Google’s AI Futures Fund: Fueling the Next Generation of AI Startups

Google has launched the AI Futures Fund, a flexible programme offering startups across stages early access to Google DeepMind’s most advanced AI models—think Gemini, Imagen, and Veo—alongside expertise, cloud credits, and the opportunity for equity investment.

🔍 Why This Matters:

➡️ Early access to cutting-edge models to unlock new AI-powered features

➡️ Collaboration with Google experts across research, engineering, design, and go‑to‑market teams

➡️ Cloud credits and technical support from Google Cloud to build, train, and scale

➡️ Equity investment opportunities for startups aligned with Google’s mission 

🚀 Who’s In? Highlights from Early Participants:

💥 OpusClip achieved ~30% cost savings in video processing using Gemini Flash

💥 Harvey tested Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview on legal reasoning benchmarks

💥 Viggle, Synthesia, Rooms, Toonsutra, and others are prototyping with Gemini, Imagen, Veo — showing how startups can rapidly build what was previously impossible 

📌 What makes the AI Futures Fund unique:

1️⃣ No fixed application window—applications are considered on a rolling basis, at any stage of growth. 

2️⃣ Tailored support depending on founders’ needs—founders can engage with Google technologies when they’re ready, rather than chasing deadlines!

💡 How DigitSign sees the opportunity:

We’re working with Business \ Founders who want to move fast—from prototype to product—without rebuilding foundational infrastructure. 

If you’re developing an AI product and want:

💡 Strategic access to class-leading models

💡 Specialist technical mentorship and support

💡 Scalable Google Cloud infrastructure

💡 Potential equity investment

Then the AI Futures Fund is worth exploring.

📣 If you’re a startup in Europe or the UK working with DeepMind models, the window is open. Let’s talk about how to apply, and how we can support your journey from concept to real-world product.