Supporting women founders innovating with AI
Joelle Barral
Senior Director of Research & Engineering, Google Deepmind
Pati Jurek
Europe Regional Lead, Google Accelerator
Despite the growing global investment in AI, women-founded startups remain underrepresented in the venture capital landscape. Just last year, female-founded companies in Europe received just 1.8% of total VC funding.
To help close this gender gap, we are opening up applications for the Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders program for Europe & Israel. This ten-week accelerator is designed to support Seed to Series A women-led AI startups with expert mentorship, technical support, and tailored workshops that lay the groundwork for scaling.
Fostering a more inclusive AI ecosystem
As AI continues to revolutionize industries, ensuring that diverse voices lead the way is critical for driving innovation that benefits everyone. The Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders program is working to level the playing field, empowering women-led startups to bring fresh, diverse perspectives to the future of AI.
Margaryta Sivakova, the CEO of Legal Nodes, leveraged support from the program to scale her business:"Through Google for Startups Accelerator, we learned to build, improve, and scale AI solutions, focusing on production-grade AI, MLOps, and the right infrastructure for rapid scaling."
Maria Terzi, the CEO of Malloc Privacy, received one-on-one support to help users protect their data on their phones:"We joined Google for Startups Accelerator to enhance our technology and gained much more—insights on pricing, sales, UI/UX design, people management, and fast-paced operations."
Watch highlights from the Google for Startups Accelerator Women Founders program.
Apply now
Women-led startups building with AI in Europe and Israel can apply until January 24 for the 2025 cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders program.
Learn more and apply today here.
