Google selects 20 Indian AI start-ups for 'AI First' programme

Google selected 20 Indian start-ups, from pool of 1,600 applicants, for 'Google for Start-ups Accelerator: AI First' programme. They'll be working on agentic, multimodal, and foundational AI models. The start-ups include Adya AI, Aignosis, Apptile, Knit, and Mili AI. Google will provide them with mentorship, market strategies, access to Google Cloud infrastructure, and advanced Gemini models.