Europe and Israel
A three-month virtual accelerator designed for tech startups in the region. This equity-free program supports startups using AI for energy transition via grid modernization, load flexibility, and energy affordability and cost saving solutions for households and industries.
Europe and Israel
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.
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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.
Entry Criteria
Entry Criteria
- Startups demonstrating traction, ideally between Pre-Seed to Post-Series A stage with the HQ in Europe and Israel
- 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
- Building solutions related to:
1) Grid modernization and enhancement,
2) Demand flexibility and optimization, or
3) Energy affordability and cost saving solutions for households and industries (see FAQ’s below for additional details) - We are committed to building accelerator classes with great startups, and encourage applications from all qualified startups
Key dates
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September, 2026
Program Kick-off
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November, 2026
Demo Day and Conference
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December, 2026
Graduation
Meet the Cohort
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Capture Energy provides end-to-end energy storage solutions that allow customers to capitalize on flexibility market opportunities. Their technology enables seamless integration of various battery types to maximize efficiency and sustainability.
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Deepgrid aggregates flexible loads, heating, and batteries into a virtual power plant and automatically bids them into the Nordic balancing markets, cutting owners' energy costs and earning them new revenue.
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EasySolar AI automates design, quoting and lead generation so solar installers can send full solar proposals to an entire neighborhood, converting up to 21x more leads and cutting sales costs by 80%.
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EH Group engineers and manufactures advanced hydrogen fuel cell systems. These highly compact, affordable, and lightweight products serve as zero-emission energy solutions for heavy-duty transport, maritime vessels, aviation, and stationary power infrastructure.
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Elvy owns and orchestrates residential energy assets - routing power to homes, the grid and compute, where it matters most.
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Grid Edge optimises energy performance in commercial buildings, cutting carbon emissions without compromising comfort.
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Hylight combines hydrogen-powered autonomous airships with AI-driven data analysis to give energy operators continuous, low-carbon inspection of their power lines and pipelines.
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Kyra is a grid-centric AI platform that forecasts congestion, enabling energy traders and developers to make informed, risk-aware decisions.
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Mitiga Solutions develops climate-risk intelligence to help renewable energy and grid operators make smarter infrastructure investment and resilience decisions.
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Nomadic deploys self-charging drones on live power lines for real-time grid data. These autonomous flying machines perch on high-voltage lines and recharge using the electromagnetic field, eliminating the need to return to base.
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Reblade ApS built an autonomous drone that uses onboard AI to sand, clean and recoat eroding wind turbine blades 10 times faster, cutting costs and recovering lost generation for OEMs, energy companies and the grids they supply.
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RTDT Laboratories brings intelligence to wind turbines by optimizing their controls for site-specific conditions with the use of the Aerosense technology.
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SMPNet helps utilities overcome grid capacity constraints with AI-powered software that optimises and controls electricity networks in real time.
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Solship built an AI operating system for inverters that forecasts consumption and energy prices 24 hours in the future, and makes all batteries connected to one inverter brand trade energy automatically, by default.
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Werover helps wind farm operators detect blade damage early through continuous acoustic monitoring.
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Zendo Energy helps data centre operators get more value from every watt through intelligent energy management and capacity optimisation.
Accelerator Alumni
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Delfos enables Renewable energy asset owners to have efficient and predictable energy generation. By failure prediction and performance optimization.
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enkel connets Electric Vehicles (EVs) with power markets, optimizing charging and energy flow to promote sustainability.
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Enline empowers the energy sector with AI digital twin tech to boost efficiency and sustainability.
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Ento provides AI agent platform to monitor and optimize energy consumption at scale with the aim to double the rate of energy efficiency improvements across all buildings globally.
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Gilytics utilities and engineering companies plan and route energy infrastructure—such as power lines and pipelines—in seconds instead of months. Pathfinder GIS SaaS platform uses AI to plan and route energy infrastructure (power lines, pipelines) in seconds, reducing costs and environmental impact.
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Gorilla is a margin intelligence platform that uses advanced analytics to maximize profitability and operational efficiency for energy retailers.
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Gridcog accelerates the global deployment of flexible assets through intelligent energy project modelling software.
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KAKTI provides autonomous intelligent systems that manage heat with greater efficiency in an increasingly complex and electrified energy landscape.
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Podero is a SaaS platform that helps energy providers cut costs and CO₂ by steering devices like heat pumps, EVs, and batteries based on wholesale market prices.
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reLi Energy helps energy storage operators boost profits and extend battery life by combining advanced analytics with real-time cost-based optimization, enabling smarter, data-driven operational decisions.
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Tewke’s AI-driven home automation platform quietly eliminates wasted energy while personalising lighting, heating, security, and air quality in every room, giving households a premium, effortless, and cost-saving smart home experience.
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Tibo is a hardware-agnostic Energy Management System that optimizes all energy assets in real time to cut costs, reduce emissions, and accelerate the energy transition.
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Tilt Energy helps balance an increasingly volatile power grid by using AI to predict, control, and trade the flexibility of buildings’ electrical consumption—cutting costs, generating new revenue, and reducing CO₂ emissions.
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Twindo empowers frontline energy workers with an Agentic AI Field Service Management solution that cuts unplanned asset downtime and improves operational excellence.
Advisory Board
Program Partners
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The accelerator sharpened our technology, clarified our GTM strategy, and unlocked new speed in execution. We’re now better equipped and more confident to scale globally.
Frequently asked questions
The Google for Startups Accelerator is equity-free for all participating startups. Please note that we do require all founders (CEO and CTO) and appropriate team members to be available to join all elements of the program.
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.
The accelerator program is best suited for AI/ML-focused Pre-Seed to Post-Series A revenue generating tech startups that are headquartered in Europe and Israel. 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 be building AI/ML technology in their product, service or operations.
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- Energy efficiency and utilization: startups developing AI solutions that reduce energy burdens for households or lower costs for industries, including automated incentive discovery, energy efficiency, carbon-free energy and carbon-aware infrastructure.
- Grid modernization and enhancement: startups building AI solutions and Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs) for transmission analysis, interconnection queues, permitting and power flow.
- Demand flexibility and optimization: startups advancing Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), flexible interconnection, load aggregation and demand response capabilities to manage high-stress periods on the grid.
The accelerator runs for a period of three months with a mix of remote and in-person, 1-to-1, group learning sessions, and mentorship. As part of the Google for Startups Accelerator, selected founders outline the top technical and business 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, ML, AI, as well as connections to relevant teams from across Google. Additionally, curriculum will cover Cloud and tech, UX and Product, Growth, Sales & GTM, Leadership and setting OKRs. Learn more from founders in the program in this video.
Although this program is specifically designed for startups based in Europe and Israel, programs for other regions are available on our accelerator page here.
At the end of the program, startups will take part in closing celebrations and Demo Day or an industry conference in the region. 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.
We like to support the ongoing journey of our accelerator alumni. Upon graduation, founders will join our Google Accelerator Alumni Community with continued access to Google experts, events, early access programs and more.
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, ongoing mentorship and more.
Yes. You can view our alumni on the directory page.