Toronto-based Mommy Monitor selected for Google’s Black Founders accelerator

Google has announced the 11 early-stage tech startups set to join the company’s second Google for Startups Accelerator for Black Founders cohort.

The cohort includes 10 American tech startups and one Canadian company, Toronto-based Mommy Monitor, which offers a maternal care services platform.

Google’s 10-week digital accelerator program serves Black-led seed to Series A-stage tech startups based in North America. Black Founders launched its first cohort last year, accepting 12 startups. This year’s cohort, which is set to begin in August, is the first Black Founders cohort that was open to applications from Canadian tech companies.

“It is such an honour to be chosen to be a part of Google for Startups Accelerator for Black Founders,” said Elsi Amoako, Mommy Monitor’s founder and CEO. “The Black founder community in Canada is thriving and our team is doing the work to get to a space where we are affecting maternal health globally—and we know that being a part of this accelerator will provide the tools, expertise and community needed as we continue in our journey.”