Just weeks after Google’s say Will review Its diversity, equity, and joining programs, the Google for Startups founders’ funding webpage has been presented with changes. Google, in particular, is now using the past to describe all its fund programs for the founders.
According to Internet archives, this is a change that happened after December. And the site currently says that zero fund programs are available.
Google’s Startup Founders launched in 2020 to provide financial grants, teachers, and Startup Product Product Support, including women and African and Latin breeds.
The site says it has supported more than 600 founders more than 50 million. In addition to the capital, the founders received the help of Google Cloud credit such as guardians and products.
But the grant landscape – especially about programs that target minorities – have changed a lot since 2020. Some of the legends and investors, who said in surprise, said what would happen in programs like Google Startups founders’ funds, during intense political and legal attacks on any program labeled “DEI”.
The programs listed as “past” funds on this site include the Women’s Founder Fund, the Litino Founder Fund, the Ukrainian Support Fund, the Black Fund US, and the Black Fund Brazil.
In addition, the site says that the “zero” grant programs are currently available in any region, though the program trains the founders on some industries (energy and climate) for startups and founders on American Axlers are accepting requests.
It is unclear which of these programs have been formally abolished, suspended, or is being reorganized in other ways. It was vague when asked about Google’s response, but it inclined the Fox Shift to the founders and to the AI Startups.
“We have not yet opened applications for Google for Google in 2025 in the United States. Google for Startups is supporting all of the founders ‘funds in our former students’ community. A spokeswoman said that in 2025, we will invest in AI -based startups in the United States and we will invest more in the later date.
Google gets back from the other language
Tech Crunch witnessed other changes in the program’s web pages.
Site in December specially It has been stated that Grant “has provided more than 50 million Million to support the founders” while today, “while today, The word “underbed” Has been removed.
A Saved Page Since January 21, the Google Program’s goal is used to help “financial support for unmanageable communities” and “risk -threatening and dangerous founders to help build and develop their business.”
Currently, Google says program Provides “financial support for innovators, and support to the founders to help build and develop their business.”
Google did not respond to our request to comment on the site about language change.
In the past month, Google And other tech companiesLike Meta and Amazon, they also began to adjust their DE words and activities as the Trump administration has pressured the public and private sector to overtake such programs. Google Was announced earlier this month He will no longer have the goals of diversity and Mentioned also removed Its annual 10-K filing of Dei.
Reuters Reported this week The companies who have publicly removed themselves from the DEI have privately contrary, revealing that today’s critical balance business is facing because they try to avoid the legal challenges of the DEI.
At the same time, US grant programs have been targeted by specific sections of communities, which has been invading for a while. The fearless fund had to be famously sued for their grant program for the founders of black women and Close the program in September. PayPal is also Is currently being tried His grant with the founders of Black and Latino is committed to allegations that he discriminates with other generations.