Google for Startups

For founders leveraging AI to build bold solutions, this session offers a technical deep dive into the architecture required for truly autonomous agents. You will gain a roadmap for implementing multi-layered memory and advanced reasoning to help your systems scale reliably in production. Secure your spot and get a hands-on look at the framework for advanced agentic workflows: https://goo.gle/3Lf4rYE

Carrying this energy into the new year. 🙌 If you’re a founder building an AI-first startup, the Gemini Startup Forum is where the conversations move beyond theory. This two-day, in-person gathering brings founders and experts from Google together to share hard-won insight and build clearer strategic roadmaps for scaling with AI. We hope you'll join us. Applications are now open: https://goo.gle/3LJCkkk

What could your startup ship with hands-on support from Google? Make 2026 the year you find out. Applications open January 12 for the 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator in Brazil 🇧🇷 and Korea 🇰🇷 This equity-free program is built for AI-first startups ready to scale, offering 10 weeks of hybrid support to startups in Brazil and Korea, with direct access to experts from Google, deep technical mentorship, product and growth guidance, and hands-on work to tackle your most critical challenges. #AcceleratedWithGoogle Apply for Google for Startups Accelerator: Brazil now. Applications close February 20: https://goo.gle/49x7AuM Apply for Google for Startups Accelerator: Korea now. Applications close March 2: https://goo.gle/45bCjwh

How do you help half a million patients heal faster? This startup’s using AI to do it. 👇 After seeing patients struggle with muscle and joint issues, EQL, a healthtech startup in the Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health, built Phio, an AI-powered app for personalized recovery and injury prevention. Backed by Google Cloud and Vertex AI, Phio helps patients recover faster!  Curious how AI can unlock smarter, scalable care? Read the full story: https://goo.gle/4sv4z6S

Kritin Sundaram showed us how small habits and smart AI adoption can radically speed up how a startup moves. We caught up with the Augmetec co-founder and CEO to pick his brain on everything from his secret productivity hack to the AI tool that’s transforming his startup’s workflow. 💡 A few standout moments from the conversation: 1️⃣ With a simple notebook, capturing names, context, and conversations, turns quick chats into real follow-ups. 2️⃣ Gemini acts as a single sorting layer that pulls messy requirements and documents into one place so teams surface answers and stay aligned. 3️⃣ A unified AI stack speeds up marketing by letting teams create consistent videos, print assets, and pitch materials without slowdown or drift. Which takeaway resonates most with your team right now?

This is a full day to step out of backlog mode and into build mode. You’ll work directly with experts from Google, experiment with the latest models, and turn a concrete AI idea into a working prototype alongside other founder teams. 🦾

After hands-on Gemini API Sprints across nine global cities, Google for Startups is bringing this immersive, in-person experience to Berlin, Germany. ⚡️🇩🇪 This full-day event is designed to help founders move out of backlog mode and into build mode. You’ll work directly with experts from Google, experiment with the latest models, and turn a concrete AI idea into a working prototype alongside other founder teams. 🦾 🗓️ Event date: January 20 ⏳ Applications close: January 14 Spots are limited, so apply now: https://goo.gle/44xU88F

Most cancers are caught too late. For patients, that delay can mean the difference between recovery and survival. Brazilian deeptech startup Huna is showing how purpose-driven innovation is changing that—turning one of the world’s most common blood tests (the CBC) into an AI-powered cancer screening tool, making early detection scalable and accessible across Brazil’s vast population. 🩸🩺 With tailored support and resources from the Google for Startups AI Academy and Accelerator programs, the team advanced development and cut AI model training times by 50%. Built on Google’s Vertex AI and Gemini, Huna trained its models on data from over a million patients, uncovering subtle blood patterns that reveal cancer long before symptoms appear. Today, they’ve validated models with leading hospitals and turned research into real-world impact. Learn how they’re making earlier, smarter cancer screening a reality: https://goo.gle/4q8Vzmh

Google DeepMind leaders + startup founders = A match made for building 🤝 Last week at the Gemini 3: Meet the Team in San Francisco, we brought together hundreds of amazing founders with 80+ AI leaders from Google DeepMind, Google Cloud, and Google Labs. It was a unique chance for direct, no-filter conversations with the Googlers behind our latest tools and models—including Logan Kilpatrick, Paige Bailey, Taylor Mullen, and Omar Sanseviero. No slides, just vibes. We loved the opportunity to learn about what great founders are building and to share what we’re cooking up with Gemini 3. Shoutout to the attendees who brought their robot dogs. 🐾🤖 We can’t wait to do it again! ✨

The next wave of AI-first teams isn’t focused on potential. They’re delivering real results. 📊 Here are six startups showing what practical, scalable AI looks like in 2026: 🎨 Afooga generates fast, customizable visuals 🛡️ Aptori keeps AI apps stable with continuous testing 🚀 MLtwist speeds up model training and pipelines 🎥 MNTN streamlines video ad buying with AI 📚 Savvy Websites delivers adaptive learning that boosts engagement 🛍️ Zazzle helps creators personalize products at scale Dig into these and other standout companies using AI to grow faster—and bring their best practices into your workflow: https://goo.gle/4qctH07