Google’s Gemini Fuels Innovation for Karya, Miko, and Other Indian GenAI Startups

At Google I/O Connect Bengaluru 2024, Google shared how Gemini is being used by three Indian startups, Miko AI, Karya, and Cropin. 

Google's ongoing support for Indian developers includes the Build with AI event series, which has engaged 25,000 developers in 43 cities, and the Global Gemini API Developer Competition.

This sentiment was further reinforced by Chen Goldberg, GM and VP of Engineering, Google, when she told AIM, “This is my first visit to India, and I was very impressed with the level of innovation and new ideas, especially from startups that have been able to grow. Our customers in India are critical for us. Part of my visit here involves meeting my team, and I'm excited about the growth and innovation happening locally.”

Adding on to that, Seshu Ajjarapu, senior director at Google DeepMind, expressed confidence in India's AI potential, stating, "Indian startups are going to lead the AI revolution".

What are These Startups Upto

Cropin, launched Cropin Sage, a real-time, generative AI agri-intelligence platform. Leveraging Google’s AI and machine learning capabilities, Cropin Sage is building a proprietary grid-based map that will provide data and intelligence on the world's agricultural landscape with scale, accuracy and speed.

“We integrate Gemini with our climate models, crop models, and proprietary knowledge graphs. These elements are fused together to provide comprehensive solutions,” Krishna Kumar, chief executive officer at Cropin, told AIM.

On the other hand, Karya is on a mission to empower low-income communities through AI-enabled economic opportunities. Using Gemini, the organisation has designed a no-code chatbot that allows partners worldwide to design custom workflows in their own languages, understanding natural language prompts and generating configuration files instantly. 

Miko.AI has developed an AI-powered educational robot for children, leveraging 10 years of proprietary AI models focused on age-appropriate, culturally sensitive, and regionally relevant interactions. They use Google's Gemini for quality control, ensuring a safe and engaging learning platform for children worldwide.

Additionally, Google partnered with MeitY Startup Hub to train 10,000 startups in AI, offering mentorship, skills through Appscale Academy and Startup School, AI-first programming, and up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits for AI development.