Investments will focus on four main areas:
Information access in Indian languages Building products for the Indian market Empowering local businesses Leveraging AI for good in areas such as agriculture and education.
Earlier today, India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, had a call with Pichai to discuss post-COVID investments and digital transformation.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 13, 2020 Pichai said that he’s looking forward to working alongside Modi: In the past, Google’s investment arm has invested in Indian startups such as real-estate marketplace Commonfloor and hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo. India has been a leading country in terms of the number of users for Google products such as Search, Android, and YouTube. The company noted that India has now more than 500 million internet users. The search giant also highlighted its efforts to spread information related to the coronavirus.
