Deadline: 24 January 2025
Applications are now open for Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders, a ten-week hybrid accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups based in Europe and Israel.
The Accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google’s programs, products, people and technology to women-led tech startups using AI technology across the region. In addition to mentorship and technical project support, the Accelerator also includes deep dives and workshops focused on product design, customer acquisition and leadership development for founders.
Selected startups will also benefit from dedicated Google AI technical expertise and receive credits via the Google for Startups Cloud Program.
Benefits
- Equity-free support
- Equity-free support: For duration of program.
- Mentoring
- Dedicated mentoring from Google teams.
- Training
- Exclusive invitations to technical bootcamps hosted by Google where offered.
- Access to experts
- Access to Google’s network of industry experts.
- Google product credits
- Eligible startups receive product credits.
- Early access
- Access to new Google products and tools as relevant.
- Strategic support
- Support on company and product strategy.
- Technical project partnership
- Work hand in hand with experts from Google on your biggest tech challenges.
- Exposure
- To potential partners, VCs and ecosystem players interested in AI startups.
Eligibility Criteria
- Startups demonstrating traction, ideally between Seed and Series A stage
- Building a scalable product or service with a significant total addressable market and defensible growth model
- Deeply technical, leveraging technologies like machine learning and AI
- Commitment from CTO and/or AI Lead to participate and engage in required program sessions
- At least one woman within founding team and/or at C-level
- They are committed to building accelerator classes that are diverse and inclusive, and encourage applications from qualified startups with founders of all backgrounds.
For more information, visit Google for Startups.