- Published on May 31, 2025
- In Global Tech
How Google Is Helping AI Startups Scale in India
“We interact in person with the company to answer one fundamental question: can we add value to this company at this stage? And if the answer is yes, the likelihood of them making it is high.”
- By Ankush Das
Tech giant Google has heavily invested in the Indian tech startup ecosystem, supporting them through its Google for Startups Accelerator program.
In 2024, the company announced its plan to train 10,000 AI startups in India through a partnership with MeitY Startup Hub.
In an exclusive interaction with AIM as part of the Tech Talks series, Paul Ravindranath, program manager, developer relations, startup and expert programs at Google India, and Karthik Padmanabhan, developer ecosystem lead at Google India, offered insights on the company’s growing role in India’s startup ecosystem, what AI startups need to know, and the tech giant’s stance on the Indian AI landscape.
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Ankush Das
I am a tech aficionado and a computer science graduate with a keen interest in AI, Coding, Open Source, Global SaaS, and Cloud. Have a tip? Reach out to ankush.das@aimmediahouse.com
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