Google for Startups Accelerator: Southeast Asia 2026
Google's inaugural equity-free accelerator for Southeast Asian AI startups. Three months of direct engineering support, cloud credits, TPU access, and an in-person residency in Silicon Valley. Backed by government innovation agencies across the region.
Google's first SEA-specific AI accelerator — equity-free with Silicon Valley in-person residency and direct Google engineering support, backed by five regional government agencies. A rare government-endorsed Google programme for SEA founders.
Google Cloud, in partnership with government innovation agencies across Southeast Asia, has launched its first dedicated AI accelerator for the region. The programme targets Seed to Series B startups building agentic AI products and connects them directly to Google engineers, cloud infrastructure, and international expansion pathways.
Programme details:
- Duration: 3 months (August–November 2026)
- Format: Hybrid — in-person boot camp in San Francisco or Singapore + remote sessions
- Cohort size: 25 startups (first batch)
- Equity-free — no ownership stake required
What selected startups receive:
- Direct engineering support from Google teams
- Google Cloud credits and TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) access for ML workloads
- Access to Gemini AI models and enterprise AI tooling
- In-person residency at Google’s Mountain View and San Francisco campuses
- Technical boot camps and product development support
- Investor and enterprise customer introductions
- Support from EnterpriseSG (Singapore), Komdigi (Indonesia), NIC + SIHUB (Vietnam)
Eligible countries: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand
Key dates:
- Applications close: June 20, 2026
- Notifications: Early August 2026
- Programme starts: Mid-August 2026
- Graduation: Early November 2026