Google Will Fund Startups That Are Working with Google Assistant

Google recently announced the launch of a new investment program which focuses on early-stage startups that are working to build more hardware or features for the GoogleAssistant.

The company announced the program in an officialblog postand revealed that the investment program will offer startups financial resources, early access to the company’s features and tools, access to the Google Cloud Platform, and promotional support to highlight the new companies.

Through the investment program startups would get investment capital from Google for the development, hiring, and management of these startups.

Google says it will also mentor the company’s engineers, product managers, and design experts to share technical guidance and product development feedback. Google partnership programs will give startups early access to upcoming features and tools from Google Assistant, so they can jump the queue on innovative changes.

From a technical point of view, startups will get access to the Google Cloud Platform, which powers Google Search and YouTube. This will help startups scale with ease and with relatively less overhead or technical difficulties.

And finally, Google will also give promotional support so that consumers become more aware of your Google Assistant powered apps.

The first batch of startups to receive funding/support from the company include:

As of now, Google hasn’t disclosed how much its investments are worth, but the company hasopened applicationsfor more companies that are interested in the program.

Pranob Mehrotra

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