Canada
Started by you. Accelerated with Google.
A ten-week accelerator program for high potential Seed to Series A tech startups based in Canada.
Canada
About the program
About the program
A global series of programs
Each cohort of 10-15 startups comes together to tackle technical challenges that can help grow their businesses through a mix of remote and in-person, 1-to-1, group learning sessions, and sprint projects.
Dedicated expert help
Founders outline the top technical challenges for their startup, and are paired with experts from Google and the industry to solve those challenges and grow their business.
Specialist deep dives
Accelerators include deep dives and workshops focused on product design, customer acquisition, and leadership development for founders.
Google product benefits
Early access to AI products: Eligible participants receive Early Access Program and Trusted Tester benefits for Google’s AI products.
Cloud credits: Startups interested in utilizing Cloud credits during the Accelerator may apply here, subject to eligibility review and approval.
Cloud TPUs: Participants are eligible to receive free Cloud TPU access to accelerate open source machine learning research. Find out more.
Key benefits
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Equity-free support
Equity-free support for the duration of the program.
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Mentoring
Dedicated mentoring from Google teams.
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Training
Exclusive invitations to technical bootcamps hosted by Google where offered.
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Access to experts
Access to Google's network of industry experts.
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Early access to AI products
Access new Google AI products and tools as relevant through Trusted Tester and EAP benefits.
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Google product credits
Eligible startups receive product credits.
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Strategic support
Support on company and product strategy.
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Technical project partnership
Work hand in hand with experts from Google on your biggest tech challenges.
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Founder Network
Connect and learn from fellow founders, and access a peer-to-peer support network.
Entry criteria
Entry criteria
- Startups demonstrating traction, ideally between Seed and Series A stage
- Building a scalable product or service with a significant total addressable market and defensible growth model
- Deeply technical, preferably leveraging technologies like machine learning and AI
- Commitment from CTO and/or technical roles to participate and engage in required program sessions
- We are committed to building accelerator classes with great startups, and encourage applications from all qualified startups
Key dates
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Mid March, 2026
Program Kick-off
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May, 2026
Graduation
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May, 2026
Demo Day
Meet the Cohort
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Accord is the AI-Powered Revenue Excellence Platform that transforms what top sellers do naturally into unavoidable playbooks for every representative.
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Actuality is an AI that automates responses to construction requests for proposal (RFP) – helping firms win more bids in less time.
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AllMind AI is the financial markets research terminal for institutional investors providing financial-focused AI to the world’s leading firms.
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Amical offers an AI companion for people with cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's, integrated into an easy-to-use phone.
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Banting AI is an AI copilot that turns clinical trial protocols into structured data to reduce startup time, cost, and operational burden at research sites.
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CropMind Inc. builds AI-powered crop intelligence that turns simple field imagery into accurate yield, disease and decision insights for fruit growers.
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EyeCareX is building the AI-powered future of eye care by automating eye exams to improve access and clinic efficiency.
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Innovate-Ops delivers plug-and-play industrial Internet of Things and artificial intelligence to monitor equipment health and energy use, cutting downtime and operating costs.
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LandLogic is an AI-powered platform that unifies zoning, planning, and land data to make real estate and development decisions faster and clearer.
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MyHealthspan is an AI preventive health operating system for employers, combining 100+ tests with coaching to reduce risk and improve health span.
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Opener is an AI sales representative for consumer-packaged goods trained to find the right stores, deliver the perfect pitch, and get your products on the shelf – fast.
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Optionality is the AI platform for exit planning and mergers & acquisitions (M&A), created for entrepreneurs and the advisors who help them navigate the biggest deal of their life.
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PlaySpace is a digital therapy platform providing clinicians with interactive tools, games, and content to deliver engaging pediatric care.
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Waive Medical is dedicated to solving the multiscreen problem in healthcare by automating routine administrative actions.
Accelerator Alumni
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4Point AI develops predictive AI and machine learning to accurately map thousands of kilometers around the globe. Their foundational models detect critical mineral deposits in the entire world.
