Europe, Middle East, Africa
Growth
Academy:
AI for Health
A three-month program providing healthcare and wellbeing 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 Health
About the program
About the program
Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health is a three-month hybrid program dedicated to supporting high-potential startups in the healthcare and wellbeing 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.
One session throughout the program will be held in-person; 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.
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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 health or wellbeing challenges.
- 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.
Alumni
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Acorai is a heart failure monitoring platform.
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Activate Health is a platform that uses data, AI, and gamification to help users improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
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ADNTRO GENETICS offers a DNA kit requiring only a saliva sample to discover personalized nutrition, training, predispositions to diseases, and more.
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Advantis Medical Imaging addresses the increasing workload of radiology departments by offering quantitative, automated and accessible medical imaging software solutions.
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Ahead offers a mobile app for emotional intelligence training, using AI and behavioral science to deliver personalized self-improvement tools. It focuses on rapid behavior change through interactive exercises.
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Aide is a digital service that helps patients and clinicians better understand and manage chronic disease, specifically comorbidity.
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Ailin.Health is an AI-powered Diagnostics-as-a-Service platform that makes preventive healthcare accessible by simplifying testing, delivering smart health insights and guiding patients and providers through the care pathway.
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AmplifAI combines AI driven thermography and computer vision to create a standardized and objective assessment for diabetic foot ulcers.
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Anya supports parents during their first 1,001 days of parental journey—from conception to toddlerhood.
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Biocam is an endoscopic capsule for real-time determination of potential digestive system threats.
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Biorce is a pioneering force at the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare, revolutionizing drug development through the power of AI.
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BLUESKEYE AI uses artificial intelligence to help analyze facial expressions and voice patterns to measure medically relevant behaviors, aiming for early diagnosis and monitoring treatment effectiveness.
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Callyope develops speech-based remote patient monitoring solutions that help caretakers assess treatment efficacy and detect relapses in serious mental illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
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Cara Care is a holistic companion for people with digestive issues.GERMANY
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Clare&me is an AI voice coach for anxiety, worries, or circulating thoughts.GERMANY
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Clear.bio works to reverse diabetes type 2 by precision nutrition, providing best in class digital therapeutic based on real-time glucometry.
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C the Signs is an AI cancer prediction platform that helps identify patients at risk of cancer at its earliest and most curable stages.
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Daiser is a modular, AI-native platform that enables the creation, scaling and integration of personalized healthcare services, designed for care teams, commissioners and creators.
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Deemea is a cooperative platform dedicated to medical imaging data.
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Doctomatic is a remote patient monitoring software where patients can scan the results and automatically provide the data to their doctors.
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Doctor.One is a digital healthcare platform designed to provide continuous, relationship-driven care between doctors and patients to improve patient outcomes and reduce doctors’ administrative burden.
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dru is a digital health app for managing obesity and diabetes, offering continuous support and personalized care to help patients track and improve their health.
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Eden Care is a health insurance solution offering seamless and affordable digital healthcare coverage to businesses across Africa.
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Ephion Health develops digital biomarkers to ensure accurate disease monitoring and therapy assessment, through wearables data, clinical reports and AI for precise patient assessment.
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EQL offersself-service assessment tools for people with muscle and joint problems that enable quick access to the best available care.
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EvidenceHunt is an AI-powered medical research platform that transforms how professionals find, analyze and process medical evidence.
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ExactCure is a Digital Twin simulating the concentration of drugs in the blood of patients.
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Exakt Health is a certified medical app for physiotherapy and evidence-based training with hyper-personalized treatment plans.
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Fimo Health is a digital companion for patients with chronic diseases. Combining disease-specific learning with symptom tracking, the company helps patients regain control and improve their quality of life.
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FiveLives is a digital brain health platform for people aged 50+ to take control of their cognitive health, through combining clinically-validated brain health assessment and an engaging coaching program.
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Healthtracka is decentralizing access to healthcare in Africa through remote medical diagnostics, connecting users with a seamless way to access at-home lab tests, receive clear results, and doctors consultations.
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HearMe supports employees' mental health through anonymous and secure 1:1 sessions with mental health professionals.
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Holi is a digital clinic transforming long term healthy lifestyle management by combining human empathy with technological precision.
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iZola is an online therapeutics platform for families with neurodivergent children.
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Juniver delivers on-demand help for eating disorders, with AI-powered interventions for urges, evidence-based education, personalized tools, peer support, and telemedicine.
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Kahun is an AI assistant platform designed specifically for physicians.
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Kanjo is a digital neurodevelopment platform using AI and clinical research to provide personalized support tools for pediatric mental health, serving various stakeholders.
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Klineo is an AI-driven platform that connects patients and doctors with relevant clinical trials, enabling quick access to therapeutic innovations.
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Kor is a proactive care platform that combines AI-powered health check-ups with continuous medical support to prevent disease and optimize health.
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Labplus is medical device software that automates the analysis of lab test results.
