Meet The Startups

The second cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders brings together a diverse set of startups from the US and Canada. Collectively, these 11 selected companies are leveraging technology to solve a wide range of complex challenges. From helping foster student attendance to simplifying the process of loans, we're inspired and honored to have worked alongside these eleven companies over the last 10 weeks.

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Acclinate is a digital health company that integrates culture and technology to source diverse participants for clinical trials.

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Adapdix is an AI/ML startup that works with large industrial semiconductor, electronic and assembly companies.

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AllHere fosters student attendance and supports families and students with mobile messaging powered by AI.

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Chatdesk uses machine learning to scale support teams with the click of a button.

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DOSS is a digital, voice-activated real estate marketplace that empowers consumers to speak, text or type questions about properties nationwide and receive accurate, easy answers instantly.

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Fermata Energy designs, supplies, and operates technology that turns electric vehicles into energy storage assets that combat climate change, increase resilience, and dramatically lower the cost of ownership.

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Mommy Monitor is a maternal care services platform that provides an easily accessible and culturally safe variety of services that give parents extra support customized to their particular needs and wants.

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Optimal intelligently eliminates electricity waste, lowers operational expenses, and helps to save the planet.

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Sugar provides software to building owners and managers to transform the residential experience.

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Varuna is the leading water distribution system monitoring company providing real-time visibility, awareness and insights to water systems enabling optimal operations and consumer safety.

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Zirtue is the world's first relationship-based lending application that simplifies loans between friends, family and trusted relationships while giving borrowers the option to pay creditors directly using their borrowed funds.