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Google Opens Market Access Program for Indian AI Startups as Modi Urges Indigenous Buildout

The program targets post‑prototype founders to convert pilots into enterprise contracts.

Overview

  • Applications are open for Google’s Market Access Program, offering training on enterprise selling, complex pricing, and international buyer behavior.
  • Selected startups will receive introductions to global CIOs and CXOs and in‑market immersion with partners such as TiE Silicon Valley and Alteus.
  • Participants gain access to Google’s Gemini and Gemma models, including MedGemma 1.5 for advanced medical imaging used with AIIMS and FunctionGemma for on‑device function calling.
  • Google highlighted its planned Global AI Hub in Visakhapatnam as a future 1‑gigawatt infrastructure anchor, building on last year’s $15 billion investment disclosure.
  • On National Startup Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for AI built on Indian servers and said the IndiaAI Mission has onboarded over 38,000 GPUs to support startups.