Google Announces Market Access Program And Gemma Models
Google announced a new Market Access Program and two open-source Gemma models at the Google AI Startups Conclave in New Delhi. The program will help Indian AI-first startups scale via enterprise-readiness training, global CIO/CXO introductions, and international immersions; applications are open. Google also released MedGemma 1.5, a 4-billion-parameter medical model, and FunctionGemma, a 270M on-device function-calling model, and highlighted Project Vaani’s 27,000 hours of Indic speech data.
Key Points
- 1Announces Market Access Program for Indian AI-first startups, offering enterprise training and global executive introductions
- 2Releases MedGemma 1.5, a 4-billion-parameter open medical model supporting CT, MRI, histopathology, and lab-report workflows
- 3Delivers FunctionGemma 270M for on-device function calling, enabling low-latency, privacy-preserving local AI agents
Scoring Rationale
Official Google launch provides actionable open models and market program; limited novelty beyond incremental model and regional focus.
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