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Google for Startups Residency

Grow your startup with the best of Google.

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About the Residency

Google for Startups Residency brings startups the best of Google's products, connections, and practices. Each startup receives tailored mentorship and workspace at one of our Google for Startups Campus in London, Madrid, São Paulo, Seoul, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, or Warsaw.

What to expect

Google for Startups brings the best of Google to help startups build great products, businesses, and teams.

  • Google's Products

    We offer personalized support, education, and credits for Google products to give startups the tools to build their businesses simply and quickly.

  • Google's Connections

    We connect startups to Googlers, to one another, and to our community, to give them the network they need to grow. Google for Startups has partners in over 135 countries to support startups with global ambitions.

  • Google's Best Practices

    From Objectives and Key Results-setting and hiring to product management, we share our best practices to support the strategic and measurable growth of your business at scale.

Who should apply

Both Campus members and non-members can apply for this program. They will be evaluated based on the criteria below by the Google for Startups team and a panel of venture capitalists, industry experts, and Googlers.

This two stage process involves an online application and interviews for shortlisted startups.

We’re looking for teams who are:

  • Mission-driven and committed to creating a world that works for everyone
  • Building a scalable product or service
  • Demonstrating traction, ideally between Seed and Series A stage
  • Working full-time on their startup
  • Committed to fully attending the program for its entirety (5-6 months)
  • Willing to give back and contribute to the local startup community
  • Fluent in English

Apply to a Residency near you

Each location tailors the program to the needs of the local startup ecosystem. Discover more about Residency in each city below.

Resident Alumni

Startups from all over the world have been a part of our Google for Startups Residency program at our Campuses in London, Madrid, São Paulo, Seoul, Tel Aviv, and Warsaw.

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“We got access to mentors, experienced founders, and Google employees who provided valuable support and expertise to help us scale. Campus has broadened my horizons as an entrepreneur – it opened my eyes to everything I didn’t know but needed to."

- Karan Shanmugarajah, Founder of WealthKernel