Google Selects Over 100 Startups for November AI Summit With DeepMind and Cloud Experts

Founders from more than 100 startups will get hands-on help from Google’s AI specialists at a two-day, in-person summit in November 2026. Google’s October 6 announcement named the selected cohort for its fourth Google for Startups Gemini Startup Forum.

Google selected the companies from over 2,000 applications. They will join a network established through a collaboration between Google DeepMind and Google Cloud. The inaugural forum took place in November 2025, bringing founders together with experts across Google to address technical challenges, refine product strategies and help scale their businesses globally.

The cohort spans several kinds of AI work. Google describes companies developing tools for diagnosing genetic disorders and screening for cancer, alongside startups building control systems for next-generation robotics. Those applications bring both healthcare and robotics founders into the same two-day gathering.

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The selected startups represent 17 countries.

Google says founders will work on their AI roadmaps alongside specialists from DeepMind and Cloud. That puts planning for the startups’ products on the agenda, alongside sessions with AI experts and leaders. Participants will also receive direct support from the engineers behind Google’s newest products.

• Exclusive access to AI demos during the summit.
• Opportunities to network with fellow founders from the selected cohort.

The forum is part of Google’s Gemini Kit suite of startup resources. Beyond the summit, Google offers eligible AI startups up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits, usable across a broad range of its cloud services. Eligibility and the credit limit apply to that wider offer.

The wider resources also include hands-on API sprints—sessions for working with software interfaces—and access to Google AI Studio. A multimedia library provides training modules and learning materials, adding self-guided resources to the direct technical support available through Google’s startup programs.