Google, Accel India accelerator, the joint AI accelerator for India startups run by Google and venture firm Accel, has chosen five startups from over 4,000 applications submitted for its latest cohort of the Atoms program, which aims to back early-stage startups building AI products linked to India. The startups selected will receive up to $2 million in funding from Accel and Google’s AI Futures Fund, along with up to €350,000 in cloud and AI compute credits from Google. However, around 70% of rejected applications were "wrappers" of AI features such as chatbots on top of existing software. The program received nearly four times more applications than previous Accel's Atoms cohorts, with many first-time founders.