Google picks 20 Indian AI startups for 2026 accelerator programme

Google has selected 20 Indian AI startups for its 2026 accelerator programme, offering access to its AI stack, technical mentorship and support for scaling globally

Global technology giant Google on Wednesday said it has selected 20 Indian startups for the 2026 edition of its Google for Startups Accelerator programme. The 2026 edition also marks the 10th anniversary of Google's accelerator programmes.

 

This year's cohort, selected from a pool of around 2,500 applications, focuses on AI startups across sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, finance, climate, cybersecurity and enterprise software.

 

These startups include Adalat AI (legal), Aikenist (healthcare), Aurassure (climate), Ayna (fashion), Binocs (finance), CraftifAI (developer tools), Dodo Payments (finance), FlexifyMe (healthcare), Fitsol (climate), H2Loop AI (developer tools), Jidoka (manufacturing), CreateOS by NodeOps (developer tools), OnFinanceAI (finance), Pipeshift (developer tools), PotpieAI (developer tools), Proxgy (wearables), Soundverse AI (media), SuperBryn (voice AI), TartanHQ (developer tools), and Zeron (cybersecurity).

 

 

The three-month accelerator programme will provide founders with access to Google's AI stack, alongside technical and go-to-market mentorship to help them move beyond foundational hurdles to scaled deployment.

 

The selected founders will work closely with Google to refine their products, optimise AI infrastructure, and prepare for scale in domestic and international markets.

 

The latest cohort underscores how AI has become a dominant theme in the country's startup ecosystem. Preeti Lobana, vice-president and country manager, Google India, said India's startup ecosystem is moving into a new frontier of agentic workflows and physical AI systems engineered to solve high-stakes, real-world challenges.

 

“As we mark a decade of Google Accelerator programs, the 2026 Indian cohort represents the vanguard of this technological shift. By equipping these pioneering founders with Google's full AI stack and deep technical mentorship, we are not only accelerating their path to global enterprise scale but also cementing the sovereign capabilities required to advance the India AI Mission and build a resilient, inclusive digital economy,” Lobana added.