Accel and Prosus have selected six Indian startups for their first joint cohort, backing "off-the-map" ideas in undefined markets. The six startups were selected from over 2,000 applicants and focus on healthcare, climate, space, and longevity. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/accel-prosus-pick-six-off-the-map-startups-for-inaugural-india-cohort-atoms/ #India #Tech #Startups #Accel
Accel, Prosus pick six 'off-the-map' startups for inaugural India cohort | TechCrunch

The six startups were selected from over 2,000 applications and will receive $500,000 to $2 million each.

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#Google and #Accel’s #AIaccelerator programme, Atoms, selected five #startups for its latest cohort, none of which were “AI wrappers” built on existing models. The programme, which provides funding and resources to early-stage #AIstartups, received a high volume of applications, with a focus on #enterprise applications. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/15/google-and-accel-cut-through-wrappers-in-4000-ai-startup-pitches-to-pick-five-tied-to-india/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are 'AI wrappers' | TechCrunch

Google and Accel say about 70% of AI startup pitches tied to India were "wrappers" as they reviewed more than 4,000 applications for their Atoms cohort.

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Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund have selected five startups for their 2026 Atoms AI Cohort from over 4,000 applications. Each startup will receive up to 2 million USD in co-investment and 350,000 USD in Google Cloud compute credits. The cohort spans AI co-scientist, autonomous ERP agents, voice AI, entertainment, and industrial automation. https://entrackr.com/snippets/accel-atoms-and-googles-ai-futures-fund-announce-ai-cohort-2026-11216974 #India #Tech #AI #Accel #Google
Accel Atoms and Google’s AI Futures Fund announce AI cohort 2026

Selected from more than 4,000 applications, each startup will receive a co-investment of up to $2 million, split equally between Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund,

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Google and Accel's Atoms accelerator rejected 70% of 4,000 AI startup applications as wrappers - basic chatbots on existing models. The five selected startups will receive up to 2M USD in funding and 350,000 USD in cloud credits. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/15/google-and-accel-cut-through-wrappers-in-4000-ai-startup-pitches-to-pick-five-tied-to-india/ #Tech #Startup #News #AI #Google #Accel
Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are 'AI wrappers' | TechCrunch

Google and Accel say about 70% of AI startup pitches tied to India were "wrappers" as they reviewed more than 4,000 applications for their Atoms cohort.

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#Sapiom raised a $15M seed led by #Accel to develop a #financiallayer for #enterprises that lets #AIagents automatically buy the services they need. The startup enables AI agents to autonomously #purchase technology tools and services on behalf of enterprises, addressing the growing trend of vibe coding where people without coding backgrounds build their own custom apps. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/sapiom-raises-15m-to-help-ai-agents-buy-their-own-tech-tools/?Pirates.BZ #Pirates #Tech #Startup #News
Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools | TechCrunch

The startup -- with backing from Accel -- is building a financial layer that handles the authentication and micro-payments required for AI agents.

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Spinny de India prepara una financiación de 160 millones de dólares para coger GoMechanic, dicen fuentes – ButterWord

Spinny is set to be valued at about $1.8 billion post-money in its latest funding round.

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