The founder’s AI foundation: The top announcements for startups from Next ‘26

Google Cloud continues to advance its AI capabilities, offering a single, open environment for startups to build their businesses. This allows for faster development and scaling, as seen in companies like Lovable and Thinking Machines Labs. Startups can now focus on shipping AI-native products without worrying about operational plumbing. Key announcements include the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, which provides a comprehensive lifecycle platform for building, scaling, and governing AI agents. This platform includes features such as a graph-based framework, low-code Agent Studio, and Agent Memory Bank for personalized context. Startups can now leverage Google Cloud's integrated ecosystem to build and deploy AI models at scale.