Google’s Adopt A Startup has opened for applications. This year, 30 companies will be selected to attend the program of lectures and workshops. They will also receive hands on mentoring from experienced Google employees.
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At the end of the 12 week program, eight companies will pitch to a panel of industry experts and senior executives for the chance of winning €10,000 of AdWords credit and eligibility for the Google Cloud Platform for Startups programme, which comes with $100,000 of Google Cloud credit. The seven runners up will also be eligible for the Cloud Platform program and the chance to receive $20,000 in Google Cloud Credits, while one will win three months free hot desking in DogPatch Labs. Google announced:
Adopt A Startup is a startup mentoring program where our mission is to accelerate the growth of high potential Irish startups. Through hands-on mentoring from Google Consultants and exclusive lectures and workshops we are looking to help ambitious startups to scale their business further.
This year we will launch the 7th edition of the programme where we will have an increased emphasis on Strategy and Business planning and on scaling the business. During a 12-week period participants will benefit from the experience of Google Consultants, exclusive lectures and workshops and last but not least: they have a chance to win Prizes in the form of Adwords and Google Cloud credits during the Grand Final.
Paddy Flynn, director, Google, said:
“Enterprise Ireland recently reported that in the past year they supported 181 start-ups through their HPSU and CSF programmes which was fantastic to see and reflects the vibrancy and potential of Ireland’s start-up community to deliver jobs and economic growth. We’re gradually reaching to a point in Ireland where entrepreneurship is seen as a career goal in its own right and it’s great to see entrepreneurs having the confidence to make this definitive career choice buoyed by the success of others.”
Previous Adopt A Startup entrants include Jobbio, CoderDojo, NewsWhip, The Happy Pear, Beats Medical, and Veri.ie.
Applications for Adopt A Startup 2018 opened on February 20. Deadline to apply is March 2. Applications can be made online at https://events.withgoogle.com/adoptastartup/