Welcome to Area 120,
Google’s in-house
incubator.

Welcome to
Area 120, Google’s
in-house incubator.

Many of Google's best ideas begin as experiments or passion projects. At Area 120, we work on 20% projects 100% of the time.

Portfolio

We drive curiosity to creation.

Area 120 teams work on new products, experiences, and services every day:

People

We build teams that build real stuff.

Good ideas can come from anywhere. At Area 120, we empower Googlers from all across the company to be entrepreneurial and creative in an environment that only Google can provide.

Highlights

We succeed when our teams succeed.

Take a deeper look at some Area 120 projects, entrepreneurs, and alumni:
Tables TechCrunch Story
Story

Story

Tables graduation to Google Cloud featured in TechCrunch

Google VP Amit Zavery spoke with TechCrunch about why they were excited to welcome Tables into Google Cloud.
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Alumni

Alumni

Tangi

Tangi inspires mobile viewers with bite-sized, how-to videos on art, cooking, fashion, beauty, and other DIY projects. Tangi joined Google Search in October 2020.
Chatbase collage
Alumni

Alumni

Chatbase

Chatbase provides AI-powered virtual agents to help companies improve their customer support. Virtual agents are created by analyzing millions past human-agent conversations. Chatbase became a part of Google Cloud in May 2019.
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Kormo collage
Alumni

Alumni

Kormo

Kormo is an app-based job marketplace for India, Bangladesh and Indonesia, where job seekers can build a profile and resume to find matching jobs. The team joined Google’s Next Billion Users organization in 2020.
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Latest

Check out recent news from Area 120 teams:

Aloud Keyword

Overcoming the language barrier with Aloud

March 9, 2022
Checks Keyword

Introducing Checks: simplifying privacy for app developers

February 22, 2022
Qaya Keyword

Creating new digital businesses with Qaya

December 15, 2021
Stack Keyword

Organize your documents effortlessly with Stack

March 30, 2021
Threadit Keyword

How we built a new tool without ever meeting in person

March 18, 2021
GameSnacks

GameSnacks brings HTML5 games to Google products

February 23, 2021
Tables graphic

Make tracking your work easier than ever with Tables

Sep 22, 2020
Fundo UI

Fundo: a virtual experiences platform for creators

Sep 9, 2020
Orion Keyword Sep20

Orion Wifi helps venues improve cellular coverage

Sep 8, 2020
Shoploop Keyword Jul20

Shoploop: an entertaining new way to shop online

Jul 16, 2020
Keen Keyword Jun20

Want to share your passion with the world? Get Keen

June 18, 2020
AdLingo Keyword May20

AdLingo Ads Builder turns an ad into a conversation

May 14, 2020

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