Google Launchpad Accelerator India shortlists 10 startups

Google Launchpad Accelerator will begin on September 10 at the Google office in Bengaluru. The programme will involve a two-week intensive mentorship boot camp and a customised visual support for the remainder of three months.

A logo is pictured at Google's European Engineering Center in Zurich, Switzerland July 19, 2018. Picture taken July 19, 2018. (REUTERS)

Google on Friday announced the first batch of 10 short-listed startups who will be part of its "Launchpad Accelerator" mentorship programme in India.

"The shortlisted startups are doing incredible work in areas ranging from, enhancing employability and earning-abilities of the blue-collar workforce to using satellite imagery to support farmers' decision making process," said Paul Ravindranath G, Programme Manager, Google India.

Among the selected startups is CareNx -- a smartphone-enabled fetal heart monitor for early detection of fetal asphyxia.

"Vassar Labs" uses sensors, satellite and crowd-sourced data to provide decision-making support in sectors such as water, agriculture, education and more.

Wysa is an AI-based chat therapy for mental health while MultiBhashi is a simplified language learning platform for blue-collar workforce and "Next Billion Indian" online users.

OliveWear is a connected health ecosystem of doctors to give personalised maternal care to pregnant women.

Signzy ensures digital trust using AI and Blockchain to provide smart e-verification and risk prediction.

A software platform, SlangLabs helps build multilingual voice interfaces for mobile apps, which enable app interactions via voice in addition to touch.

ten3THealthcare is an early detection system for preventable clinical adverse events by monitoring real time, remote, and continuous vital signs of patients.

Uncanny Vision is focused on vehicle analytics, people analytics and object analytics using AI-based Deep Learning models.

"We are hopeful that with this programme of ours, we will be able to bring best of Google -- our expertise, platforms, tools and core strengths including machine learning and AI, to help Indian startups build, scale and grow their offering," said Ravindranath.