President of global sales at Google Cloud Matt Renner said that Google Cloud will double down on its investments in startups in the current fiscal year Google Cloud India is also working with Nandan Nilekani-backed non-profit EkStep Foundation to bring DPI solutions to both India and other global markets This comes weeks after Google Cloud and telecom giant Bharti Airtel inked a “long-term” partnership to deliver cloud solutions to Indian businesses Terming India as a “hotbed” for global startups, a senior Google executive on Wednesday (June 12) reportedly said that the country was one of the key global markets for Google Cloud. As per Economic Times, Matt Renner, president of global sales at Google Cloud, said that Google Cloud will double down on its investments in startups in the current fiscal year (FY25). “Among a handful of markets globally, we picked India because of the sheer volume and unbelievable upside of potential from global startups.
.. India is an incredible place for innovation in AI.
We are seeing customers push the envelope in AI innovation. We are well positioned with our AI expertise, tools and history, to help partner with them as we move forward,” Renner reportedly said. Renner is in India for a two-day long trip to the country.
In the first leg of his tour, he was in Bengaluru on Wednesday where he met a dozen startup founders across five different industries. During the meeting, he reportedly wooed the founders by offering startups discount.
