Google Cloud Now Offers More Assistance to Indian Early-Stage AI Firms

Nitin Konde, Varun Bhardwaj

Nov 9, 2024 — 3 min read

Google Cloud Expands Support for India's AI Startups

At an AI firms summit in Bengaluru, tech giant Google unveiled a number of initiatives and collaborations aimed at boosting the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) firms in the nation. These initiatives assist early-stage AI entrepreneurs in developing, expanding, and gaining clients for their Google Cloud-based solutions.

Google announced the launch of the 12-week Emerging ISV Partner Springboard initiative, which is intended to accelerate the growth of AI firms. In addition to expedited onboarding to Google Cloud Marketplace, participants will receive practical assistance in creating go-to-market assets, access to Google AI specialists for product refinement, and advice on technical architectural best practices.

Google is Now Focusing on Empowering AI Startups

Supporting AI businesses to encourage innovation and expansion is a priority for Google. According to Manish Gupta, senior director, research, Google DeepMind, these efforts show Google's commitment to giving early-stage founders the resources and assistance they need to create and grow profitable AI-powered companies.

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian praised the creative thinking and persistence of entrepreneurs using AI and cloud technology to drive revolutionary growth during a fireside chat at the Global Google Cloud Summit in October 2024. The goal of Google Cloud, he said, is to help these trailblazers succeed by giving them the resources, tools, and guidance they require. By means of strategic alliances, customised initiatives, and cutting-edge infrastructure, Cloud is dedicated to helping companies expand their influence and propel the upcoming digital revolution.

Google for Startups Cloud Programme

Through the Google for Startups Cloud Program, which will now offer $200,000 in Google Cloud credits over two years, early-stage startups will receive more assistance, allowing them the time they need to develop and expand their ideas. With $350,000 in credits, AI-first firms will get even more help, acknowledging the higher processing demands of advanced AI development. The founders will be able to take advantage of Google Cloud's full potential and capability thanks to this investment.

Additionally, Google and Y Combinator have teamed up to provide its Summer 2024 cohort of AI-first entrepreneurs with cloud credits, coaching, support, and dedicated access to NVIDIA H100 GPUs and Google Cloud TPUs. Furthermore, Google is working with top early-stage incubators and accelerators, such as Berkeley Skydeck, StartX, 500, and others, to provide early-stage creators with a unique bundle of technical seminars, professional advice, and Google Cloud credits.

Startup School: GenAI and Google Cloud's Collaboration with DeliverHealth

Furthermore, Google announced the opening of Startup School: GenAI, a thorough four-week immersive training programme created to enable entrepreneurs to fully utilise artificial intelligence. This free online series features live, interactive seminars taught by Google AI specialists starting on October 29. In addition to learning best practices for creating and implementing AI solutions, participants will investigate the most recent advancements in Google Cloud AI and obtain hands-on experience with generative AI. From fundamental ideas to sophisticated methods, the programme covers a wide range of subjects, giving businesses the know-how and abilities they need to create innovative AI-powered goods and services.

In an effort to revolutionise the way healthcare practitioners record patient care, Google Cloud recently announced its partnership with DeliverHealth, a prominent company in healthcare clinical documentation. With the help of DeliverHealth's vast collection of 150,000 audio hours of human-curated medical notes every month and Google Cloud's cutting-edge Gemini 1.5 Pro multimodal AI models, the partnership seeks to provide a novel solution with precision, speed, and medical specificity.

According to Bikram Singh Bedi, vice president and country managing director of Google Cloud India, the two companies are working together to rethink clinical documentation in order to free up doctors to concentrate more on patient care.