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AccessNow is a social enterprise developing smart technology that connects people with disabilities, governments and corporations to accurate, up-to date information about the accessibility of places around the world. If information is not already on the AccessNow app, anyone can contribute, adding to the movement for greater access for all.
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Agentnoon is an AI-enabled platform designed to drive organizational transformation. It helps large global enterprises visualize, model and understand the impact of workforce changes.
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Arkangel AI is an artificial intelligence algorithm for early detection of preventable diseases, generates results 20x faster, 10x more scalable, 5x more cost-effective, and all this with an accuracy above 95%.
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AVA creates indoor gardening technology to help people experience the magic of growing. They created AVA Byte, the world's smartest indoor garden designed for people looking to get growing.
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Aya is a health spending account company that allows employees to use a visa card to spend on their health and wellness without ever paying out of pocket for healthcare. Employees are able to choose what to spend on without restrictions from insurance carriers.
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Bidmii is an online marketplace that quickly connects homeowners and contractors for home improvement projects, and guarantees payment security for each party by holding payments in trust. -
BioTwin creates a parallel universe where people can test their virtual twin, before testing themselves. With a novel at-home biomarker kit that can be used anywhere, BioTwin creates a virtual person to simulate and predict health outcomes, enabling personalised healthcare and proactive interventions.
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Chimoney enables businesses to send payments to phones, emails and Twitter, regardless of scale, currency, country and other factors.
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Clavis Studio is an AI/ML-driven design, visualization, and sourcing platform for end-to-end business operations. Clavis provides a marketplace for designers and decorators to source new clients and use supporting tools to deliver their projects, including tools for creating 3D floorplans, HD photorealistic renderings, scheduling, invoicing, contract management, and furnishing sourcing. Clavis has established partnerships with over 30 retail brands and local manufacturers across Canada and North America.
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ConeLabs AI is an engineering-grade inspection platform that leverages AI-powered 3D modelling and computer vision to assess infrastructure conditions, automate defect detection, and generate actionable reports.
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Curv empowers health providers to build, prescribe and remotely monitor digital therapies. Providers get more efficient business models & decreased churn, and patients get better experiences & improved outcomes.
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Defang is a radically simpler way to Develop, Deploy, and Debug portable cloud applications. Defang aims to empower programmers of all levels to go from idea to deployed cloud app in under 5 minutes!
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Deeplite aims to dramatically accelerate the adoption of AI processors for embedded devices, and reduce the time to market for AI applications, by offering optimised state-of-the-art models and tools to train and deploy models into a production environment.
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ElephasCare offers a proactive, contactless monitoring solution for long-term care. Utilizing radar and AI, it tracks resident activities and vital signs without cameras or wearables, providing caregivers with real-time insights to optimize care, reduce workload, and address staffing shortages.
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Envision.ai is an AI SaaS platform that automatically generates a complete metadata description of videos, helping video owners curate, discover unknown video assets, simplify their production workflow and create video content.
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Eyeread believes that the time kids spend on screens is the biggest untapped opportunity for learning today. Their purpose is to support educators in the delivery of the best education to all kids through video games they love. Eyeread, the developer of Squiggle Park and Dreamscape, builds digital literacy games that motivate kids to master and love reading through personalized and adaptive games.
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EZee Assist is an all-in-one AI Assistant that provides instant support to franchisees on all their operational questions. The solution integrates into franchise systems and ingests all manuals, training videos, and communications. Franchisees can ask questions through their preferred channel (SMS, email, MS Teams, Slack, etc.) and get instant responses.
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Fillip is the first digital payments platform built for business fleets. With Fillip, business owners can empower drivers to pay for fuel and maintenance expenses with a secure digital wallet, spend controls and real-time transaction notifications.
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FLiiP empowers fitness businesses to streamline operations, increase revenue, and cultivate lasting member loyalty through a comprehensive, automated gym management platform.
