Apply now for Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders

Applications are open until July 19 for the Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders program, which aims to support women-led startups in North America by addressing technical challenges and offering tailored programming to overcome the barriers women founders face. Launched last year, the program seeks to mitigate the impact of gender disparities and the exacerbated effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the workforce. With women-led startups receiving only 2.3% of global venture capitalist funding in 2020, the accelerator provides mentorship, technical project support, and workshops on product design, customer acquisition, and leadership development. The program, which will select 10-12 startups with at least one woman founder, runs from September to December 2021 and includes opportunities to engage with a variety of speakers and facilitators.