Irish startups are being invited to apply for Google’s Adopt A Startup programme which opened for applications today. Successful entrants will attend an exclusive programme of lectures and workshops as well as receiving hands on mentoring from experienced Google employees over a 12 week period. 

Throughout the programme, the startups will gain insights and knowledge on how to position and grow their companies on a global scale.  

Companies are being urged to get their applications in early as only 30 places are up for grabs, with applications closing on March 2nd. Successful companies chosen to participate in the Adopt A Startup programme will be announced on the 12th of March.

At the end of the 12 weeks, eight selected companies will make a 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 Startup programme which comes with $100,000 of Google Cloud credit.

The seven runners up will also be eligible for the programme and the chance to receive $20,000 in Google Cloud Credits, while one lucky company will win three months free hot desking in DogPatch Labs, Google For Entrepreneurs Tech Hub Partner.

The 2018 Adopt A Startup programme will have increased emphasis on Strategy and Business Planning. It will also focus on scaling the business to stay ahead. That includes optimising a customer acquisition strategy, scaling internationally and how to optimise new infrastructure technologies such as Cloud. Participants will benefit from the experience of mentors from Google’s Global Business, Marketing, Engineering and Cloud teams.

Source: www.businessworld.ie