DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean Hatch
$100,000 in compute credits valid for 12 months.
What you get
DigitalOcean Hatch - $100,000 in compute credits valid for 12 months. DigitalOcean is the developer-friendly cloud platform known for its simplicity and transparent pricing. Unlike complex enterprise clouds, DigitalOcean makes it easy to deploy Droplets (VMs), managed Kubernetes clusters, PostgreSQL/MySQL databases, and object storage in minutes. Their App Platform provides Heroku-like simplicity for deploying web apps, and GPU Droplets enable AI/ML workloads. Perfect for startups who want powerful infrastructure without the AWS complexity
Eligibility
Raised $10M or less; AI-native startups are prioritised; a company website and corporate email.
- Raised $10M or less
- AI-native startups are prioritised
- A company website and corporate email
- A registered DigitalOcean team account on a business email
- Expiry: No extensions; unused credits are forfeited
Duration
12 months of credits; 15 months of support
Exclusions
- Consultancies and agencies. Credits do not cover GPU Droplets, H100 GPU Kubernetes, bare-metal GPUs, dedicated or serverless inference, third-party AI models such as Anthropic and OpenAI, Paperspace, Cloudways or crypto mining.
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