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As many as 20 startups specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) innovations that discover antibodies and help detect identity fraud are among the eighth class of Google’s 'Startups Accelerator: India' programme.
Other startups selected for the mentoring programme are helping small and medium businesses reach more customers and reducing developers’ repetitive work so that they can focus on building solutions. The accelerator class features AI startups in Seed to Series A funding stages and they were selected from more than 720 applications sent from across India.
“In India, we are committed to fostering an environment that nurtures innovative startups and fuels the rapidly evolving AI landscape of the Indian startup ecosystem,” said Farish C V, programme manager at Google for Startups Accelerator, India. “Our goal is to enable the development and scaling of responsible and human-centered AI solutions that positively impact various industries and transform lives,” he said in a company blog post.
Endimension, which has built an AI platform for radiology diagnosis, was included in the programme’s support for health care. Onward Assist’s AI-based solution assists cancer pathologists with accurate scoring, tumor detection, and workflow software. Google also selected immunitoAI for developing AI-generated antibody therapeutics with pre-defined drug properties.
GalaxEye Space is building imaging satellites that use multiple sensors and Generative AI for night and cloud-proof imaging. FilterPixel’s AI software saves time for photographers by selecting the best images in a choice of thousands and then editing them automatically. Kalam, a personalised mentorship and learning platform, uses AI to address the challenges of affordability and accessibility to quality education in India. NeuroPixel.AI is working in the intersection of Generative AI and computer vision to assist fashion e-commerce. Prescinto, an AI-powered platform, collects data from renewable energy plants to identify causes for underperformance and suggests solutions to increase electricity generation.
“We kickstarted the programme this week with a week-long in-person boot camp that includes training workshops and mentorship support around product, design, tech, growth, and people,” said Farish.
Google said the programme has since 2016 helped startups worldwide expand and address some of the world's most pressing challenges. “We recently launched our inaugural Accelerator Impact Report, highlighting the impact that over 1100 startup alumni from the Google for Startups Accelerator programs have made within their industries and ecosystems,” he said.