DigitalOcean — DigitalOcean Startups (Hatch)
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.
What you need to qualify
- Raised $10 million or less
- Company website and a matching company email address
- Registered DigitalOcean team account created with a business email
- AI-native startups are prioritised
- For startups that have not used prior credits with DigitalOcean
Traps and exclusions
- Service businesses, consultancies and agencies are not eligible
- Core credits exclude GPU Droplets, NVIDIA H100 GPU Kubernetes, bare metal GPUs, dedicated inference, serverless inference, third-party AI models hosted outside DigitalOcean, Paperspace Machines, Cloudways services and any charge passed through to a third-party provider — GPU credits are a separate benefit with no guaranteed access
Before you submit
- Company domain email, not a personal address
- Live public website that describes a product, not a coming-soon page
- Company profile findable on LinkedIn, X or GitHub
- Incorporation documents and funding evidence to hand
- Confirm the company has not claimed credits from this program before, under any entity
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