DigitalOcean Startups
Review as an infrastructure option when pre-seed, seed, series-a teams in AI, SaaS, developer tools already use or plan to evaluate DigitalOcean tooling, credits, or technical support.
Terms
Cloud credits awarded via approved DigitalOcean Startups partners; amount varies by partner tier
No equity stated on the official page
Variable DigitalOcean credits via partner program; GPU Droplets not covered
15 months of free Standard-tier paid support
Founder fit
Startups with a registered business email; AI-native startups prioritized.
Raised $10M or less; service-based startups ineligible.
Global, subject to DigitalOcean availability.
Short Typeform application via approved partners.
Verification note
Verified live 2026-06-14 from official /startups page. hatch URL now redirects to /startups; sourceUrl updated. Core credits exclude GPU Droplets, Bare Metal GPUs, Dedicated Inference, Serverless Inference, and third-party AI models (including Anthropic and OpenAI hosted outside DO infrastructure) as of May 13 2026. GPU credits are a separate benefit not guaranteed on acceptance. $10K monthly credit limit, no extensions. 15 months Standard-tier support confirmed. AI-native startups prioritized; service-based startups ineligible; must have raised $10M or less.
Source quality: official program page (hatch URL redirects to /startups). Status confidence: high.