Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa 2026 – YOA

Deadline: March 18, 2026

Applications are invited for the Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa 2026. This is a 3-month hybrid accelerator program for progress-stage know-how startups. The accelerator program is designed to convey the very best of Google’s packages, merchandise, folks and know-how to communities throughout Africa.

Each cohort of 10-15 startups comes collectively to sort out technical challenges that may assist develop their companies via a mixture of distant and in-individual, 1-to-1, group studying periods, and dash initiatives. Founders define the highest technical challenges for their startup and are paired with consultants from Google and the business to unravel these challenges and develop their enterprise.

Benefits

• Equity-free assist: For period of program.
• Dedicated mentoring from Google groups.
• Exclusive invites to technical bootcamps hosted by Google the place supplied.
• Access to Google’s community of business consultants.
• Access new Google AI merchandise and instruments as related via Trusted Tester and EAP advantages.
• Eligible startups obtain product credit.
• Support on firm and product technique.
• Work hand in hand with consultants from Google in your greatest tech challenges.

Eligibility

• Open to startups demonstrating traction, ideally progress-stage startups
• Building a scalable services or products with a major complete addressable market and defensible progress mannequin
• Deeply technical, ideally leveraging applied sciences like machine studying and AI
• Commitment from CTO and/or technical roles to take part and interact in required program periods
• They are dedicated to constructing accelerator lessons with nice startups, and encourage functions from all certified startups

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa.