Google for Startups Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Accelerator/​Incubator

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 17

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 2,947

  • Portfolio
  • 2,529

  • Exits
  • 348

Exits

Google for Startups General Information

Company Description

Founded in 2011, Google for Startups is an accelerator based in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on healthcare and biotechnology, retail, and e-commerce, finance, sustainability and energy, software as a service (SaaS), logistics and supply chain, education, real estate, gaming, agriculture, entertainment and media, transportation, cybersecurity, and hospitality technology sectors.

Business Details

Formerly Known As
Google Developers Launchpad, Launchpad Accelerator Brazil, Launchpad Accelerator Cybersecurity, Launchpad Accelerator Latin America, Launchpad Accelerator Africa, Launchpad Accelerator India, Launchpad Accelerator Japan, Launchpad Accelerator Poland, Google for Entrepreneurs
Year Founded
2011
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Accelerator/Incubator
Corporate Office
  • 543 Howard Street
  • 1st Floor
  • San Francisco, CA 94105
  • United States

Google for Startups Investments (2,947)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
WISI-Oi 20-Nov-2024 Accelerator/Incubator Clothing Generating Revenue
Lingawa 18-Nov-2024 Educational and Training Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
Aveade 14-Nov-2024 Internet Retail Generating Revenue
MINDLAX 14-Nov-2024 Therapeutic Devices Generating Revenue
Vuleka 14-Nov-2024 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Breaze Delivery 13-Nov-2024 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
OnFinance 13-Nov-2024 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Swagshack 13-Nov-2024 Internet Retail Startup
Moniepoint 29-Oct-2024 Later Stage VC Financial Software Profitable
Devnagri 28-Oct-2024 Accelerator/Incubator Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
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Google for Startups Exits (348)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Together (Business/Productivity Software) 10-Dec-2024 Buyout/LBO
TURN 05-Dec-2024
Tribal (Specialized Finance) 04-Dec-2024
ShearShare 14-Nov-2024
Firgun 13-Nov-2024
Jurist AI 12-Nov-2024
Nivimu 12-Nov-2024
Buoy (Financial Software) 28-Oct-2024
Be Flexy 27-Oct-2024 Out of Business
Elai.io 23-Oct-2024 Buyout/LBO
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Google for Startups Co-Investors (370)

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Google for Startups FAQs

  • What is Google for Startups?

    Founded in 2011, Google for Startups is an accelerator based in San Francisco, California.

  • When was Google for Startups founded?

    Google for Startups was founded in 2011.

  • Where is Google for Startups headquartered?

    Google for Startups is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

  • How many investments has Google for Startups made?

    Google for Startups has made 2,947 investments.

  • What has Google for Startups invested in?

    Google for Startups has made numerous investments in companies like WISI-Oi, Lingawa, and Aveade within the Clothing, Educational and Training Services (B2C), and Internet Retail industries.

  • What has Google for Startups invested in recently?

    Google for Startups's latest investment was on 20-Nov-2024 in WISI-Oi, a company within the Clothing industry.

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