Google for Startups Black Founders Fund
Mountain View, California, United StatesFounded 2020
Launched in 2020 as part of Google's $175 million racial equality commitment, the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund provides non-dilutive cash awards (up to $150,000 per company), Google Cloud credits, and mentorship to Black-led startups. It has awarded over $40 million globally to 220+ companies across the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Brazil.
Their most common stage is seed (42% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $2.9M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
11
Fund Size
$40M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
12 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zanifu | Seed | $11.2M | Aug 2023 |
| Zanifu | Unknown | $11.2M | Jan 2023 |
 Stears | Seed | $3.3M | Oct 2022 |
 Kyshi | Unknown | $420K | Jan 2022 |
 Periculum | Pre-Seed | $620K | Oct 2021 |
 Fêtefully | Seed | $1.3M | — |
| BBeta Financial Services | Unknown | $150K | — |
| TTangent | Pre-Seed | — | — |
| BBrastorne | Unknown | $100K | — |
 Healthy Hip Hop | Seed | $1M | — |
 Scrapays Inc | Unknown | $50K | — |
 CyDeploy | Seed | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Techstars4 shared
Launch Africa Ventures2 shared
54 Collective2 shared
Variant2 shared
Beyond Capital Ventures2 shared
AAIC Investment2 shared
Slauson & Co.1 shared
SyndicateRoom1 shared
Atomico1 shared
Startup Wise Guys1 shared
First Trust Capital Partners1 shared
Serena1 shared
MaC Venture Capital1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026