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Google Launchpad Accelerator

Mountain View, California · Invests in North America; Europe; Israel · Website

SeedSeries AGrowthPre-SeedE-commerce & MarketplacesB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningFintechHealthcare & BiotechEducationFintech & PaymentsEnterprise SoftwareEdTechHealthcare & Digital HealthLogistics & Supply ChainClimate & Clean Energy

Thesis

Innovative technology entrepreneurs exist globally, particularly in emerging markets, and deserve access to world-class mentorship, infrastructure, and Google's vast product ecosystem. We support founders who have proven product-market fit in their home markets and are ready to expand internationally.

Likely not a fit for

Pre-product companies, hardware-only businesses, service-heavy models, companies with limited traction, or businesses without global ambition.

How they invest

Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Advisor
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Investment Committee

Partners & team

4 contacts on file

YB

Yair Bar-On

Director, Google for Startups

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YD

Yamit Dattani

PartnerPartner, Google for Startups

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LF

Laurie Fuller

Program Manager, Google for Startups

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NP

Nurit Peres

Partnership Manager, Google for Startups

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Portfolio

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Google Launchpad Accelerator Research Overview Google Launchpad Accelerator is a global, equity-free acceleration program within Google's broader "Google for Startups" initiative. Formerly known as Google Launchpad Accelerator, the program focuses on supporting founders in emerging markets with significant traction looking to scale their technology products globally. The program exemplifies Google

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