Europe, Middle East, Africa
Growth
Academy:
AI for
Education
A three-month program providing education startups leveraging AI with essential growth skills, internationalization strategies, and Google tools to help them scale and innovate responsibly.
Europe, Middle East, Africa
Growth
Academy:
AI for
Education
About the program
About the program
Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Education is a three-month hybrid program dedicated to supporting high-potential startups in the education industry using AI technology to grow and innovate responsibly.
Featuring a series of workshops, mentoring and networking events, the program helps founders develop data-driven strategies for acquiring new customers and partnerships, tools to innovate responsibly with emerging technologies, and expand to new markets.
After the initial three months of core content, startups continue to receive product support and mentorship from Google to help them address their challenges.
Two sessions throughout the program will be held in-person (locations will be shared soon); the rest of the program will be conducted virtually.
Program Benefits
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Equity-free
Equity-free support, with access to Google products and resources.
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Hands-on mentorship
Technical consulting and one-on-one support from Google mentors and AI experts.
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Strategic & product support
Support on AI, company, and product strategy.
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Leadership training
Tailored leadership training designed to improve management skills.
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Go Global
Support from mentors and Google teams on new international opportunities, to expand your business to new markets.
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Networking & community
Connect with VCs, industry leaders and fellow founders, and become a part of our alumni network.
Entry Criteria
Entry Criteria
- Seed to Series A startups currently based in Europe, the Middle East, and/or Africa —but looking to scale internationally.
- Leveraging AI to address education challenges including reskilling, executive education, coaching, and more.
- Demonstrated traction, such as a clear track record of users and revenue.
- Scalable product or service, with both a significant total addressable market and a defensible growth model.
Key dates
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June 11
Application Deadline
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June 2024
Founder Interviews
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September 2024
Cohort announcement
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September 2024
In-person program kickoff
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September-December 2024
Core program
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January 2025
In-person bootcamp
Advisory Board
Selected Startups
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Pandatron supports talent development, digital and cultural transformations at scale with 1000s of employees using conversational AI coaching. Scalable and personalized 1-on-1 coaching conversations allow Pandatron to collect coaching data to diagnose systemic issues.
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Complori’s founding mission is to equip children with the skills that will enable them to transform from consumers to creators of their digital world. Offering a hybrid learning platform that teaches skills such as logical thinking, technological understanding or programming, and soft skills such as resilience or teamwork. Young people learn programming languages such as Python, supported by experienced tutors.
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Jotit simplifies learning by combining physical and digital experiences. Our software turns any standard Chromebook or tablet into an all-in-one learning space, creating a focused environment which keeps handwriting at its core.
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Utiva is a tech platform that helps Africans learn new skills needed for global jobs and makes it easy for companies to hire talent across different regions, promoting international employment for African workers.
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LearnWise empowers universities and colleges worldwide to revolutionize student support through custom AI assistants. Available 24/7, assistants provide comprehensive support both inside and outside the classroom, ensuring students are directed to appropriate resources when needed
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Story Spark is an AI powered story generator and reading platform for children. Our goal is to make every child an enthusiastic reader and active learner by combining innovative literacy features with engaging content, completely personalized to every child's needs.
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Angaza Elimu’s is empowering African youth through on-demand skill-based learning to help them thrive in a digital economy. This includes Kalamu, an AI-powered adaptive and interactive eLearning platform delivering personalized experiences and amplifying engagement with teachers.
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OpenCyberAI is an educational platform dedicated to Cybersecurity, offering virtual simulations through interactive training, powered by an AI personalizing your learning path according to your level.
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Wilco is a digital platform for software development, empowering businesses and software vendors to provide high-end training and education materials for their employees, candidates, or users.
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ubiMaster scales and democratizes access to human knowledge, starting with tutoring. We connect learners with live experts within minutes and as often as needed, paid by employers or banks.
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ExamSolutions offers an AI-powered tutoring platform for learning and exam preparation, combining visual, auditory, and textual content to make the learning experience personal, fun, and successful.
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Digify Africa is on a mission to reach learners with limited tech access. Founded through our non-profit with a 12-year track record, we have built the Digibot: a self-paced personal digital skills learning coach.
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Correcto is a leading AI-driven platform that enhances Spanish writing skills, offering tools tailored for Spanish-speaking users. Correcto aims to democratize access to effective communication and writing tools within the Spanish-speaking economy.
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Wiloki is an online tutoring platform for children. This AI-powered tool creates a tailor-made learning path by detecting each child's unique educational profile and motivational triggers, ensuring efficient learning while fostering a love for progress.
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BLISKO leverages AI technology across their educational facilities, franchise network, and as a SaaS provider to create individualized educational pathways tailored to each child's unique neurotype, developmental stage, and interests.
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SignLab is working to transform sign language education with a digital platform that makes learning more accessible, effective, and affordable.
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Optima is an AI-powered education platform and course creation engine that focuses on data and AI engineering skills. Combining live interactive sessions, self-paced learning, and cutting-edge AI-assisted tutoring.
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MOONHUB is the virtual reality training platform that allows people to train like they are on the job from anywhere, any time, using intelligent scoring systems to assess how people react to their observed virtual worlds.
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EvidenceB is an Artificially Intelligent Tutoring Platform (AITP) that operates in a Software as a Service (SaaS) mode for any content.
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eKidz’ purpose-built AI voice recognition provides every student with precise diagnostics and ensures support of different learning styles with a boundless adjustability of AI feedback features.
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Hawkings Education transforms LMS with cutting-edge AI, delivering a deeply personalized learning experience for students and empowering staff with advanced tools that drive educational success.
Frequently asked questions
The core content programming will mostly require 1 to 2 hours of your time per week to attend your mentoring and group sessions. While the sessions with other founders will be accommodated to fit the majority of the participants, you will schedule your individual mentoring sessions with your mentor. After three months of core content, startups will continue to receive support from Google to help them address their challenges. The exact time dedication of founders depends on their current individual needs.
The program is a hybrid program with two in-person moments consisting of two days each. These moments will be mandatory for at least one co-founder.
The program content is designed for founders. However, for certain specific online sessions, we can discuss if it makes sense to include some C-level team members. Do not hesitate to ask!
No. Google for Startups does not invest in the company through this program, nor request any equity.