Top Startups to Watch at Google Cloud Next 2026

Google Cloud Next is underway this week in Las Vegas, with one message coming through clearly: Google is actively courting AI startups to its cloud platform. Accordingly, it unveiled several initiatives aimed at the startup ecosystem.

The most notable announcement is the tech giant's allocation of a fresh $750 million fund to assist its Cloud partners in selling more AI agent solutions to enterprise clients. This capital is accessible to partners of all sizes, from emerging startups to major consulting firms. It can cover expenses such as Gemini proof-of-concept initiatives, support from Google's forward-deployed engineers, cloud credits, and deployment rebates.

Google also showcased an extensive roster of startups currently utilizing Google Cloud, whether as new signings or through expanded usage. Several notable companies stand out:

Lovable is broadening its Google Cloud engagement by launching a new coding agent via Google's enterprise app marketplace. Lovable, the rapidly growing vibe coding startup, reported it was on track for a $400 million annual recurring revenue run rate as of February.

Notion, the popular AI-enhanced document productivity app from Silicon Valley most recently valued at approximately $11 billion, is leveraging Gemini models to power its text and image generation capabilities.

Gamma, an AI-powered presentation tool recently valued at $2.1 billion, is utilizing Google's advanced image model Nano Banana 2 alongside other Google Cloud features.

Inferact, the commercial inference startup founded by the creators of the open-source project vLLM, is accessing Nvidia GPUs through Google Cloud in addition to employing the tech giant's broader AI infrastructure.

ComfyUI, the widely-used open-source tool for generating AI images and multimedia, also provides access to Nano Banana 2 and is leveraging other Cloud capabilities.

Additional startups recognized by Google Cloud this year include:

ChorusView, which develops AI-powered smart tags for real-time tracking of goods' condition and location.

Emergent AI, a vibe coding platform.

ExaCare AI, which creates AI software for post-acute medical care facilities.

Insilica, which generates regulatory-compliant chemical safety reports using AI.

Optii, which develops AI-enhanced software for hotel operations management.

Parallel AI, which builds web search and research APIs designed for AI agents.

Proximal Health, which creates AI-powered software to automate the insurance claims adjudication process.

Reducto, which specializes in AI-powered document parsing.

Stord, which manages e-commerce fulfillment and parcel logistics operations.

Stylitics, which produces AI image generation software for retailers, used for tasks like outfit styling and creating product bundles.

Temporal, a developer cloud environment engineered to prevent system failures.

Vapi, which makes development tools for building conversational voice agents.

Vurvey Labs, which conducts synthetic market research using AI agents.

Wand, an in-game assistant for single-player PC games.

Watershed, which develops software to help enterprises report on and manage their sustainability programs.

ZenBusiness, an all-in-one back-office platform for small businesses that includes an AI chat assistant.