Google has selected 20 AI firms for the Google for Startups Accelerator: India 2026 Class, marking the 10th year of the programme in India. Per Google, the startups were selected from around 2,500 applications. The company said the cohort reflects the deepening technical maturity of the ecosystem, solving high-impact challenges across climate, healthcare, developer workflows, and finance. These startups will receive access to Google’s AI stack,