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Starting up a Pinoy AI app? Google has almost P20-M in cloud computing credits for you

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Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Google Philippines Public Policy and Government Relations Head Yves Gonzalez talks about the company" s="" free="" IT="" courses="" during="" an="" event="" in="" Taguig="" on="" Sept.="" Benise="" ABS-CBN="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/28/yves-gonzales-1-(1).jpg"/><figcaption>Google Philippines Public Policy and Government Relations Head Yves Gonzalez talks about the company&#x27;s free IT courses during an event in BGC, Taguig on Sept. 27, 2023. Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- Philippine tech startups in artificial intelligence will be able to tap a Google program with almost P20 million worth of credits on its cloud computing platform, the tech giant said. Google Philippines Public Policy and Government Relations Head Yves Gonzalez said the company launched its Google for AI Startups Cloud program, where AI startups can access cloud credits of up to $350,000 or almost P20 million (P19,932,675 at $1=P56.95) over two years.Gonzalez said it is important to help early-stage AI startups.&quot;Supporting them is important. Early-stage startups are still most limited in resources and have a high likelihood of failing,&quot; she said.Firms can apply for the program at https://cloud.google.com/startup/ai.Both pre-seed AI-first startups without funding, and seed to series A AI-first startups with equity funding can apply for the program.Those who qualify for it get access to AI experts, training and networking opportunities, Google said.The tech giant said its platform, Vertex AI, gives businesses the intelligence they need to make smart business decisions and allows entrepreneurs to easily build, deploy, and scale machine learning models faster.Google also said businesses get to save money by using their cost-effective AI infrastructure and get the benefits of using their advanced generative AI technologies.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/16/23/ai-has-great-potential-for-ph-businesses-says-it-firm">AI has &#x27;great potential&#x27; for PH businesses, says IT firm</a></li></ul>

Philippine tech startups in AI will be able to tap a Google program with almost P20 million worth of credits on its cloud computing platform. 

Starting up a Pinoy AI app? Google has almost P20-M in cloud computing credits for you

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Starting up a Pinoy AI app? Google has almost P20-M in cloud computing credits for you

Benise Balaoing,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 28, 2023 04:47 PM PHT

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Updated September 29, 2023 11:30 AM PHT

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