Google DeepMind AI for Planet accelerator picks four India startups
Google has selected four Indian startups for the debut Google DeepMind Accelerator: AI for the Planet (APAC) program, which aims to address urgent environmental challenges using artificial intelligence.
The four — Terrastack, Varaha Climate, Farmers for Forests and Climitra Carbon — will join a cohort of 16 startups operating across the Asia Pacific region. Over three months, the startups will receive access to Google’s latest AI stack, tailored technical support and expert mentorship to scale their sustainability-focused AI solutions.
The program kicked off with a hands-on bootcamp in Singapore. It supports startups, nonprofits and research teams using frontier AI models including AnthroKrishi, ForestCast, AlphaEarth Foundations, SpeciesNet and Perch to tackle urgent environmental challenges, according to a blog post from Google APAC regional sustainability head Spencer Low and APAC developer ecosystems head Sami Kizibash.
What the startups do
Climitra Carbon converts waste biomass into industrial-grade bio-coal designed as a 1:1 replacement for fossil coal in steelmaking, alongside a biochar business focused on permanent carbon dioxide removal.
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Farmers for Forests uses a payment-for-ecosystem-services approach to incentivise farmers and communities to convert degraded land into biodiverse forests. Its programmes cover agroforestry, forest protection and restoration, urban biodiversity, human-elephant conflict prevention and climate and ecology education.
Terrastack is building a geospatial data platform for rural land intelligence and transactions, combining satellite imagery, mapping tools and digital land records to structure land information. Its platform focuses on digitising land boundaries and ownership, enabling data analysis for governments and enterprises, and simplifying land verification, transactions and governance.
Varaha Climate, backed by WestBridge, operates carbon dioxide removal projects across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Ivory Coast. It works with smallholder farmers to promote regenerative agriculture and agroforestry, generating carbon credits that businesses can use to offset emissions.
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