Deadline: 17 March 2024
Apply for the Google for Startups Growth Academy: Women in AI, a six-week hybrid program dedicated to supporting high-potential startups using AI technology to grow and innovate responsibly.
The program will focus on developing your product and business model, refining pitches and presentation skills, and making vital connections to VCs and investors (with the opportunity for input and feedback).
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 into new markets.
After the initial 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 in Dubai, UAE, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; the rest of the program will be conducted virtually.
Program Benefits
- Equity-free support: Six weeks of equity-free support
- Mentoring: Mentoring from 20+ Google teams
- Training: Training on design, marketing, and leadership
- Strategic support: Support on company and product strategy
- Google product credits: Eligible startups receive product credits
- Early access: Early access to new Google products and tools
Entry Criteria
- Pre-seed startups, with at least one female founder, currently based in the Middle East and/or North Africa —but looking to scale regionally and internationally.
- Leveraging AI to address the biggest challenges facing the region.
- Demonstrated traction, such as a clear track record of users or revenue.
- Scalable product or service, with both a significant total addressable market and a defensible growth model.
For more information, visit Google for Startups.
