Google shortlisted four startups from India for its fifth mentorship program Launchpad Accelerator that will begin on January 29, 2018, at the Google Developers Launchpad Space in San Francisco. Launchpad Accelerator is a six-month program from Google that includes an intensive two-week bootcamp in San Francisco and mentoring from more than 30 teams across Google as well as from other expert mentors from technology companies and venture capitalists in Silicon Valley and across the world.
The companies selected from India, as reported by the Economic Times, are:
BabyChakra — A Mumbai-based social discovery and commerce platform for parents that aims to help them with all their pregnancy, parenting, maternity, baby development and childcare needs.
m.Paani — A real-time data analytics and marketing platform for companies and local retailers to connect with consumers.
Niramai — A breast cancer screening startup that is building a non-invasive, non-touch, non-radiation approach to detect breast cancer.
SocialCops — A data intelligence startup that enables organizations to make better data-driven decisions. It counts various government departments, organizations, and nonprofits as customers.
“We’re thrilled to see the quality of startups coming from India, with high impact solutions that are solving for the Indian context. These startups have been shortlisted based on their unique value proposition and use of latest technologies like Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence” said Roy Glasberg, Global Lead, Google Developers Launchpad.
