Google for Startups Accelerator: Al for Energy - North America 2025
The Google for Startups Accelerator: AI for Energy - North America 2025 program focuses on grid optimization, demand flexibility, and energy solutions for customers, including utilities and commercial entities. By supporting advancements in areas such as interconnection queues and carbon-aware infrastructure, the Accelerator aims to drive innovation, sustainability, and reliability in the energy landscape.
🌟 About Google for Startups Accelerator
The Accelerator runs for a period of ten weeks with a mix of remote and in-person sessions, including:
- 1-to-1 and group learning sessions
- Sprint projects
- Mentorship
As part of the program, selected founders outline the top technical and business challenges facing their startup and are paired with relevant experts from Google to help solve those challenges. Participating startups receive:
- Deep mentorship on technical challenges with an emphasis on data, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI).
- Connections to relevant teams from across Google.
The curriculum also covers topics such as:
- Cloud and tech
- UX and Product
- Growth, Sales & Go-to-Market (GTM)
- Leadership and setting OKRs
🎁 Benefits of Google for Startups Accelerator
Participants in the program will receive:
- Equity-free support for the duration of the program.
- Dedicated mentoring from Google teams.
- Exclusive invitations to technical bootcamps hosted by Google.
- Access to Google's network of industry experts.
- Product credits for eligible startups.
- Access to new Google products and tools as relevant.
- Support on company and product strategy.
- Hands-on collaboration with Google experts on your biggest tech challenges.
- Opportunities to connect and learn from fellow founders, as well as access to a peer-to-peer support network.
✅ Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for the program, startups must meet the following requirements:
- Demonstrate traction, ideally between Pre-Seed and Series A stage.
- Build a scalable product or service with a significant total addressable market and defensible growth model.
- Be deeply technical and leverage AI and/or machine learning.
- Commit to participation from the CEO, CTO, and/or technical roles in required program sessions.
- Focus on building solutions related to:
- Utilities, grid operators, and energy developers
- Demand flexibility and optimization
- Energy solutions for industrial, commercial, residential, and cloud customers
- Applications are encouraged from all qualified startups.
📅 Application Date and Process
- Application Deadline: June 30, 2025
- To apply, visit the Google for Startups Accelerator application page.
- Fill out the application form.
📌 Key Details
- Date Published: March 19, 2025
- Category: Entrepreneurs, Training
- Eligible Locations: North America
- Sponsor Organization: Google
For more information, visit the official program page.
- Equity-free support: For duration of program.
- Dedicated mentoring from Google teams.
- Exclusive invitations to technical bootcamps hosted by Google where offered.
- Access to Google's network of industry experts.
- Eligible startups receive product credits.
- Access to new Google products and tools as relevant.
- Support on company and product strategy.
- Work hand in hand with experts from Google on your biggest tech challenges.
- Connect and learn from fellow founders and access a peer-to-peer support network.
