Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible. In high-growth, technically ambitious markets like the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENA-T), we fulfill this mission by supporting AI-First startups building the next generation of information-driven services on a global scale. In a region known for its resilience, we want to help founders flourish in any conditions.
The newest cohort of 15 companies in the Google for Startups Accelerator: MENA-T program starts on June 1. They follow on the success of our sixth group, which concluded in November 2025 and set a new benchmark for the region.
Over the course of the fall 2025 program, 14 AI-first startups from 8 different countries received more than 230 hours of specialized 1:1 mentorship from Google experts. This support allowed them to achieve measurable technical and business milestones, including refining their business strategies, accelerating AI/ML initiatives with Google Cloud, and enhancing overall product design.
We’re supplementing the 2026 program with additional resources, focus, and training to help these startups navigate the uncertain geopolitics that can affect the region and the world at any time.
Introducing the newest Google for Startups Accelerator: Middle East, North Africa, Turkey cohort
With a record breaking volume of applications, we are seeing more and more startups leveraging AI technology and addressing meaningful challenges with their business. Please join us in welcoming the 15 companies selected to participate in this cohort:
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BioTwin creates virtual twins from health data to detect risks and recommend preventative actions.
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Coral replaces manual sustainability processes with real-time enterprise overviews.
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Each::labs builds the next generation of AI-native tools to streamline complex developer workflows.
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Hakeem translates clinical studies into real-time, patient-specific guidance for clinicians.
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inveon.ai deploys agentic AI to provide autonomous digital employees for e-commerce.
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Jusoor Labs uses AI to analyze science experiment interactions and improve learning outcomes.
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Openfarming automates distributor workflows to reduce waste and protect margins.
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Plusfinity builds AI-native learning infrastructure for scalable, interactive education.
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Promake empowers the manufacturing sector with AI-driven design and production optimization tools.
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Qanooni transforms manual legal work into structured, searchable workflows.
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Repzo uses AI to turn complex field data into natural language reports for field teams.
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RFxAI streamlines procurement and sales through AI-driven response evaluation.
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Tapper applies machine learning to detect anomalies and block invalid traffic.
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TruBuild analyzes unstructured construction data for faster, objective tender evaluation.
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Woliz uses voice AI to make digital ordering accessible for nanostore owners.
A curriculum designed for impact
Starting June 1st, founders will participate in a three-month program specifically tailored to help startups navigate their unique challenges. The curriculum provides intensive technical support, including comprehensive stack audits and one-on-one mentorship from global experts.
By balancing advanced technical training — focused on AI security and generative design — with strategic business modeling and go-to-market planning, we empower founders to scale their innovations securely. This holistic approach is designed to help startups maintain momentum and drive the region’s sustained digital growth and long-term resilience.
The program has already demonstrated significant impact for the fall cohort, with a number of startups accelerating their growth and development.
COGNNA, a provider of an agentic security operations center (SOC) suite, is among those seeing sustained growth. With improvements made during the accelerator, their platform now allows analysts to work 80% faster, and subsequently have closed a $9.2-million Series A funding round.
By using BigQuery to ingest petabytes of data and Google Kubernetes Engine to scale investigations, the startup has transformed its security operations and dramatically improved efficiency. “Google is shaping the future of COGNNA by enabling us to scale with global markets,” said Ziyad Alshehri, co-founder and CTO of COGNNA.
