Digital Ocean for Startups
12 months cloud credits
About this perk
DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure and an AI platform (including Gradient AI) for startups building, deploying, and scaling AI applications. It helps teams run workloads on droplets, Kubernetes, app hosting, and AI inference tooling without the cost and operational overhead of larger clouds. Through XRaise, eligible startups can apply to the DigitalOcean Startups program to receive DigitalOcean credits for up to 12 months, plus support and startup community access.
What You Get
DigitalOcean cloud credits for up to 12 months (credit amount varies).
Free access to Standard-tier paid support for 15 months.
Expert one-on-ones with DigitalOcean team members (product managers, engineers, and more).
Access to the DigitalOcean startup community (online and offline).
Ability to use credits across DigitalOcean products, including the Gradient AI platform where applicable.
Eligibility
Why it matters for startups
Reduces infrastructure costs while you move from prototype to production.
Adds support coverage so small teams can resolve issues faster without paying for higher-tier support early.
Helps AI-first teams ship faster with infrastructure and AI platform options in one ecosystem.
Use cases / best for
AI startups deploying inference services or AI-powered features that need reliable cloud compute
Teams migrating workloads from other public clouds to a simpler infrastructure setup
Startups that want credits plus hands-on guidance and support while scaling
FAQs
The program provides DigitalOcean credits for 12 months, and the credit amount varies by startup. 2. How long does support last? The program includes free access to Standard-tier paid support for 15 months. 3. Are GPU credit packages included? The program notes that select startups may be invited to apply for GPU credit packages.
