GPU compute credits for Pre-seed startups

Dedicated GPU capacity for training and inference, credited instead of billed on demand. What a pre-seed company can claim, self-serve and partner-gated alike. 3 programs for Pre-seed startups, up to $150K+ combined published ceiling.

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean Startups (Hatch) Credits with up to $10,000 in monthly usage

Amount depends on the partner, up to $10,000 in monthly usage. Includes 15 months of free support and a 15+ company perk bundle. Core credits exclude GPU Droplets and dedicated inference.

CloudGPU compute BootstrappedPre-seedSeed Self-serve + partner tiers Verified on official page

Together AI Together AI for Startups $1,000 – $50,000

One of the more generous open-model inference programs, with the allocation scaling by which partner refers you. Useful if you are serving Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek or other open weights and want to move off per-token frontier pricing without standing up your own GPUs.

AI models & APIsGPU compute BootstrappedPre-seedSeedSeries A+ Self-serve + partner tiers From public sources

NVIDIA NVIDIA Inception Free membership + partner cloud credits

Free to join, no fees and no equity. The direct value is preferred pricing on select NVIDIA hardware and software, free cloud credits from NVIDIA and its partners, and free self-paced technical training. The indirect value is often bigger: Inception Capital Connect makes investor introductions, and membership is a recognized signal that unlocks better tiers in other programs.

GPU computeSales & support BootstrappedPre-seedSeedSeries A+ Self-serve Verified on official page

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