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Credits and in-kind

DigitalOcean for Startups (formerly DigitalOcean Hatch)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Credits (amount varies, set in onboarding email via DigitalOcean Startups partner); participants generally entitled to a $10,000 monthly limit.

Funder

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

private · supranational

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling applications.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

AI-native startups prioritised; service businesses (consulting, agencies) not eligible; must have raised $10m or less; company website and matching business email; new startups without prior DigitalOcean credits; apply via a partner or choose 'Other'.

How to apply

  1. Create a DigitalOcean team account using a business email tied to your company domain. — link
  2. Apply to DigitalOcean for Startups, optionally via a partner accelerator/VC. — link
  3. If approved, credits are applied to the team account for a 12-month window.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.digitalocean.com/startups

"Get the cloud infrastructure you need with DigitalOcean credits (amount varies) to focus on building, not billing."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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