# Google for Startups
Program ยท [Programs and community](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community)
Also called: Google Startups, Google for Startups Cloud Program, startup.google.com, Google 4 Startups
[Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google)'s program for [startup founders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder). It offers programs for startups at different stages, [Google Cloud](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gcp) credits, access to Google products, and an [alumni](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/alumni) community with [mentorship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor) and connections to industry leaders and investors.
**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) building on [Google Cloud](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gcp) applies to the Google for Startups Cloud Program to get credits that cover early [hosting](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hosting) costs.
## Applying
Application status unknown
[Official application page](https://startup.google.com/)
Checked 2026-11-15.
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## Connects to (7)
- [Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google): The company behind Google Search, Gemini and Google Cloud.
- [Google Cloud](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gcp): Google's cloud provider.
- [Accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/accelerator): A program with a fixed length that helps a group of early companies grow faster through coaching, introductions and sometimes funding.
- [Free tier](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/free-tier): The part of a paid service that costs nothing, within set limits.
- [Mentor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor): An experienced person who gives a founder guidance.
- [Alumni](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/alumni): The founders and companies that finished a program in the past.
- [NVIDIA Inception](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nvidia-inception): NVIDIA's free program for AI startups.
## Sources
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Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-for-startups