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LEIA Health is a mobile app for parents. It provides AI-powered health support and personalized insights from pregnancy through postpartum, covering mental and physical wellness.
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Likeminded is a platform that supports and improves the mental health and wellbeing of employees.
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mDoc provides virtual self-care health coaching to people living with or at risk for chronic health needs.
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Mindgram is a platform offering a holistic solution providing employees and their relatives with psychological and self-development support around the clock.
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Mindstep is an app for optimizing brain and mental health care.
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Motherbeing is a digital solution dedicated to Arab women's sexual and reproductive health. The platform connects users with doctors, experts, personalized health education, and an AI-powered health assistant.
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MX Labs provides health advice in seconds based on camera-based health screening, using only a smartphone.
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Nest Genomics develops software that brings genomic medicine to every patient by making it easy for organizations to implement and scale longitudinal genomic programs.
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Noah Labs develops a voice-based machine learning software for the early detection of decompensated heart failure.
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Nui is an app providing family caregivers with support through an intelligent chatbot that provides guidance to find answers to the most pressing questions.
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Omniloy is an AI-driven platform that enables hospitals to deliver personalized care at scale by automating clinical documentation and streamlining patient communications.
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O7 Therapy bridges the treatment gap with cutting-edge tech and top-tier mental health professionals. The O7 Therapy app offers instant, anonymous support via encrypted Chat, Audio, and Video Sessions.
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PBR Life Sciences bridges gaps in critical healthcare data in emerging African markets through AI-powered analytics, enabling stakeholders to better understand underserved markets and uncover profitable opportunities.
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Pharmacy Marts is a digital marketplace that connects pharmacies and medical suppliers.
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Pharmarun is an on-demand platform simplifying how Africans access medication through the use of technology.
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Powerful Medical revolutionizes cardiovascular diagnostics with its AI-driven platform, enabling healthcare professionals across the EU and beyond to diagnose and manage 39 cardiovascular conditions.
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Prosoma provides a CE-certified, evidence-based medical app and coaching program that helps support cancer patients and enhances their quality of life.
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PulseLife provides healthcare professionals with an up-to-date medical knowledge base and AI-powered clinical decision support, assisting with diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.
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Rayscape is a complete digital assistant for radiologists that provides AI tools for better decisions.
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Rofim is specialized in developing telemedicine software. The Rofim platform is a telemedicine platform designed to connect patients with healthcare professionals, enable diagnosis and improve access to care.
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Research Grid is an automation engine enabling faster, more successful clinical trials by engineering smart software that safely automates back office admin across the full lifecycle.
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Sincrolab combines AI and neuroscience to deliver CE-certified digital cognitive therapies for conditions like ADHD. Their platform enables remote prescription and monitoring of personalized treatments.
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SPRYT offers Asa, an Adaptive Scheduling Agent, for patients to book and manage medical appointments via messaging platforms. This AI-powered system predicts no-shows and personalizes communication.
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StethoMe is an intelligent stethoscope for parents.
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SYCAI Medical develops medical device software with the aim of preventing the appearance of cancer in the abdomen non-invasively.
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Takalam is a mental well-being platform integrating AI, digital therapeutics and agentic AI to enhance mental health screening, prevention and personalized care.
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Talkie.ai simplifies access to healthcare by automating telephone contact with patients using AI-based virtual assistants.
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Techspert is an expert network to source the freshest and most precise healthcare insights.
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TibuHealth delivers affordable outpatient services via “minute clinics” in partner pharmacies in high-density neighborhoods.
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Thalia Psychotherapy is a mental health startup focused on integrating mental health services into primary healthcare systems.
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Tucuvi is a startup automating medical phone conversations through empathic AI.
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Valeo Health enables patients across the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to access instant virtual doctor consultations and home diagnostics through an AI-powered platform.
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Vitadio is a mobile app reversing insulin resistance with AI-driven lifestyle modification.
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VOS.health is a wellbeing companion with daily mental health insights, tailored plans, and all-in-one tools.
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Wellx is a platform encouraging and rewarding healthy habits.
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YOUTH Health Tech provides health check-ups in under two minutes using just a smartphone. Through a face video, audio recording and eye pictures, users can screen for early signs of health risks.
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Zoie Health is a digital health platform focused on providing underserved, high-need populations with affordable, accessible and healthcare.
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Zuri Health provides affordable and accessible healthcare solutions for people without smartphones and living in underserved areas.
It is amazing to have the chance of getting access to such great experts in their field. We had several really valuable mentor sessions and already applied many of the learnings.
Advisory Board
Growth Academy: AI for Health is a well thought through program with a great community feel. The depth of knowledge was both relevant but also accessible and enjoyable.
Frequently asked questions
The program will require one to two hours of your time per week to attend mentoring and group sessions. While sessions with other founders will be scheduled to accommodate the majority of the participants, you will schedule your individual mentoring sessions directly with your mentor.
This hybrid program includes one mandatory three-day in-person component, and requires the attendance of at least one co-founder at these sessions.
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.