Google's Southeast Asia AI accelerator starts its first cohort in August 2026, with Vietnam in via NIC and SIHUB
Google Cloud is building an AI startup corridor from Southeast Asia to Silicon Valley: a first cohort of 25 companies, three months, equity-free, run with EnterpriseSG, Komdigi, NIC and SIHUB.
Google Cloud announced an AI startup innovation corridor linking Southeast Asia to Silicon Valley, run with EnterpriseSG (Singapore), Komdigi (Indonesia), Vietnam's National Innovation Center (NIC) and SIHUB. The Google for Startups Accelerator: Southeast Asia opened applications for an inaugural cohort of 25 companies: three months, equity-free, commencing in August 2026, with technical residencies in Silicon Valley and Singapore plus AI engineering and go-to-market partnerships with Google Cloud. Google says its initiatives have helped more than 200 startups in the region raise US$6.6 billion since 2018.
startups in the inaugural cohort
program length, equity-free
raised by 200+ regional startups since 2018, per Google
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