Google AI Futures Fund Partners with Accel Atoms to Accelerate Pre-Seed AI Startups in India
Google has been a committed partner in India’s journey to digital transformation, through investments in infrastructure to supporting the country's world-class engineering talent. Now, as the AI era accelerates change across industry, we’re excited to see what ambitious founders build next.
To champion this next phase of growth, we are thrilled to announce a new partnership. Google’s AI Futures Fund is partnering with Accel Atoms—Accel India’s renowned pre-seed scaling program. This collaboration will launch a new cohort to kick-start the next wave of AI innovation in India.
Supporting 0-1 in India’s Startup Ecosystem
We are looking for founders ready to think big and build bold. If you’re a pre-seed startup in India building innovative AI applications, this program offers a combination of capital, technical expertise, and scale such as:
- Early Access to Select AI Models: Work directly with Google DeepMind’s most advanced AI models like Gemini, Imagen for image generation, and Veo for video creation, often before they are available to the broader market.
- Collaboration with Industry Experts: Get hands-on support from researchers, engineers, product managers, designers, and go-to-market specialists from Google, Accel, and the broader startup ecosystem.
- Google Cloud Credits and Support: The program provides Cloud credits and dedicated technical support from our Cloud experts to help build, train and scale AI-powered products.
- Equity Investment: Selected startups will get the opportunity to seek direct investment from Accel and Google to fuel growth.
India has an incredible history of innovation, and we are excited to see what the next generation of entrepreneurs will create. As Jonathan Silber, Co-Founder and Director of AIFF, puts it:
“At the AI Futures Fund, we believe India’s founders will play a leading role in defining the next era of global technology. By increasing our investment in the region through this new cohort with Accel, we are helping this next wave of innovation be built responsibly on Google’s most advanced AI models.”
How to Apply
Applications are now open here. We encourage all visionary pre-seed founders in the Indian ecosystem to apply through the Accel India application portal. The Accel Atoms x AI Futures Fund cohort is scheduled to begin in February 2026.
