Google for Startups Accelerator Africa for Social Impact Startups 2022

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa is a three-month accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups across the African continent.

The accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google’s programs, products, people and technology to startups that leverage machine learning and AI in their company today or plan to in the future. In addition to mentorship and technical project support, the accelerator also includes deep dives and workshops focused on product design, customer acquisition and leadership development for founders, specialized training, media opportunities and access to Google’s network of engineers and experts.

Structure of Program: The accelerator runs as a fully digital program for a period of 3 months. As part of the Google for Startups Accelerator, selected founders outline the top challenges facing their startup, and are then paired with relevant experts from Google to help solve those challenges. Participating startups receive deep mentorship on technical challenges and machine learning, as well as connections to relevant teams from across Google. Founders will also have access to labs and workshops addressing different aspects of managing a tech startup.

About Google

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, and Facebook. Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California. The company's rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions, and partnerships beyond Google's core se... read more

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

Aim and Benefits of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

 Selected startups are given

• Access to Google engineers, resources, and mentors, during and after the program
• Hands-on Google for Startups collaboration and support
• Inclusion in the Google for Startups Accelerator Global Community and network of alumni and mentors
• Google Cloud Credits
• Marketing spotlight opportunities

*No grants or funding are given to startups on the program

Requirements for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Qualification

Seed to Series A-stage technology startups are eligible for the program. The Accelerator program is sector-agnostic and thus welcomes startups leveraging machine learning (or plan to in future) from any vertical.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Google website.