Xoogler.co: Connecting and volunteering as mentors in Myanmar, MTV & more!

Aug 05, 2026

Thank you for all the interest and applications for the AI Incubator with Google’s AI Futures Fund, purpose-built for founders from the Xoogler community. You can read the coverage on Bloomberg here. Learn more at Xoogler.co/studio and sign up here to get updates. Reach out to get early access and pilot innovative products from this cohort of startups.

Mentors at Key Studio

Thank you to our mentors Ankit Jain, Anthony DiMarco, Aydin Senkut, Bonita Stewart, Bradley Horowitz, Brent Dance, Brian McClendon, Caesar Sengupta, Catherine Lacavera, Chris Bayley, Christine Tsai, Claire Hughes Johnson, Gretchen Howard, Guru Bhat, Jackson Georges, Kazuki Notsu, Lei Xu, Mahesh Ram, Manik Gupta, Marissa Mayer, Mark Cummins, Mary Grove, Noah Ready-Campbell, Qasar Younis, Remi Cossart, Satya Patel, Shabih Rizvi, Shiva Rajaraman, Sunita Verma, Todd Jackson, Veronique Lafargue, Vibhu Mittal, Yigit Ihlamur and many more!

What is Xoogler.co?

We’re 36,000+ ex- and current Googlers. founders, investors, operators, and the teams hiring them. Here’s what you’ll find on our community platform:

Need a co-founder? They’re here. #find-a-cofounder
Raising a round? So are your future investors. #investing-early-stage
Investing? Hop into #investing-early-stage.
Sub-communities? Climate, NYC, Mentoring... you get it.

You can now share job openings with the community, head to https://xoogler.key.ai/opportunities to post job openings.

Join one of our onboarding sessions Aug 10, Aug 12, Aug 14, Aug 19 or Aug 21 to learn how to best leverage the community platform. They can also be found in our calendar.

Reach out to learn more about community leadership opportunities.

📅 Upcoming Events Include

🗽Aug 5 NY Coworking Day with Xooglers including Stef Lau & Chris Fong. RSVP

🗽 🎷 Aug 6 6pm-8pm NY Jazz Happy Hour with Art Zeidman. RSVP

🇲🇲 Aug 10 9:30am EDT Myanmar Trip Q&A. Come visit Myanmar and contribute to the ecosystem by sharing your skills. The proposed dates are December 22-29, 2026. Available dates are also possible in September or October. RSVP

💻 Aug 11, 6pm PDT Mentors in Silicon Valley (Oct 6-7) Q&A with Google for Startups Southeast Asia. RSVP

🗽 Aug 13 New York VCs & Angel Investors Meetup. RSVP.

💻 Aug 10, Aug 12, Aug 14, Aug 19, Aug 21 Xoogler Platform Onboarding Sessions

💻 Aug 18 5pm PDT Rushabh Gandhi, Co-Founder Strawberry.me is on a mission to make quality coaching accessible to everyone. Join us as he shares his founder story and Strawberry’s impact, why coaching, how it works, and how to choose. He will also cover workforce anxiety and what employees can do. RSVP.

Strawberry.me pairs you with a vetted professional coach for the moments that matter: a career transition, a leadership challenge, a big life decision, or simply feeling stuck. Coaching isn’t about giving you answers; it’s about seeing your blind spots, getting clear on what you actually want, and following through. Get matched in under 24 hours, meet weekly over video, and message your coach between sessions.

Xooglers get their first week of coaching free. Get started at www.strawberry.me/xoogler

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