Google to mentor 4 new Indian startups

New Delhi Dec 1 (IANS) Google on Friday announced the four shortlisted Indian startups for its hands-on mentorship programme Launchpad Accelerator . With this batch a total of 30 Indian startups have so far joined the class.

The shortlisted startups -- BabyChakra m.Paani NIRAMAI and SocialCops -- will join a group of startups shortlisted from all over the world at the Google Developers Launchpad Space in San Francisco in the US.

Class 5 of the mentorship will kick off on January 29 and will include two weeks of all-expenses paid training as part of the the full six-month programme.

"These startups have been shortlisted based on their unique value proposition and use of latest technologies like machine learning and artificial intelligence " Roy Glasberg Global Lead Google Developers Launchpad said in a statement.

BabyChakra is a trusted care companion to Indian parents from pregnancy to parenting.

m.Paani powers real-time direct to consumer engagement marketing loyalty and insights for mass market consumers and retailers.

NIRAMAI is a healthtech startup that has developed a novel breast cancer screening solution while SocialCops empowers organisations to make better decisions through data.

Launchpad Accelerator is Google s six-month programme that includes an intensive two-week boot camp in San Francisco and mentoring from over 30 teams across Google and expert mentors from top technology companies in Silicon Valley and globally.

--IANS
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