Google picks 20 AI startups for Accelerator India 2026 cohort

IANS

New Delhi

Google on Wednesday unveiled the 2026 cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator: India programme, selecting 20 AI-first startups from nearly 2,500 applications as it marks the 10th anniversary of its accelerator initiatives in the country.

The new cohort reflects the rapid evolution of India's startup ecosystem from traditional large language model (LLM)-based applications to agentic and multimodal 

AI systems. Startups are developing solutions across sectors including healthcare, climate technology, finance, legal services, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and developer tools.

According to Google, the selected startups are building next-generation AI products designed to solve complex real-world problems while bringing artificial intelligence into physical environments and enterprise workflows.