Founders Academy

Equipping women founders with leadership skills to grow their startups.

About the program

Founders Academy is a mentorship-focused program connecting women-founded startups from across the world to the best of Google. Beyond connecting the selected women-founded startups to each other, the program provides companies with access to growth opportunities and investors. In focusing on leadership, networking, and development, the program supports a powerful global community of women, equipping them with the resources they need to grow their startups.

Program benefits

Founders Academy is designed around key themes to bring the best of Google to selected startups.

Set and Track OKRs

Learn how to use Google’s goal-setting methodology to set ambitious targets and track progress.
Manage Technical Teams

Discover how to create a bigger impact in the workplace. Founders learn new leadership tools to improve their goal-setting, team-building, and management skills.
Hire the Right Team

Recruiting the right people for the team is critical to a startup’s success but no easy task. Founders learn how to make better, more inclusive hiring decisions through each stage of the process—from writing job descriptions and interviewing strategies to assembling hiring committees.
Product-Market Fit

Adapt to new customer behavior and bring your company to the next level. Founders gain a more complete set of tools to help them navigate the challenges ahead.
Dedicated Leadership Coaching

Especially in moments of crisis, effective team management is critical to a company’s success. Through methodologies and tools, founders learn how to keep up productivity even in uncertain times.