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Foqus Technologies is an AI/QI technology company. It designs and develops software solutions to enhance the speed and quality of MRI scans.
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Fyyne is a social marketplace for beauty services and products.
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Gryd is a Canadian-born PropTech company committed to driving property tech forward. Gryd’s suite of purpose-built media, marketing and parking products and services is designed to deliver increased efficiencies, increased asset value, and reduced costs to property owners, managers, and REITs nationwide.
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Handy is an Al Solution Builder Platform. It combines process automation with Al agent to speed up users' operations. Handy helps to convert complex manual tasks into automated workflows that decrease costs and improve efficiency.
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Happly's cutting-edge AI platform simplifies non-dilutive funding access for over 75,000 users. They streamline the matching, application, and qualification process, enabling innovators to unlock capital and fuel community economic growth.
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Haze Automotive democratizes carbon fiber to mass market EVs.
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Helcim strives to be the world’s most loved payments company, by giving small businesses every possible edge, from lower rates, smarter tools and putting a human touch to its service.
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Homewise automates the mortgage process, with a five minute application and predictive technology to match clients with the best mortgage options from over 30 banks and lenders. Then Homewise’s tech-powered advisors guide borrowers from approval to move-in and beyond, getting them the best-tailored mortgage, while saving time and money - all for free.
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IrisCX is an augmented reality and artificial intelligence powered video platform that enables an on-demand connection between experts and customers to instantly resolve issues, triage problems, and prevent downtime; making work safer, saving time, saving costs, and increasing customer satisfaction. It provides remote help for everyday solutions, like maintenance, sales estimates or service training.
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Kabo is a Canadian pet food brand that delivers the healthiest dog food customized to a dog's dietary needs and delivered to customers through contactless delivery. In just 12 months, Kabo has delivered over 250,000+ customized meals to dogs all across Canada.
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Knockri is a behavioural skills assessment tool that improves diversity without impacting work performance or hiring efficiency. Knockri helps diversity focused talent acquisition teams shortlist and find the best fit candidates for an interview.
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LatenceTech offers a SaaS analytics and monetization solution for cellular networks with a special focus on ultra-low latency connectivity. It uses real-time active measurements and AI, to help mobile operators, telecom vendors and advanced industries track, predict and secure the new benefits of 5G cellular technology.
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Longan Vision provides a professional smart engineering product, platform, and solution of enhanced vision and communication devices. Their current focus is AR glass, aka FVS, for firefighter departments with enhanced sensing capabilities.
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Luxsonic addresses the global radiologist shortage and provides innovative virtual reality and AI solutions that dramatically improve radiology workflow, leading to faster diagnoses and increased radiologist productivity.
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MarketMind Technologies offers Gemini-powered solution to solve the challenges faced by public companies in attracting and managing retail investors.
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MintList is an AI-powered online marketplace that enables buying and selling of cars between consumers and dealers, all within 24 hours.
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Miru develops dynamic electrochromic windows which help lower carbon footprint, reduce emissions, and connect people to the outside by removing reliance on blinds. Its next generation, smart window technology and innovative distribution model is disrupting the glass industry, by offering builders and automobile manufacturers an alternative to conventional glass.
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Morpheus.Network focuses on helping companies and government organizations eliminate inefficiencies and remove barriers to optimize and automate their supply chain operations. It helps clients maximize revenue through digitization and process automation, protecting sensitive data, and untangling complex issues with the legacy supply chain system, while delivering effective, equitable, and efficient global trade solutions.
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Moves is building the collective of the gig economy, solving both the financial challenges associated with being a gig worker, and the lack of representation and ownership gig workers experience.
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My Choice is an insurance aggregator that partners with insurance companies and brokerages to bring customers the power of choice and transparency. Its user experience and automation features ensures a seamless and personalized experience, free of the bias and bait-and-switch nature of online insurance shopping.
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Neurescence is an early-stage medical device company that combines machine learning with its proprietary optical technology to solve critical medicinal and clinical challenges for overcoming neurological disorders.
