Google picks 16 Indian startups for its 5th accelerator programme

Google for Startups Accelerator (GFSA) has announced its fifth cohort in India. It includes 16 homegrown startups chosen out of 700 applications.

Paul Ravindranath G, Program Manager, GFSA India, said in a blogpost:

"These startups will receive three months of mentorship and support from our network of Google and industry mentors. The support ranges from access to Google teams, tech guidance on projects, machine learning related support, UX and design mentorship, leadership workshops, networking opportunities, and PR support."

The selected startups are from high-growth sectors like healthcare, fintech, social, education, agritech, electric mobility, and more.

"We’ve included startups across maturity levels that are not only utilising cutting edge tech but are meaningfully helping India, and potentially the world, adapt and move forward in this season," Paul explained.

The 16 startups that constitute GFSA's fifth cohort include:

GFSA has already graduated 80 Indian startups in its earlier cohorts. "Like the last cohort, GFS Accelerator India continues to operate with an expanded scope of our three-month mentorship and support programme for startups," Paul added.