Google has unveiled the latest cohort of its prestigious Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program, introducing 20 AI-driven startups from across India.
These startups, selected from over 1030 applications, span a variety of sectors including gaming, healthcare, cybersecurity, and manufacturing, each leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to create innovative solutions.
The program commenced this week with an intensive bootcamp at Google’s Bengaluru office.
Over the next three months, these startups will benefit from exclusive training, mentorship from industry leaders, and credits for Google Cloud infrastructure.
This initiative aims to support them in overcoming technical and business challenges, fostering the development of responsible and human-centered AI solutions.
Among the standout startups in the 2024 cohort are:
3DAILY (Gaming)
3DAILY, founded by Harsha P Deka in 2016, uses generative AI to create high-quality 3D models for games, animations, 3D printing, and the metaverse.
They aim to make 3D model creation more accessible, serving major clients like Marvel, McDonald’s, Sony, Samsung, and Hermès Paris.
Figr (Developer Tool)
Figr, founded in 2023 by Moksh Garg and Chirag Singla, is a Bengaluru-based startup specializing in AI-driven design tools.
Its flagship products, Flash UI and Prokit, are designed to revolutionize how app and website interfaces are created.
By leveraging artificial intelligence, Figr aims to streamline and enhance the design process, making it more efficient and user-friendly for design teams.
Hypergro.ai (Marketing Tech)
Hypergro, founded in Bengaluru in 2022 by Rituraj Biswas, Abhijeet Kumar, Arijit Mukhopadhyay, and Neha Soman, specializes in AI-powered solutions for creating highly personalized video ads.
The company leverages advanced AI infrastructure to transform user-generated content into dynamic video advertisements, aiming to significantly boost conversion rates and enhance marketing effectiveness.
Kommunicate (Customer Service)
Kommunicate, founded in 2020 by Devashish Mamgain and Adarsh Kumar, is an AI-powered customer service automation platform.
The company caters to prominent clients such as KPMG, GAP, Bridgestone, HDFC, and Tax Buddy.
Kroop AI (Cybersecurity)
Kroop AI, founded in Ahmedabad in 2021 by Jyoti Joshi, is renowned for its multimodal detection platform, ViZMantiZ.
The platform excels in distinguishing real from fake audio and video, specializing in deepfake detection and multilingual text-to-video creation.
LearnTube (Education)
LearnTube, founded in Mumbai in 2022 by Shronit Ladhani and Gargi Ruparelia, is revolutionizing upskilling by transforming internet and YouTube content into bite-sized, personalized courses.
The platform features an AI-driven career companion that curates and converts online content into live, tailored learning experiences, making professional development more accessible and engaging.
MarianaAI (Healthcare)
MarianaAI, established in 2023 by Kaustubh Sharma and Vishal Agrawal, focuses on developing AI models to streamline various aspects of healthcare.
Their solutions include multilingual medical scribe automation, medical coding, clinical decision support, and patient communication assistance.
By optimizing physician tasks and enhancing revenue management, MarianaAI aims to improve patient care and operational efficiency through advanced AI technologies.
Meritic (Data Analytics)
Meritic, founded in Bengaluru in 2023 by Nipun Gupta, Pallavi Chakravorty, and Swapni Basak, provides AI-powered tools designed to enhance business intelligence workflow automation.
Their flagship offering, an analytics co-pilot, aims to streamline and optimize BI workflows, making data analysis and decision-making more efficient and insightful.
Merlin AI (Productivity Tool)
Merlin AI, founded in 2022, offers a Chrome Extension and web app that harnesses various AI models to enhance productivity for business users and professionals.
The platform provides AI-generated responses for Google searches, summarizes YouTube videos, and creates social media posts, seamlessly integrating AI into daily tasks to boost efficiency and streamline workflows.
Privasapien (Cybersecurity)
PrivaSapien, established in 2019 by Abhilash Soundararajan and Deepika Abhilash in Bengaluru, provides AI-enabled privacy risk management and data collaboration solutions.
The company focuses on architecting privacy and responsible AI solutions for enterprises, ensuring data protection and compliance while facilitating secure and efficient data collaboration.
Segwise.ai (Gaming)
Segwise.ai, founded in 2023 by Brijesh Bharadwaj and Shobit Gupta, specializes in AI models designed for mobile product growth tasks.
Segwise.ai focuses on developing AI agents that aim to increase the lifetime value of games, enhancing user engagement and retention through advanced AI-driven strategies.
SellerApp (Commerce Enabler)
SellerApp, established in 2016 by Brij Purohit, Dilip Vamanan, Gaurav Manchanda, and Kunal Agarwal, is an ecommerce intelligence platform.
Leveraging generative AI, SellerApp facilitates intelligent decision-making to drive e-commerce growth and enhance business performance.
Simplismart AI (Developer Tool)
Simplismart, founded in 2022 by Amritanshu Jain and Devansh Ghatak in Bengaluru, enables businesses to build production-grade AI systems.
The company offers MLOps workflow orchestration specifically for generative AI models, ensuring efficient development, deployment, and management of advanced AI solutions.
SpotDraft (Legal Tech)
SpotDraft, founded in 2017 by Shashank Bijapur, Madhav Bhagat, and Rohith Salim in Bengaluru, is an AI-based contract lifecycle management platform.
The company focuses on simplifying contract management to accelerate business deals, utilizing advanced AI to streamline the creation, negotiation, and execution of contracts, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and reducing time-to-close.
Supersourcing (HR Tech)
Supersourcing, established in 2020 by Mayank Pratap Singh and Aditi Chaurasia in Bengaluru, offers AI-based hiring solutions that include talent matching, candidate screening, and talent onboarding.
The company is revolutionizing tech hiring with AI and data-driven methodologies, making the recruitment process more efficient and effective for businesses seeking top talent.
SwitchOn (Manufacturing)
SwitchOn, founded in 2017 by Aniruddha Banerjee and Avra Banerjee in Bengaluru, is an AI-based inspection platform designed for precision manufacturing industries.
The company implements AI-powered quality inspection solutions, enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of manufacturing processes to ensure superior product quality and operational excellence.
upliance.ai (Food Tech)
upliance.ai, established in 2021 by Mahek Mody and Mohit Sharma in Bengaluru, sells an AI-powered ‘Smart Jar’ designed for multiple cooking tasks.
The company focuses on creating AI-driven smart home appliances, enhancing convenience and efficiency in the kitchen through advanced technology.
vidyo.ai (Creator Economy)
vidyo.ai, founded in 2021 by Vedant Maheshwari and Kushagra Pandya in Bengaluru, offers AI-based video solutions, including video editing and caption generation.
The company assists businesses and professionals in enhancing their online presence with AI, making video content creation more efficient and impactful.
VisualDub.ai (Media & Entertainment)
VisualDub.ai, founded in 2021 by Mandar Natekar, Subhashish Saha, Anjan Banerjee, and Subhabrata Debnath in Bengaluru, provides AI tools for syncing voiceovers with lip movements in over 35 languages.
The company ensures seamless dubbing by accurately synchronizing actors’ lip movements with dubbed audio, enhancing the quality and authenticity of multilingual content.
Vodex.ai (Sales Tech)
Vodex.ai, established in 2022 by Anshul Shrivastava and Kumar Saurav, offers a GenAI SaaS platform specializing in AI-based sales agents.
The company is focused on developing AI-powered virtual sales agents, designed to enhance sales processes and improve customer interactions through advanced AI technologies.
Google’s support will provide these startups with unparalleled access to its extensive resources, expertise, and a global network, ensuring they are well-equipped to scale their AI innovations and make a significant impact.
