The 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator: India kicked off in late June with an intensive one-week in-person bootcamp in Bengaluru and concludes with a Demo Day in October, according to Google. The Google Play Accelerator India's graduation and Demo Day is slated for November 2026.
Google selected 20 AI-first Indian startups from about 2,500 applications for the first program, and 20 AI-powered app startups for the Play program. Both application windows have closed.
Source: Google