Vultr — Vultr Startup Program
Aimed at funded companies migrating real workloads rather than at first-time builders: up to $100,000 in credits for the migration itself, then long-term discounts of up to 35%, executive sponsorship, architecture reviews and a dedicated account manager. Relevant specifically because GPU access is carved out of several larger cloud programs — if you need sustained GPU time rather than API calls, a GPU-friendly provider often beats a bigger credit you cannot spend on accelerators.
What you need to qualify
- Secured Series A or later financing
- Applications go through Vultr's sales channel or partnered startup events
Traps and exclusions
- Not aimed at pre-seed or bootstrapped teams — see Vultr's free tier instead
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
Other programs in this category
Three tiers. Start gives bootstrapped teams up to $2,000 in Google Cloud and Firebase credits, self-serve. Scale covers 100% of usage up to $100,000 in year one plus 20% of usage up to another $100,000 in year two. The AI-First tier adds up to $150,000 on top of Scale, reaching $350,000 total for teams whose core technology is AI.
The largest cloud credit program by ceiling. A small self-serve tier is open to any incorporated startup with a live product, while the six-figure tiers are routed through Activate Providers — accelerators, incubators, VCs and startup-friendly banks. Credits are redeemable on third-party models through Amazon Bedrock, and AWS lists additional credits for AI startups ready to scale.
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 that have raised less than $5M and are backed by an affiliated partner. Tier 1 gives $350,000 to companies at $5M+ raised with an affiliated partner, plus priority support and Solutions Architect office hours every two weeks.