Journalists follow a news conference during the opening of the new Alphabet’s Google Berlin office in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke.

CTech – Google announced on Tuesday the eight startups selected for the first official cohort of its Tel Aviv accelerator program Google Startup Growth Lab. During the four-month program, startup executives will meet with experts from Google to receive training and support for scaling up and expanding to global markets.

The selected startups are Tel Aviv-based business intelligence startup Oribi; Tel Aviv-based insurtech company Aktibo Solutions; Tel Aviv-based vacation rental property management company Guesty; Tel Aviv-based gut microbiome analysis startup DayTwo; New York and Tel Aviv-based business-to-business payment management startup Meilo (incorporated as Sizzers); Tel Aviv-based travel booking startup Bookaway (incorporated as Travelertick); Kfar Saba-based project management startup Proggio (incorporated as Project Map); and Tel Aviv-based urinalysis startup Healthy.io.