According to sources in a bid to nurture Indian startups working in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), Google on Tuesday announced to open the India chapter of its global "Launchpad Accelerator" mentorship program. Meanwhile the three month "Launchpad Accelerator" India program has been designed to grow the AI/ML ecosystem by helping design startups build scalable solutions for the country's unique problems.
Moreover the program, based out of Bengaluru, will provide a cohort of 8-10 Indian startups mentorship and support from the best of Google in AI/ML, Cloud, UX, Android, web, product strategy and marketing, along with up to $100K of Google Cloud credits, the company said in a statement. Roy Glasberg, Global Launchpad Founder said "India has the appetite to build entrepreneurs of the future and we are proud to announce a focused programme for the next wave of Indian entrepreneurs, who are using new technologies to solve the country's needs”.
Furthermore Glasberg added "With the dedicated
India-only Launchpad Accelerator program, we will be able to build a bridge
between startups and the industry ecosystem and support them to drive innovation
in the India market”.
