Neon — Neon Startup Program
Two clearly separated tracks. Self-funded teams under $1M raised get up to $1,000 in Neon credits with onboarding support and early feature access. VC-backed teams get up to $200,000 in combined Neon and Databricks credits, plus co-marketing and speaking slots at Neon events. Decisions usually land within a few business days.
What you need to qualify
- Self-funded track: under $1M in funding, early-stage product or MVP
- Venture-backed track: at least $1M raised or participation in a recognised accelerator such as Y Combinator
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 you have not claimed this program before under any entity
Other programs in this category
Cleanly tiered by how much you have raised. Tier 3 gives $10,000 to bootstrapped teams with no minimum funding. Tier 2 gives $100,000 to companies under $5M raised that are backed by an affiliated partner. Tier 1 gives $350,000 to companies at $5M+ raised with an affiliated partner, plus priority support and bi-weekly Solutions Architect office hours.
Four tiers — Inspire for bootstrapped teams through Scale for fast-growing ones — with Atlas credits rising at each step. Includes Voyage AI tokens for embedding and reranking models, a one-on-one session with a MongoDB expert, and matching partner credits from Fireworks AI and Temporal for eligible startups. Existing MongoDB users can still apply, which is unusually flexible.
Up to $30,000 as a flexible commitment amount, together with Enterprise-tier platform access and startup-focused support. Vercel does not publish hard eligibility rules on the program page, which in practice means the size of the offer is negotiated — worth going in with traffic numbers and a growth story rather than just filling the form.