{"id":97993,"date":"2025-05-22T15:24:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=97993"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:26:08","slug":"google-launches-ai-first-program-for-mena-t-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/google-launches-ai-first-program-for-mena-t-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Launches AI First Program for MENA-T Startups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google\">Google<\/a> has announced the launch of its second &#8220;Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program. The initiative targets startups in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkiye (MENA-T).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This 12-week, equity-free accelerator supports Seed to Series A startups. It aims to help those using artificial intelligence to scale and succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program offers selected startups access to essential infrastructure, tools, and expertise. Google Cloud will provide AI-specific support to help participants grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MENA-T region is quickly becoming a major hub for AI innovation. PwC estimates AI could contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. McKinsey projects up to $150 billion of that could come from the GCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional AI investment is also rising. According to Wamda, its share of total startup funding more than doubled from 2023 to 2024. PwC further reported that MENA-T could gain $320 billion, or 2% of global AI benefits, by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban, Managing Director of MENA-T, Google Cloud, revealed that the region\u2019s AI momentum presents a major opportunity. He said Google Cloud is committed to offering a scalable platform for innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the goal is to help startups optimize AI workloads and accelerate growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony Nakache, Managing Director of Google MENA, stated the program offers targeted support. He said it helps startups access Google\u2019s top resources to solve complex challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Startups accepted into the program will receive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Google Cloud credits to develop and deploy AI solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expert mentorship from Google Cloud engineers and architects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the program will include AI-focused workshops. Topics will cover machine learning, data analytics, serverless computing, and go-to-market strategies. Leadership and business growth sessions will also be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants will also get networking access to investors, partners, and industry leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google has encouraged eligible startups to apply for the <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/category\/emerging-technologies\/artificial-intelligence\/\">AI<\/a> First program by June 16, 2025. Applications are open on the Google for Startups website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has announced the launch of its second &#8220;Google for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":97995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[2725],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-97993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-startups","tag-artificial-intelligence","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Google-AI-113.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Lubna","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/lubna\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97993"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=97993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}