SUMMARY
These selected startups represent cutting-edge AI innovation in India, tackling diverse challenges to reach more customers, reducing developers’ repetitive work and focusing on building solutions
The accelerator offers a three-month equity-free programme where selected startups get mentorship and support across areas such as artificial intelligence/machine learning, cloud, user experience, Android, web, product strategy and growth
Google aims to foster an environment that nurtures innovative startups and fuels the rapidly evolving AI landscape of the Indian startup ecosystem
Tech giant Google has shortlisted 20 artificial intelligence (AI)-first startups in the seed to Series A stage for the eighth batch of its startup accelerator in India.
“These startups represent cutting-edge AI innovation in India, tackling diverse challenges, including discovering antibodies, detecting identity fraud, helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to reach more customers, reducing developers’ repetitive work and focusing on building solutions that use AI to address systemic challenges,” Google said in a blog post on Friday (December 8).
The company aims to foster an environment that nurtures innovative startups and fuels the rapidly evolving AI landscape of the Indian startup ecosystem, it added.
The accelerator offers a three-month equity-free programme where selected startups get mentorship and support across areas such as artificial intelligence/machine learning, cloud, user experience, Android, web, product strategy and growth. It will also conduct workshops focused on product design, customer acquisition and leadership.
The current batch started this week with a week-long in-person boot camp, which includes training workshops and mentorship support around product, design, tech, growth and people.
What Are These 20 Startups Building?
Beatoven.ai
An AI-powered royalty-free background music creation platform for content creators
DhiWise
An AI-powered DevTool that enables developers to deliver production-ready source code for web and mobile apps 10x faster for all kinds of apps
Endimension
An end-to-end AI platform for radiology diagnosis
FilterPixel
An AI software that saves hours by automatically selecting the best photos from thousands of photos and then editing them automatically as per the style of the photographer
GalaxEye Space
A platform which is building next-generation imaging satellites using multiple sensors and generative AI for night/cloud-proof imaging
Gan.ai
A video personalisation platform that leverages generative AI to create personalised videos at scale from a single recording
Goodmeetings
A generative AI-driven video sales platform that helps salespeople sell 10X better on video
immunitoAI
A TechBio startup developing AI-generated novel antibody therapeutics with pre-defined drug properties
Kalam
A personalised mentorship and discipline-facilitating learning ecosystem tapping AI to address the challenges of affordability and accessibility to quality education in India.
Keploy
An open-source TestGPT toolkit for automating integration testing, converting network calls to test cases and data mocks for APIs and enabling production incident replays
Mugafi
Reshaping entertainment through Ved, an AI copilot that empowers storytellers to effortlessly create captivating novels or scripts, transcending traditional storytelling boundaries
NeuroPixel.AI
A deep tech startup working in the intersection of generative AI and computer vision, primarily focused on fashion ecommerce
Onward Assist
A platform which helps improve cancer outcomes by assisting the cancer biopsy reporting process through an AI-based solution that assists cancer pathologists with accurate scoring, tumor detection and workflow software.
Pepper Content
A content marketing platform that helps companies scale content marketing through expert talent and generative AI
Prescinto
An AI-powered SaaS platform that regularly collects renewable energy plant (solar, wind, storage) data, applies ML/AI models to this data to identify causes for underperformance and suggests work orders to increase electricity generation from these renewable plants
Presentations.AI
An AI-powered platform that lets everyone effortlessly create stunning presentations fast
SpoofSense.ai
A startup which helps businesses detect identity fraud using computer vision
Wright Research
A startup which aims to redefine investment in India with AI-driven, personalized quantitative strategies, delivering exceptional performance and risk management through a user-friendly, transparent digital platform
Zocket
An AI-powered SaaS platform for SMBs to grow their business with high-performing digital ads
ZuAI
An AI self-study buddy for students
