Google India invites AI startups for 2026 startup accelerator programme
Google India is inviting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator programme, focussing on artificial intelligence (AI)-first startups from seed to Series A stages.
In a statement, the company said the three-month, equity-free initiative will target Indian companies tackling local challenges or developing specialised models for global use. It prioritises four areas: agentic AI for reasoning and automation workflows, multimodal AI covering audio, video, and image generation, physical AI in smart manufacturing and robotics, and sovereign AI for localised models.
