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Posted by Roy Glasberg, Global Lead, Google Developers Launchpad
To cap off another amazing year for Launchpad
Accelerator, we're excited to announce the 5th class of our hands-on
mentorship program. This includes a diverse group of startups from all over the
world looking to tackle everything from streamlining medical records in Africa
to improving breast cancer screenings.
Launchpad Accelerator is Google's six month program that includes an intensive
two week bootcamp in San Francisco and mentoring from 30+ teams across Google
and expert mentors from top technology companies and VCs in Silicon Valley and
globally. Participants receive equity-free support, credits for Google products
and media training, and continue to work closely with Google back in their home
country.
Class 5 kicks off January 29th, 2018 at the Google Developers Launchpad Space in
San Francisco and will include 2 weeks of all-expense-paid training, as part of
the the full 6-month program.
Here's the full list of participating startups (by region):
Africa
Helium Health provides smart,
rugged, all-in-one electronic medical records for Africa
Paylater,
by OneFi, is an online provider of digital financial services for the
underbanked
Aerobotics helps farmers optimize
their yields and reduce their costs through its aerial data analytics platform
Asia
Maya
Apa is your digital well-being assistant that intelligently understands your
question and makes it easy to connect to real doctors & therapists, anonymously.
BabyChakra
is the 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 that can save lives by
detecting cancer at an early stage
SocialCops
empowers organizations to make better decisions through data
Kulina is a meal subscription service that
uses technology to optimise inefficiencies in supply chain and logistics
VividTech transforms customer services
experience by allowing users to "dial" into a digital/visual experience of
navigating through the IVR trees
Ayannah enables affordable and
accessible digital financial services to the world's emerging middle class
Priceza
offers a search engine and price comparison app for shopping
Monkey Junior creates
educational solutions for kids up to 10 to learn languages, maths and science
Europe
Synetiq helps brands & media producers
create high performing video ads using machine learning and biometric emotional
insights from their target audience
Szopi offers a same-day delivery platform
for groceries and pharmaceuticals
App
in the Air offers a personal travel assistant for flight tracking and
exploring airports
Voximplant offers a versatile cloud
communications platform
Latin America
Etermax is a creator of massive social
gaming apps such as Trivia Crack
Restorando
is the leading dining-out marketplace in Latin America
Loggi
creates new-wave logistics, powered by intelligent software and humane
technology
Nubank
is a financial technology company offering a fully digital and branchless
experience
Grupo ZAP Viva Real is an
online real estate marketplace that connects buyers, sellers, and renters with
properties in Brazil
Clip
is the service that allows you to accept payments with any credit or debit card,
at any time and anywhere, turning your smartphone or tablet into a banking
terminal
Kubo.financiero
is a P2P lending platform in Mexico regulated by local authorities including The
Bank of México, CNBV and CONDUSEF