We applied in the Google for Startups program 10 days ago and havent heard back from the startups team. I have sent top up emails multiple times but no one cares to respond.
Our workspace trail is coming to an end tomorrow, and we will have to delete our accounts and data to make sure that we are eligible for the 1 year free trail if and when the team chooses to look at our application. This is a horrible outcome for us and we have a few customer conversations already in progress with our workspace accounts. We do not want to pay for the service for the first year ofcourse as it is too expensive for us at the moment and we are not funded yet.
@Andrew_B Hello! From the email address of (PII Removed by Staff) I applied for my startup www.ekenes .kz for participation in the Google for Startups Cloud Program Start Tier (i want to receive 2,000 USD in credits to use over a year to help my startup get up and running on Google Cloud, along with access to technical resources and our global startup community). I received an email today:
Thank you for applying to the Google for Startups Cloud Program. We are reaching out to get more information to finish processing your application.
‌Our initial review identified your company as a consultancy, agency, services company or other small business type that is not eligible for the program. All startups in our program must be early-stage companies that are backed by a venture investor. You can find a full list of eligibility requirements here.
‌If you believe this assessment is an error, please respond to this email with more information on your business and we’ll be happy to re-process your application. Otherwise, please connect with our sales team to discuss how we can continue to support your cloud journey.
@Andrew_B My application for Google Startup was not fully reviewed. I received a letter stating that my website, ekenes.kz, was not working, although it was fully functional. The English version of the website was also working properly.