# Google Startups

> Google Startups is a pre-seed investor backing Artificial Intelligence and Retail. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Google Startups is a pre-seed investor focused on Artificial Intelligence and Retail. Google Startups

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 67% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Marketing | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 1 | 33% |
| Portugal | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TeknTrash Robotics | TeknTrash is AI+analytics company which provides companies with consumer dataTo that end it developed Stipra: a software which manages consumption data for companies to understand consumer patternsStipra is comprised of a SAAS cloud based portal, an APP, and a network of SmartPODs ("Point of Disposal") able to capture consumptiondata, reward users, and provide real consumption data and analytics | $530K | Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| Bam & Boo | Bam & Boo is a subscription-based sustainable eco-friendly brand with the mission of reshaping the future of beauty and personal care. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| Royal Laundry | Royal Laundry is a deep-tech startup building a scalable AI/Robotics platform for licensing to commercial operators. Our cloud-native technology stack, featuring Computer Vision, Decision Engines, and Distributed Automation, transforms industrial textile processing through real-time inference, massive image data processing, and intelligentorchestration. | $120K | Pre-Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angels-113f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Indico Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indico-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Microsoft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/microsoft) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Google Startups invest in?

Google Startups invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Retail and Robotics startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Google Startups last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Google Startups closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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