Google for Startups Immersion
Immersion is a an intensive technical program for founders building and scaling with AI.
Move beyond theory with hands-on technical masterclasses, live implementation help, and venture strategy.
Google for Startups Immersion
About Immersion
About Immersion
An intensive technical program, designed for founders building with AI. Moving beyond high-level theory, Immersion focuses on practical AI integration, engineering execution, and venture strategy.
Phase one kicks off with a series of four live-streamed technical workshops, covering AI Studio, ADK, and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Alongside technical skills, founders will gain insight on AI unit economics, defensibility, and market dynamics.
Phase two invites the 25 select startups from phase one to an in-person session at a Google office. Includes 1:1 architectural white-boarding with Google engineers to optimize production stacks in real time, personalized strategic mentoring, and direct access to regional venture capital leaders.
| Key benefits | Phase one (online masterclasses) | Phase two (In-person) |
| Hands-on technical build & architecture | Build with Google AI Studio, Antigravity, and ADK across three guided codelabs, covering vibe coding, autonomous agents, and serverless Cloud Run deployment. | Work 1:1 with Google engineers to physically whiteboard and optimize your live production stack. |
| Live implementation & engineering help desk | Learn directly from Google's core engineering playbooks, with step-by-step blueprints and production-ready code templates. | Get real-time debugging and implementation support from Google engineers. |
| Venture strategy | Learn AI unit economics, defensibility, and market dynamics in an exclusive masterclass, led by top venture partners. | Dive into dedicated VC Office Hours focusing on SaaS/AI pricing models, GTM playbooks, and fundraising strategy. |
| Lasting founder & investor network | Collaborate with an active digital community of high-growth CTOs, technical founders, and lead architects. | Join fireside chats with founders, private investor roundtables, and elevated networking events. |
Who should join Google for Startups Immersion?
Who should join Google for Startups Immersion?
Google for Startups Immersion is application-based across both phases. Phase one comprises of four intensive online sessions, whilst phase two is a one-day, in-person session at a Google location.
We select startups based on their readiness to build and scale, using the following criteria:
Phase one:
- Founders, CEOs, CTOs, or CPOs/Technical Leads, actively driving your startup's product and technical vision
- Leading a pre-seed to Series A startup, based in the regional market of the edition you are applying to
- Currently have a product in the market that is actively leveraging or integrating AI into its core architecture or operations
Phase two: - Completed phase one
- Live project/architecture submission
- A joint evaluation by Google and the edition's VC partner
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Learning from Google engineers, product leaders, mentors, investors, and founders building ambitious AI companies challenged me to think differently about AI, product intelligence, and the future of physical product development.
