Google for Startups Accelerator: Middle East, North Africa and Turkey
Google for Startups Accelerator for Middle East, North Africa and Turkey is Google’s equity-free cohort for later-than-idea companies in the region. The 2026 window we listed closed 31 August 2026. It is not a UAE licence and not a Dubai-only club. You need a product and a reason Google’s curriculum helps — usually ML, scale, or cloud-heavy software. When the cycle is closed this page stays; Google will run another. Apply on their form, not through us.
DESK TAKE
Worth it if you will do the homework and you are past “we prompt ChatGPT.” Skip if you wanted a visa. Google will not incorporate you.
ELIGIBILITY
For technical, traction-stage startups across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. - Stage: demonstrating traction, ideally Seed to Series A (up to Series A funded startups invited) - Building a scalable product or service with a significant addressable market and defensible growth model - Deeply technical team, preferably leveraging ML/AI - CTO and/or technical roles must commit to participating in programme sessions - 10-week hybrid programme running Oct–Dec 2026 with in-person kickoff and Demo Day
QUESTIONS
Do I have to be in Dubai?
The region is MENA and Turkey. UAE HQ helps for our directory; it is not Google’s only geography.
Do they invest?
The accelerator is equity-free. Google’s separate investment arms are not this form.