Google for Startups Accelerator: Cloud Digital Accelerator Program

Deadline: 30-May-23

Applications are now open for the Google for Startups Accelerator: Cloud, a 10-week digital accelerator program for high potential cloud-native technology startups headquartered in North America.

The accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google’s programs, products, people and technology to startups doing interesting work in the Cloud. In addition to Cloud mentorship and technical project support, the accelerator also includes deep dives and workshops focused on product design, customer acquisition and leadership development for startup founders and leaders.

Google for Startups Accelerator: Cloud will take startups through a variety of virtually hosted programming, including:

• Exclusive invitations to technical bootcamps hosted by Google
• Personalized mentorship and technical support from Google experts and other subject matter experts
• Additional fundraising guidance and mentorship from Enjoy the Work -an advisory firm built by founders for founders
• The opportunity to provide feedback to Google product teams
• Cohort community events

Format of the Program

The accelerator runs entirely virtually for a period of 10-weeks, with digital workshops, programming, and mentorship taking place each week. As part of the North American Google for Startups Accelerator: Cloud, selected founders outline the top challenges facing their startup, and are then paired with relevant Cloud experts from Google to help solve those challenges. Participating startups receive deep mentorship on technical topics and machine learning, as well as connections to relevant teams from across Google.

Key Benefits

• Equity-free support: 10-weeks of equity-free support
• Mentoring: Mentoring from dozens of Google teams
• Training: Exclusive invitations to technical bootcamps hosted by Google
• Strategic support: Support on company and product strategy
• Product credits: Google product credits for your tech stack
• Early access: Early access to new Google products and tools
• Access to experts: Access to Google’s network of industry experts
• Technical project partnership: Partnership on advanced technology project.

Duration: The first Google for Startups Accelerator: Cloud cohort will kick off in July 2023 and run for 10 weeks. The first North American cohort will consist of 8-12 cloud-native technology startups.

Eligibility Criteria

The program is open to cloud-native technology startups headquartered in North America. The accelerator program is best suited for revenue generating startups with a minimum of 5+ employees. To ensure Google can provide meaningful value, startups should aim to leverage Cloud-Native technologies (including AI/ML, analytics, etc.) in their product, service, or operations and/or show an interest in leveraging these technologies in the future.

For more information, visit Google for Startups.