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AI is revolutionizing how startups build products. In today's fast-paced world, founders can launch MVPs in just days using AI-assisted development tools. The ability to ship quickly has become a game-changer, but it's no longer the toughest challenge. The real test comes after launch: Many AI-generated products look impressive in demos but struggle to maintain performance in production. That's why the smartest teams are fusing AI-driven speed with robust product engineering foundations. Because the future belongs to products that are not just launched fast but are built to scale. Learn more about AI product development: https://lnkd.in/eX3auUJs https://lnkd.in/eX3auUJs #AIDevelopment #StartupFounders #ProductEngineering #TechInnovation #AIProducts

The most expensive mistake I'm seeing in AI-native startups right now: founders killing their existing product to go all-in on agentic AI. The logic feels right. 4-5x larger ACVs. Bigger TAM. Real moat. The problem: enterprise buyers move at the speed of last quarter's budget. They want what their team already understands. The "agentic AI" pitch needs a 6-month education cycle most founders can't afford to fund. The fix is unsexy: keep selling the legacy product. Use the meeting to anchor the agentic conversation. Upsell in renewal cycles 12-18 months out. Tech-forward early adopters (Microsoft, Anthropic-adjacent shops) will buy the new thing. Use them as case studies. Then expand. "Land and expand" got boring because it works.

🤖 Building an AI product is easier than ever. Building one that lasts is harder. Discover product innovation strategies AI-native startups need in 2026 to win on trust, distribution, economics, and execution. ��� https://lnkd.in/gdK9Sh5W #AIStartups #ProductInnovation

Why Paris may be the most important AI city outside Silicon Valley Europe’s startup ecosystem has matured significantly; its founders are increasingly willing to scale companies domestically instead of immediately looking to relocate to the U.S. https://lnkd.in/e6xHJdbZ

🚀 London Tech Week is just around the corner, and Google is taking open-source AI to the next level with Google DeepMind Are you a founder, developer, or startup leader looking to scale with cutting-edge AI? You won’t want to miss Google’s dedicated startup event during #LTW, focused on the groundbreaking new Gemma 4 open model family! While the main conference is great, the best events are typically the side events. That’s where the real chatter takes place, the honest product feedback is shared, and the most valuable ecosystem connections are actually built. Discover how Gemma 4 delivers frontier-level intelligence with significantly less hardware overhead, giving your startup complete digital sovereignty, flexibility, and the power to build without limits. 💡 What to expect: > Honest, unfiltered conversations with fellow founders and innovators. > Insights into leveraging Google’s latest open-source AI. > Strategies to optimize your tech stack and accelerate growth. > Spaces for these exclusive side events fill up fast. Secure your spot now and let's shape the future of tech together! 👇 #LondonTechWeek #GoogleCloud #Startups #GenerativeAI #Gemma4 #OpenSource #TechInnovation #Networking

In India, the momentum behind generative AI is moving quickly. Among founders, the conversation is shifting from what is possible to what can be built to last. The challenge is no longer just experimentation. It is how to integrate AI deeply into live products, build strong technical foundations, and create businesses that can endure. To support founders at this stage, Google is launching Google for Startups Immersion, powered by Antler India. This is a focused program for founders, CTOs, and technical leads who already have a live product and early traction, and want to strengthen how AI is built into their business

Most startups today already run on conversations. Customer calls. Product debates. Investor updates. Metrics. Docs. Slack threads. Endless context scattered across tools and people. What’s interesting is not whether AI will become part of that workflow. It’s what happens when the workspace itself becomes AI-native. That’s one of the ideas Rajoshi Ghosh from PromptQL will be exploring at AIBoomi Bootcamp '26 this May. In a live demo session, Rajoshi will walk through what multiplayer AI could actually look like for startups: teams collaborating with AI in real time across decision-making, analysis, context capture, and execution. Not as a future concept. But as a way a deeply AI-native team already works today. I suspect this session will leave a lot of founders rethinking how their teams operate. May 18–20 · San Francisco >> https://lnkd.in/gi-C6-rE #MayInTheBay #Startups #AI | AIBoomi (formerly SaaSBoomi)

Founders drowning in AI advice but starved for action. Everyone tells you what's possible with AI. Almost nobody shows you how to actually build it. That's what makes the Google for Startups Immersion powered by Antler different. This program isn't for idea-stage founders with polished mockups. It's built for founders who are: - Already shipping products - Facing real market pressure - Ready to turn AI into competitive advantage What grabbed my attention was the execution focus. Hands-on integration with technical depth and real product thinking. The filter tells the whole story. No concepts or pretend startups. Just founders with live products, real traction, and serious ambition. The combination is powerful: Google's technical ecosystem meets Antler's venture-building experience. This mix can compress years of learning into months for founders ready to move fast. Programs like this prove something important. The next wave of AI winners won't be the loudest companies. They'll be teams that integrate faster, execute better, and stay close to real user problems. Speed of execution beats speed of hype every time. Which part of AI integration has been your biggest challenge so far? Apply here - https://lnkd.in/gyFMVs2e #GoogleForStartups #AntlerVentures #AI #Startups

Google for Startups Gemini Startup Forum cohort announced 🚀 100+ AI startups will gather for a two-day in-person summit next month. Excited to see strong representation from EMEA! Some of the standout companies from EMEA include: • FalkorDB — building high-performance graph databases for AI workloads • HeroCon AI — bringing AI copilots to the construction industry • Marketeam.ai — developing an AI-native marketing operating system • Raily — helping data companies become AI players in the AI economy • WNSTN AI — building compliance-first AI intelligence for brokerage platforms • Carecode — modernizing clinic and hospital front-office operations with AI • delend — automating B2B receivables management with AI agents • Magie — enabling conversational banking experiences through WhatsApp • Smart Bricks — applying agentic AI to real estate investment decisions So exciting to see momentum building in the EMEA region’s AI ecosystem! The next wave of AI innovation is being built everywhere across healthcare, infrastructure, finance, robotics, climate, enterprise software, and public services. Huge congratulations to the startups selected 👏 #GoogleForStartups #Gemini #AIStartups #EMEA #GoogleCloud #StartupEcosystem #GenerativeAI

AI-first startups across the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye are using AI to tackle some of the region’s biggest challenges. From legal workflows and voice ordering to clinical guidance and autonomous digital employees, these startups are rethinking how critical industries operate. 🌍⚡️🤖 Congratulations to the newest cohort joining the Google for Startups Accelerator: Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey: BioTwin International, Coral Climate, each::labs, HakeemX Technologies, inveon.ai, Jusoor Labs, OpenFarming, Plusfinity, Promake, Qanooni, Repzo Inc., RFxAI, Tapper, TruBuild, and Woliz. Over the coming months, these startups will work alongside mentors and experts from Google to strengthen their AI infrastructure, sharpen go-to-market strategy, and scale with Google Cloud and AI technologies. Learn more: https://goo.gle/4fp6HsJ #AcceleratedWithGoogle