Scale at startup speed on Google Cloud

Your startup may be a fit for our Scale tier — equipping early stage startups with $200,000 in Cloud credits and up to $350,000 for AI startups, exclusive resources, and support to deploy faster and accelerate revenue.

"The Google for Startups Cloud Program tripled our product usage and broadened our customer base in one year. It revolutionized our capabilities, enhancing our use of LLMs in InfoOps detection and establishing new industry standards." Ksenia Iliuk, Co-founder, LetsData

Selection criteria

Startups will be matched with the tier and benefits that best suit their stage. Startups eligible for Scale tier must:

Have received recent startup equity funding* from pre-seed to Series A* by an institutional investor or common Web3 funding sources
Have been founded within the last 5 years
Have not received more than $5,000 in Google Cloud credits
Provide verification of funding if they are operating in stealth mode

Take advantage of your benefits

$200,000 in Google Cloud credits for 2 years¹

$150,000 in additional credits for AI-first qualified startups²

$12,000 in Enhanced Support credits for one year

$200,000 in Google Cloud credits for 2 years¹

$150,000 in additional credits for AI-first qualified startups²

$12,000 in Enhanced Support credits for one year

12 months of free Google Workspace Business Plus³

Receive $600 monthly credit for any Google Maps service for one year⁴

$500 in Google Skills credits for online training courses

12 months of free Google Workspace Business Plus³

Receive $600 monthly credit for any Google Maps service for one year⁴

$500 in Google Skills credits for online training courses

Exclusive Web3 Program access for qualified startups

Dedicated business support and success manager

Additional partner offers and perks from our Google Cloud ecosystem

Exclusive Web3 Program access for qualified startups

Dedicated business support and success manager

Additional partner offers and perks from our Google Cloud ecosystem

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Additional programs and offers for early stage startups

^{Credits can be applied toward Google Cloud services and select Google Cloud offerings as follows: Year 1: 100% up to $100,000 USD in Google Cloud credits; Year 2: 20% up to an additional $100,000 USD in Google Cloud credits.}
^{Recent startup equity funding definition: Pre-Seed/Seed rounds within the last five years, and Series A rounds within the last 12 months.}
^{Program credits cover Google's state-of-the-art models like Gemini and Gemma. Note: Third-party models are billed directly and are not covered by the program credits.}
^{Qualifying venture backed startups can tap into an additional $150,000 USD with the AI startup program to support product development using the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.}
^{Company domain must not be subscribed to a paid Google Workspace plan, or subscribed from within 31 days of applying to the Google for Startups Cloud Program, to the day the benefit is requested. This benefit cannot be applied toward annual Google Workspace Business Plus plans.}
^{Separate application required for Google Maps benefit.}
^{Acceptance into this program is at the discretion of Google Cloud. We are unable to accept companies that have IPO'd or been acquired, educational institutions, government entities, nonprofits, personal blogs or content, dev shops, consultancies, or agencies, cryptocurrency mining companies, or a company distributing tokens contrary to regulatory guidance in your jurisdiction.}
^{*Qualifying investment types include equity investment vehicles that support startup growth from institutional investors and venture capital firms. Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) Agreements are eligible. To support the Web3 community, we accept verifiable token raises and Blockchain foundation grants.}
^{Funding through private equity, government innovation grants, prize funding, crowdfunding, angel, and friends and family funding will not qualify a startup for scale but will be evaluated for other program tiers.}

Gemini Startup Forum

Google for Startups, in partnership with DeepMind and Google Cloud, presents the Gemini Startup Forum. A curated gathering for seed to Series A founders to connect in person with experts from Google AI and explore what is possible at the frontier of AI.

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