India, July 9 -- Alphabet-owned Google has picked 20 homegrown startups for the 2026 cohort of its "Google for Startups Accelerator: India 2026" programme.

These startups are selected out of the 2,500 applications received, these AI-first startups completed their in-person bootcamp at Google's Bengaluru campus. Moving forth, the tech giant said that it will work closely with the selected startups to refine their products, optimise their architecture, and prepare for scaled deployment.

"By equipping these pioneering founders with Google's full AI stack and deep technical mentorship, we are not only accelerating their path to global enterprise scale but also cementing the sovereign capabilities required to advance the India AI Mission and...