# Dodo Payments Joins the Google for Startups Accelerator: India 2026 Cohort

DevFeed: [Dodo Payments Joins the Google for Startups Accelerator: India 2026 Cohort](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/dodo-payments-joins-the-google-for-startups-accelerator-india-2026-cohort-9814.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/dodo-payments-google-for-startups-accelerator-india-2026/>)

Author: Rishabh Goel

Published: 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Google AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-ai.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [google-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-ai.md>), [india](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/india.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [press-release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/press-release.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [startups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startups.md>)

## AI overview

Dodo Payments announces its selection for the Google for Startups Accelerator: India 2026 cohort, one of 20 AI-first startups chosen from roughly 2,500 applications. The article describes Dodo Payments' Merchant of Record and billing infrastructure for AI-first and SaaS companies, and outlines the accelerator's Google AI access, technical mentorship, go-to-market support, and preparation for scaled deployment.

## Source excerpt

Dodo Payments is one of 20 AI-first startups selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator: India 2026 cohort, chosen from ~2,500 applications.