Google pledges $75 mn to support women-led startups in India

New Delhi, Dec 20 (KNN) Commencing his visit to India, CEO of Google Sundar Pichai on Monday announced that the American giant will spend USD 75 million to support women-led startups in India.

Highlighting India’s potential to be a big export economy, he said that it needs to create a balance between safeguarding citizens and enabling companies to innovate with its framework.

Google is building voice and text search for over 100 Indian language.

Before calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pichai first met Telecom and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and spoke at Google for India 2022 event.

After the meeting he tweeted, “Thank you for a great meeting today PM @narendramodi. Inspiring to see the rapid pace of technological change under your leadership. Look forward to continuing our strong partnership and supporting India's G20 presidency to advance an open, connected internet that works for all.”

The details of the discussion held during the meeting was not disclosed by the company.

However, Pichai stated that in a blog blog to mark start of the visit stated that he would be discussing with Modi how Google is “supporting small businesses and start-ups, investing in cybersecurity, providing education and skills training, applying AI in sectors like agriculture and healthcare, and other priorities.”  (KNN Bureau)