Quick Take
- Google for Developers hosted AI Day for Startups in Gurugram on June 25, 2026.
- The full-day event covered AI Agents, Multimodal AI, Sovereign AI and Edge AI.
- Founders built live on Google AI Studio using Gemini API, Gemma, Veo and Lyria.
In This Article
AI Day for Startups reached Gurugram on June 25, 2026, as a full-day Google for Developers event helping early-stage founders move from AI experiments to real, shipped products.
The session ran from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM IST at Google’s Signature Towers III in Sector 15, Gurugram (per the official invite). It is one stop in a multi-city series that has already visited Delhi, Lucknow, Kochi and Nagpur, hosted with local ecosystem partners across India.
StartupFeed Insight
The real signal here is not the talks, it is the build sessions. Google is teaching founders to ship on Gemini API and Google Cloud, which quietly locks the next wave of Indian startups into its stack early. Watch GPU-poor seed teams especially, because free credits and live codelabs lower their cost of trying advanced models. StartupFeed expects Google to convert many AI Day attendees into “Google for Startups” cloud program sign-ups, and we predict at least two more India editions before December 2026 as Sovereign AI demand rises. By StartupFeed Desk.
Event Breakdown: Date, Venue and Format
AI Day for Startups is a multi-city, multi-format program designed by Google for Indian startups, according to Google for Developers. The Gurugram edition packed talks, demos and hands-on codelabs into a single working day. Below are the verified details from the official invite.
| Detail | Information | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Event | AI Day for Startups India 2026, Gurugram | Google for Developers series |
| Date | June 25, 2026 (Thursday) | Per official invite |
| Time | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM IST | Full-day, in-person |
| Venue | Google Signature Towers III, Tower B, Sector 15, Gurugram | MTV Room, Ground Floor |
| Format | Talks, live builds, networking | Google AI Studio used live |
The most striking part is the access. Founders sat in a Google office and built alongside Googlers, which most early teams rarely get.
About Google for Developers
Google for Developers is Google’s global program that gives builders tools, training and community support. It runs AI Day for Startups across India with local partners like IHFC at IIT Delhi and Kerala Startup Mission. The program offers codelabs, Gemini access and Google Cloud guidance. It connects to “Google for Startups”, which has backed thousands of early-stage Indian companies with cloud credits and mentoring.
What can startups learn at the event?
AI Day for Startups teaches founders to apply four AI shifts inside their own products, according to Google for Developers. The Gurugram agenda grouped learning into clear tracks. The first track, Insights on AI, covered 2026 trends across AI Agents, Multimodal AI, Sovereign AI and Physical and Edge AI.
The second track was pure building. Founders used Google AI Studio to ship an app in real time, working with the Gemini API, Gemma, Veo, Lyria and the Nano Banana image model, then deploying on Google Cloud.
“Below are the event details and a few important guidelines,” the official Gurugram invite told founders, framing the day as a practical, build-first workshop.
The third track was networking. Attendees met Googlers, VCs, founders and peers building on AI, which often turns into hiring leads, pilots and early investor chats.
Why does this Google push matter for India?
The event matters because India’s startup AI demand is rising fast, and Google wants founders on its tools first. India recognised more than 55,200 startups in FY 2025-26, a jump of over +50% YoY, according to figures cited at India Innovation Day 2026. DeepTech funding rose about +37% to $2.3 Bn (Rs 19,000 Cr) in the same window.
Sovereign AI sits at the centre of this story. Indian founders increasingly want localised, in-country models for data and language needs. By teaching Sovereign AI and Edge AI in person, Google positions Gemini and Gemma as default building blocks. You can read the official program description on the IHFC, IIT Delhi page for the full track list.
How does Google compare to rival AI platforms?
Google is not the only AI platform chasing Indian founders. OpenAI, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure all court the same early-stage teams with credits and tools. The table below compares the three on the startup angle.
| Platform | Flagship model | India startup hook |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini, Gemma | AI Day events, Google AI Studio | |
| OpenAI | GPT family | API credits, developer outreach |
| AWS | Bedrock (multi-model) | Activate credits, cloud scale |
What makes Google’s approach different is the in-person, build-first format that puts founders inside its offices with its engineers.
What’s Next
AI Day for Startups will likely add more Indian cities through 2026 as Google deepens its founder outreach. The next clear milestone is the following city edition, which Google usually announces a few weeks ahead on its developer channels. Founders should watch the Google for Developers events page for fresh dates. Will your team build its first AI feature at the next AI Day for Startups?
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Last updated: June 26, 2026 at 11:30 IST
Written by Soumya Verma. Published: June 26, 2026. Updated: June 26, 2026. Have a tip? Write to us at editorial@startupfeed.in.
