Google for Startups Accelerator: India
Google · Corporate accelerator
VariesEquity-free mentoring, Google product credits and Cloud credits (amounts not stated), plus Cloud TPU access
A three-month, equity-free accelerator for AI-first, Seed to Series A startups in India building core AI applications, agentic AI or foundation models.
Key terms
- Equity-free for the duration of the program
- Cloud credits are subject to eligibility review and approval (no amount stated)
- CEO and CTO must commit to the required sessions
- Cohorts of 10–15 startups
Eligibility
- Where
- India
- Stages
- seed, series-a
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- Yes
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Must be AI-first and past the idea stage
- Program length: 3 months (hybrid)
How to apply
Apply on the program page while the window is open. Otherwise register your interest to be notified of the next cohort.
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Annual cohort (2026 applications closed 2026-04-19)
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10-23 · source