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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Israeli forces drive armoured vehicles down a road during a raid in Hebron city in the occupied West Bank. — AFP pic
JERUSALEM, Jan 25 — Google is investing US$8 million (RM37.8 million) to support Israeli tech firms and Palestinian businesses, the Alphabet-owned group said yesterday, citing the need for small companies to secure financing during the Israel-Hamas war.
Google said its US$4 million support fund would be provided to AI startups in Israel and another US$4 million would go to early-stage Palestinian startups and businesses to help them continue operating.
The grant to Israeli AI startups will be in addition to the Israel Innovation Authority’s emergency fund that arose after the war broke out on October 7, aimed at companies with a “short runway” of financing of up to six months.
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“In the current situation, quite a few startups in Israel are struggling to raise capital from investors and urgently need financial bridging in order to continue operating,” Google said in a statement.
Google said it had offered to help maximise the potential success of some 20 startups, in AI solutions and services, with the exact number and size of the grants determined by the requests it receives.
Separately, in partnership with local and global non-profit organisations, it will provide loans and grants to 1,000 Palestinian small businesses.
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It will also provide seed grants to 50 tech startups in Palestinian areas. In total it hopes to help safeguard 4,500 jobs and create new ones for Palestinians.
Google has also donated millions of dollars to Israeli emergency efforts, as well as to humanitarian relief support provided in Gaza. — Reuters
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