn more about the Google Cloud credit eligibility requirements, please visit the Google Cloud startup page.
Yes. You can view our alumni on the directory page.