Founders
Funds
The Google for Startups Founders Funds provided cash awards — without giving up equity in return — and hands-on support to help founders build and grow their businesses.
Founders
Funds
About the Funds
About the Funds
Established in 2020, the Google for Startups Founders Funds provided more than $58 million to support founders. The goals of our funds were to help promising founders grow their businesses and ultimately, to create generational wealth. We supported 600+ founders who have gone on to raise $500M+ in follow-on venture capital.
In addition to equity-free cash awards, Founders Funds recipients received ongoing Google mentorship, product credits, and product support to help them navigate every stage of their startup journey.
Past Founders Funds
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Women Founders Fund APAC
The Google for Startups Women Founders Fund APAC provided funding, mentoring, and product support to help women in the Asia Pacific region grow their businesses.
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Latino Founders Fund
Despite comprising over 20% of the US population, Latino-led startups receive 2% of all venture capital dollars in the country. The Latino Founders Fund provided cash, product credits, and support to help Latino entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
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Ukraine Support Fund
The $10 million Google for Startups Ukraine Support Fund allocated equity-free cash awards and Google support to help Ukraine-based startups maintain and grow their businesses, strengthen their community, and build a foundation for post-war economic recovery.
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Black Founders Fund U.S.
The Google for Startups U.S. Black Founders Fund provided $150K cash awards — without giving up equity in return — along with product credits, and hands-on support to help Black entrepreneurs in the U.S. build and grow their businesses.
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Black Founders Fund Brazil
56% of Brazilians identify as Black, and 29% own a business yet they face unique barriers to becoming entrepreneurs. The Black Founders Fund helped by providing equity-free capital plus mentoring and training to Black-led startups in the region.
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Black Founders Fund Europe
This edition of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund was designed to help black-led startups in Europe, and provided up to $150K in capital, up to an additional $100K in Google Cloud Credits in their first year, and access to the best of Google.
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Black Founders Fund Africa
The Google for Startups Black Founders Fund Africa was an allocation of capital and resources for Black-led startups in Africa. The fund aimed to help founders succeed in tech by providing them with mentorship, product credits, and support.
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