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Numr is an AI-powered customer experience intelligence platform that replaces traditional surveys with real-time interaction analysis. Their predictive models analyze interactions and directly correlate customer experience with revenue, empowering businesses to take proactive, revenue-boosting action.
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OkRx is digitising the Prior Authorization process so that Canadian Prescribers, Pharmacists, Pharma companies can break free from the dependency on fax and scanned documents.
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OPTT is a digital mental health platform that will increase health organizations' care capacity and lower their costs. OPTT uses ML/AI algorithms to make objective evaluation of a patient's mental status and provide clinicians with actionable insights that facilitate data-driven decision making.
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OraQ is a state-of-the-art dental software solution that harnesses the analytical power of AI and ML to automate data collection. It provides advanced patient assessment support and detailed risk-profiling in a fraction of the time, improving patient outcomes while enhancing practice revenue.
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Orbiseed transforms architecture, engineering, construction, owner operator (AECOO) workflows using AI to accelerate document processing and unlock high-quality value from building data. This drives efficiency, improves decision-making and reduces business risk.
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Phelix AI is a zero-code, omni-channel, and AI powered virtual assistant for healthcare workflows. Phelix uses cutting edge technology to automate around the edges of existing healthcare silos, followed by an API first approach to rebuild the EMR stack for the future.
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ProteinQure is a computational platform for protein drug design combining molecular dynamics, machine learning and biophysical models. They partner with large pharma such as AstraZeneca, to help create de-novo therapeutics for challenging diseases.
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PulseMedica is developing the world’s first non-invasive platform to diagnose and treat vitreoretinal diseases, including eye floaters, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and diabetic retinopathy. The platform integrates advanced imaging, machine learning, and femtosecond laser technology to deliver highly precise and automated treatments.
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Quanto automates bookkeeping for accounting firms, eliminating manual data entry and streamlining financial workflows. Their AI-powered platform enhances accuracy, saves time, and allows accountants to focus on high-value advisory services.
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runQL is an AI coding assistant built specifically for data work done by developers and BI/analysts. runQL has completely re-imagined data work, helping BI/analytics teams save hours of painful overhead daily.
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SalonScale Technology Inc. is the salon industry’s leading B2B SAAS provider in professional goods management. With inflation dominating the minds of salon owners and hairstylists around the globe, SalonScale is capitalizing on the market inflection by providing solutions for the rising cost of salon supplies.
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Semios offers a precision farming platform that provides real-time crop data and pest management tools for growers of tree fruit, nut and vine crops. Leveraging a proprietary, in-orchard IoT wireless network, machine learning, and big data analytics, Semios helps farmers manage insect pests, disease, frost and irrigation.
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To address the world's shocking waste crisis, ShareWares has built an extended producer responsibility enabling technology as well as the supporting city infrastructure to allow reusable cups and food containers to be bought, returned, tracked, and processed for resale. Stay tuned as food packaging is just the beginning.
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Simmunome offers a cutting-edge platform that utilizes mechanistic modeling combined with machine learning to simulate the efficacy and safety of drug targets, reducing late-stage failures.
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Singularity Health uses artificial intelligence to enhance patient care, streamline workflows, and improve chronic disease management through intelligent digital health solutions.
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STEM Minds provides parents, schools and educators with cutting edge STEM content and learning experiences for children ages 4-18. Its advanced STEM curriculum includes a range of dynamic virtual classes and on-demand courses designed and delivered by certified teachers and STEM professionals. STEM Minds education helps break down barriers, empowering the next generation of future-ready students.
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Streamline is an integrated supply chain and business planning platform that uses artificial intelligence to align all departments to manage inventory efficiently.
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Summatti (acquired by PartnerHero) is an AI-powered platform that helps businesses save time and money to empower your customer support team, whether they’re onsite or remote. Summatti analyzes every single interaction in real-time across multiple channels such as phone, email etc. to provide end-to-end overview of the customers’ experience.
