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Google picks 20 AI startups for 2026 Play Accelerator India cohort

Google has selected 20 AI-powered Indian startups for its 2026 Google Play Accelerator India, offering three months of equity-free mentorship on AI, security, app quality, growth and monetisation to support global expansion.

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Google picks 20 AI startups for 2026 Play Accelerator India cohort

Google has announced the selection of 20 AI-powered Indian startups for the 2026 cohort of its Play Accelerator India program. This three-month, equity-free initiative aims to support app developers as artificial intelligence becomes central to India's fast-growing digital economy. The program will help startups improve app quality, integrate AI responsibly, strengthen security, grow their user base, and build sustainable revenue models.

The selected startups represent various sectors, including education, healthcare, gaming, agriculture, finance, e-commerce, productivity, lifestyle, and entertainment. Aditya Swamy, Managing Director, Google Play Partnerships, stated that the 2026 cohort reflects the ambition of Indian startups to build trusted, useful products for India and the world.

The program combines expertise from Google Play and the wider Google technology stack to help founders develop products that can scale both within India and internationally.

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