Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders is designed to bring the best of Google’s expertise, products, people and technology to women-led tech startups up to Series A stage, based in Africa or building Africa-centered solutions with technology.

The program includes content and mentorship tailored to the unique needs of women founders and opportunities to network with our global women founders community.

About Google

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, and Facebook. Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California. The company’s rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions, and partnerships beyond Google’s core

Aim and Benefits of Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Program

Selected startups are given

• Access to Google engineers, resources, and mentors, during and after the program
• Hands-on Google for Startups collaboration and support
• Inclusion in the Google for Startups Accelerator Global Community and network of alumni and mentors
• Google Cloud Credits
• Marketing spotlight opportunities

Requirements for Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Program Qualification

Women-founded technology startups up to Series A-stage are eligible for the program. The Accelerator is sector-agnostic and welcomes startups leveraging machine learning (or plan to in future) from any vertical.

Application Deadline

February 20, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Google on docs.google.com to apply

For more details, visit Google website.