Our alumni network

Going
further,
together

We’re committed to supporting startup communities around the world so founders everywhere can turn big ideas into successful businesses. Find out how we do it.

Ongoing support

Google for Startups support doesn’t stop when a program ends. Once you’ve joined our community, we are invested in your long term success. Founders that complete one of our mentor-based programs automatically become part of our alumni network, so you can stay connected to the Google for Startups team and our global community.

Our alumni can always request support from tech and product teams at Google, and access new learning and networking opportunities.

Other benefits may include:

  • Access to office hours with product and tech teams at Google for alumni founders and their teams.

  • On-demand sessions and signature workshops with experienced speakers.

  • Connect directly with Google Cloud’s Startup Success Managers, and get Google for Startups Cloud program guidance and support.

  • Opportunity-based connections with VCs, scale-up founders, institutions, and other strategic ecosystem players.

Being a part of the alumni community has been key for our growth. The quality of the mentors and opportunities have exceeded our expectations.

Matias Nso Roca

Founder of Kuorum

Global networking

The Google for Startups alumni network is thousands of founders strong, with members representing almost every country, industry, and market around the world. Whatever challenge you’re currently facing, someone in the founder community has been there before. Build founder-to-founder connections and expand your network to seek advice, share insights, exchange ideas, and grow alongside fellow founders.

As a part of the Google for Startups alumni network, you gain access to:

  • Online and in-person meetups with local Google for Startups alumni communities.

  • Expert-led panels and open discussions with thought leaders from Google and the founder ecosystem.

  • A quarterly newsletter curated to the needs and interests of the Google for Startups alumni community.

It was absolutely amazing to meet all these highly skilled, like-minded people, sharing our vulnerability, and gathering to learn from our challenges and celebrate wins.

Dr. Sarah Bechstein

Founder of FormelSkin

Backed by Google

Successfully completing a Google for Startups program requires commitment, growth, and dedication from founders and their teams. At the end of a program, participants receive an official Google for Startups alumni badge to certify membership in our global alumni community.

We’re so proud of everything the startups in our community have accomplished, and love to highlight alumni wins and milestones on Google channels, from being included in our alumni directory and impact reports, to becoming a part of social campaigns on our global profiles, or to being featured in long-format stories on official Google sites and our story hub .

Occasionally, alumni may also receive invitations to join Google at top tech events worldwide, where they’ll be able to pitch their startups and mingle with international founders and ecosystem players, getting access to the vibrant spaces where things are most likely to happen.

By thinking we deserved to be invested by Google we could accelerate our fundraising. Now we’ve almost doubled revenue, and expanded across the EU and US.

Viacheslav Levchenko

Cofounder of VanonGo

Our global

community

126K

Employees hired by alumni startups since 2018

$25.1B

All time funding raised by Google for Startups alumni

Explore alumni worldwide

The Google for Startups alumni network is made up of 1,000+ startups across all industries and markets. Browse our alumni database and get familiar with the companies solving the most pressing challenges, from Korea to Brazil.

Alumni

stories

Celebrating the startup journey

Since 2012, Google for Startups has been helping founders to start, build and grow. Every day, every pitch, every email. Hear what they have to say about their journey thus far.

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