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Tablz is a 3D bookings platform that lets diners upgrade to the seat of their preference, while generating net new profit for restaurants.
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Tali is a voice-enabled virtual assistant for physicians to help them with administrative tasks at the point of care.
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Tedy simplifies team wellness with modern, flexible benefits. Direct, transparent pricing empowers businesses to maximize every dollar on wellness wallets, recognition, and financial perks.
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Together makes software to help HR professionals at enterprises launch, manage and measure mentoring programs at scale for their employees.
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Transitional Forms is pioneering the future of interactive experiences with Simia, a generative social content platform, that is using patent pending technology to unlock human imagination by aligning AI with culture.
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TrojAI helps enterprises manage AI risk through stress testing and audit of AI/ML models.
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Ukko Agro is an agriculture technology company helping commercial farms and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector reduce uncertainty in growing successful crops while balancing environmental sustainability and bottom-line profitability.
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Vaultie helps businesses and governments deal confidently with real people by making it easy to ensure that a document comes from the right person and gets to the right place - and that isn't changed along the way.
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Virtuo is a home concierge platform that helps users make a stress-free home purchase. Virtuo is building an industry ecosystem around the needs of people, redesigning the pains of a fragmented and disconnected journey into a seamless and stress-free experience.
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Visualping is a robotic process automation start-up that alerts users when something important changes on a webpage of their choice. People use the service to monitor when an important items are back in stock, when ticket concerts become available, for job hunting etc. Companies use Visualping to be alerted of changes in laws and regulations, competitive intelligence, sales process enablement, trading and investment banking applications and more.
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Waveshaper AI empowers manufacturers and developers to deliver premium, real-time audio on small devices. Their machine learning platform simplifies the integration of superior audio features, eliminating complex engineering requirements.
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WeavAir offers proactive end-to-end software and hardware solutions for air distribution systems that prevents the spread of air contamination and infection, while saving energy and reducing operational and maintenance costs.
The difference with the GFS Accelerator program is that mentors become really invested in your problem and they plug in so deeply into your platform, and the exact problem that you’re trying to solve. We got a year's worth of work done in the ten weeks.
Frequently asked questions
Google for Startups Accelerator: Canada will kick-off in March 2026. The cohort will consist of 10-15 Canadian-headquartered technology startups.
The accelerator runs for a period of ten weeks with a mix of remote and in-person, 1-to-1, group learning sessions, sprint projects and mentorship. As part of the Google for Startups Accelerator, selected founders outline the top technical challenges facing their startup, and are then paired with relevant experts from Google to help solve those challenges. Participating startups receive deep mentorship on technical challenges with an emphasis on data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, as well as connections to relevant teams from across Google.
The accelerator program is best suited for Seed to Series A revenue generating tech startups that are headquartered in Canada. Selected companies should have a minimum of 5+ employees and the founder and appropriate team members must be available to join all program elements of their cohort. In order to ensure Google can provide meaningful value, startups should leverage AI/ML technology in their product, service or operations.
At the end of the program, startups will take part in closing celebrations and Demo Day. Founders will also have the opportunity to share their startup/products with cohort-mates, Google senior leaders, members of our investor mentor network, and other teams around Alphabet. It is mandatory for each startup to participate in Demo Day and respond to audience questions. For inspiration from our 2025 cohort, you can watch their Demo Day here.
We like to follow the journey of our accelerator alumni. Upon graduation, founders will join our Americas Accelerator Alumni Community with continued access to Google experts and programming.
Additionally, a big part of our accelerator programming focuses on helping founders build impactful networks, so Google mentors often continue cultivating relationships with participants after the formal accelerator program wraps. We also tap into alumni for speaking opportunities at Google or otherwise and have also asked them to return the favour and become mentors themselves.
Startups must meet specific criteria to be eligible for Google product credit offerings. To learn more about the Google Cloud credit eligibility requirements, please visit the Google Cloud startup page.
Yes. You can view our alumni on the directory page.