We are pleased to announce our strategic and first of its kind partnership with Google, which aims to enable AI, cloud, and digital growth for tech ventures in the region, as well as the launch of a regional AI-first accelerator for STV ventures.
We witnessed firsthand the amount of resources startups allocate to the products and services of global technology companies like Google. We want to take this further and deeper. This partnership with Google, especially around AI, builds on our capabilities of empowering the region’s tech ecosystem.
This first of its kind strategic partnership will include capacity building and hands-on training for tech startups on Google Ads and Cloud products such as Vertex AI, Bard, Big Query, Search. Google and STV will also launch an AI-first accelerator for tech startups across the Middle East and North Africa that aims to empower these companies to make use of AI-powered Google products. This comes at a time when technology startups around the globe are shifting gears toward cost efficiency and sustainable growth in response to the evolving funding landscape.
This announcement affirms our and Google’s commitment to supporting tech startups in the Middle East and North Africa region by giving access to AI-first tools and solutions.