Google for Startups Accelerator India

The Google for Startups Accelerator: India is an equity-free, cohort-based programme for seed to Series A AI-first startups. Over roughly three months founders get technical mentoring from Google engineers, product and growth support, cloud credits and a Demo Day to investors. Each cohort under this program is kept deliberately small, typically 10-15 startups, so that founders get real one-to-one time with Google engineers and product leads across AI, Cloud, Android, Web, Product, Design, and Growth tracks rather than generic group workshops. The roughly three-month engagement mixes remote sessions with in-person sprints and culminates in a Demo Day pitch to investors, which is the primary mechanism by which alumni typically raise their next round. Because the program targets seed-to-Series-A AI-first startups specifically, applicants without a working product already in market are unlikely to clear the initial screen.