Google Cloud recently announced the Google for Startups Accelerator: Southeast Asia which includes Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. This 3 month, equity free program provides generous support, including up to RM1645000 (US$350000) in cloud credits for 25 startups before the application deadline of 20 June 2026, with the program commencing in August 2026.
The primary goal is to empower founders, including those in Malaysia, to develop and commercialize their proprietary agentic AI products by overcoming the significant hurdle of scaling internationally from product market fit. This is achieved by providing integrated engineering and go to market partnerships with Google Cloud.
What startups can expect
The program includes technical deep dives for founders at Google’s Mountain View and San Francisco campuses and with venture capital clusters along Sand Hill Road and Palo Alto. Other features include:
- Full stack AI capabilities: Startups gain access to Google Cloud’s full stack AI including Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), Agentic Data Cloud, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and Google Antigravity. This is supported by up to RM1,645,000 (US$350,000) in cloud credits for the end to end training, fine tuning, and serving of secure and grounded AI agents.
- Early access to frontier technology: Startups are enrolled in Trusted Tester and Early Access programs, providing a first mover advantage by allowing them to build using Google’s next generation AI models, including its latest Gemini 3.5 models, and agentic enterprise tooling before general release.
- Technical upskilling: Hands on bootcamps are conducted to equip teams with advanced skills in essential disciplines such as agentic coding, AI context engineering, large language model operations (LLMOps), and the orchestration of multi agent systems.
- High touch engineering advisory: Startups engage in structured product development sprints and architectural reviews with technical leads from Google Cloud’s engineering center and Google DeepMind’s AI research lab in Singapore, supported by insights from Google’s global AI teams.
- Cross functional ecosystem support: Startups can capitalize on mentorship from product teams across Android, Google Ads, Google Pay, and Google Play, alongside a partner network of venture capital firms, conglomerates, unicorns, and specialist consultancies to overcome critical scaling hurdles.
- High visibility commercial stage: The program culminates in a Google hosted demo day and startup summit in Singapore, providing an opportunity for participants to showcase their proprietary products to a curated audience of venture capitalists, angel investors, and enterprise customers.
Furthermore, Google Cloud has expanded collaborations with key governmental partners, including Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi), the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC), and the Startup and Innovation Hub of Ho Chi Minh City (SIHUB), which will provide additional tailored support for startups from Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam, respectively.
Interested? Do you think you have what it takes to be the next Malaysian unicorn? Then check your eligibility and apply. As usual, stay tuned to TechNave.com for more updates.
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