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Google for Startups

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 811 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowAccelerator

GrantMobile AppsSoftwareBusiness Development

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39%of best year66cheques in 12 months, 811 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.4MRounds led1 of 811Sole investor153 roundsMostly inUnited States, 43%
Pitch Google for Startups

Google for Startups highlights

  1. 01

    66 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 153 rounds, median $618K

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Grant
Sectors
Mobile AppsSoftwareBusiness Development
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first811 appearances

  1. 2026

    55 rounds

  2. Sept
    Sesame SolarGrant · US$3.5MSole investor
  3. Sept
    Helios Artificial IntelligenceVenture · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  4. Sept
    MeditectDebt · FR$225KWith 1 other
  5. Sept
    ZeelyVenture · US$8.8MSole investor
  6. Jul
    ImagiSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.5MWith 6 others
  7. Jul
    EdVisorlySeries A · US · Crunchbase News$13MWith 11 others
  8. Jul
    Abi Global HealthVenture · IE$5.0MWith 2 others
  9. Jul
    PipeshiftGrant · US$2.5MWith 1 other
  10. Jul
    Elomia HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  11. Jul
    JetBeepGrant · US$100KWith 1 other
  12. Jul
    CajuVenture · BR$10MWith 4 others
  13. Jul
    Potpie AIGrant · US$2.2MWith 2 others
  14. Jul
    NodeOpsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  15. Jul
    YouScanVenture · CYUndisclosedWith 1 other
  16. Jun
    WelmoVenture · JP$4.2MWith 2 others
  17. Jun
    imagiVenture · SE$3.0MWith 5 others
  18. Jun
    IkuraSeed · JP$927KWith 2 others
  19. May
    Eco-PorkVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  20. May
    MemedVenture · BR$16MWith 2 others
  21. May
    BoddleVenture · US$1.3MWith 2 others
  22. May
    HUMARASeed · ES · Firms' own news pages$1.4MWith 4 others
  23. May
    SorbiForceCrowdfunding · US$162KWith 1 other
  24. May
    EncapsulateGrant · US$2.5MWith 2 others
  25. Apr
    DrovidGrant · CL$155KWith 1 other
  26. Apr
    TechNovatorVenture · PLUndisclosedWith 4 others
  27. Apr
    Sign-SpeakVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  28. Apr
    Biotts SAVenture · PLUndisclosedWith 1 other
  29. Mar
    CeleroSeries A · BR · LatamList$2.9MWith 5 others
  30. Mar
    CapturSeed · GB$6.0MWith 4 others
  31. Mar
    EversportsVenture · ATUndisclosedWith 3 others
  32. Mar
    MedHaulVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  33. Mar
    EvaroSeries A · GB · The SaaS News$25MWith 6 others
  34. Mar
    CropMindVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  35. Mar
    MOZARKSeries B · SG$40MWith 3 others
  36. Mar
    VoltpostVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  37. Mar
    CBcloudVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  38. Mar
    AccordVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  39. Feb
    LupiyaSeries A · ZM · Disrupt Africa$11MWith 5 others
  40. Feb
    BeConfidentSeries A · BR · LatamList$16MWith 4 others
  41. Feb
    findspoVenture · ESUndisclosedWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Google for Startups. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

TechstarsVC firm89rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator28rounds togetherBossa InvestVC firm24rounds togetherGoogleAccelerator22rounds togetherUkrainian Startup FundGovernment22rounds togetherRight Side Capital ManagementVC firm20rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm17rounds togetherMassChallengeAccelerator17rounds togetherB CapitalVC firm16rounds togetherStartup Wise GuysAccelerator14rounds togetherCollab CapitalVC firm13rounds togetherGaingelsPrivate equity13rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Google for Startups put money into.

Sesame Solar$3.5M · Sept 2026Helios Artificial Intelligence$3.0M · Sept 2026Meditect$225K · Sept 2026Zeely$8.8M · Sept 2026Imagi$4.5M · Jul 2026EdVisorly$13M · Jul 2026

Quick answers about Google for Startups

What does Google for Startups invest in?

Google for Startups invests most often at Venture and Seed (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mobile Apps, Software and Business Development.

How active is Google for Startups?

811 investments on record, 66 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Google for Startups invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sesame Solar (Grant, Sept 2026), Helios Artificial Intelligence (Venture, Sept 2026) and Meditect (Debt, Sept 2026).

How big are Google for Startups's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.4M.

Does Google for Startups lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 811 investments on record (0%).

Where does Google for Startups invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (43%), Brazil (10%) and Japan (10%).

Is Google for Startups investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 66 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Google for Startups invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (89 rounds together), Y Combinator (28 rounds together) and Bossa Invest (24 rounds together).

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