Google Cloud Next is happening in Las Vegas this week, with a prominent focus on attracting AI startups to its cloud platform. As part of this strategy, Google has announced several initiatives targeted at startups.
The most notable announcement is a new $750 million budget dedicated to helping its Cloud partners, from startups to large consulting firms, sell more AI agents to enterprises. This funding can be applied to costs associated with Gemini proof-of-concept projects, Google forward-deployed engineers, cloud credits, and deployment rebates.
Google also showcased a variety of startups utilizing Google Cloud, either through new engagements or expanded collaborations. Highlighted companies include:
– **Lovable**, which is increasing its use of Google Cloud by launching a new coding agent on Google’s enterprise app marketplace. Lovable, known for its rapid growth in vibe coding, reported being on a $400 million annual recurring revenue path as of February.
– **Notion**, a popular AI-powered document productivity app valued at approximately $11 billion, using Gemini models for text and image generation features.
– **Gamma**, an AI-driven PowerPoint substitute recently valued at $2.1 billion, is leveraging Google’s Nano Banana 2 image model along with other Google Cloud features.
– **Inferact**, a commercial inference startup from the creators of open-source vLLM, utilizes Nvidia’s GPUs through Google Cloud while benefiting from Google’s AI stack.
– **ComfyUI**, an open-source tool for creating AI-generated images and multimedia, accesses Nano Banana 2 and other Cloud features.
Other startups receiving attention from Google Cloud include ChorusView, Emergent AI, ExaCare AI, Insilica, Optii, Parallel AI, Proximal Health, Reducto, Stord, Stylitics, Temporal, Vapi, Vurvey Labs, Wand, Watershed, and ZenBusiness. These startups work across various industries, developing solutions ranging from AI-powered smart tags and medical care facilities management to sustainability reporting and in-game assistants for PC games.
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