AI Funding & Credits

$25,000

Claude API credits, priority rate limits, technical support, founder events

Up to $25,000

Claude API credits via VC referral partner link

$5

Claude API trial credits (all models)

$5

GPT-4o, GPT-4.1 API trial credits

~$1,000

API credits for academic/research use

$25 signup + $150/mo

Grok API credits (most generous free tier)

Free tier (unlimited)

Gemini 2.0 Flash, 1.5 Pro — generous rate limits, no credit card

Up to $100

Open-source model inference (Llama, Mixtral, etc.)

Free tier

Ultra-fast LPU inference, generous rate limits

Free tier

Mistral API access with rate limits

Free tier

Embeddings, RAG, classification — best free embeddings

Credits via startup program

Search + answer engine API credits

Free + startup program

Voice AI, TTS, cloning — 12 months Scale tier via startup program

Free tier

Image & video generation API credits

Free tier

Run open-source models, pay per prediction

Free tier

Inference API, model hosting, Spaces

Up to $150,000

Speech-to-text API credits

$1,000

EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS — no partner needed

Up to $100,000

Full AWS suite via VC/accelerator/partner

Up to $300,000

For foundational AI model builders

Up to $350,000

GCP credits over 2 years, best for AI/data

Up to $150,000

Azure + GitHub Enterprise + M365 + OpenAI credits

Up to $100,000

Droplets, Kubernetes, managed DBs, Spaces

Up to $100,000

OCI credits for startups

Up to $250,000

CDN, DDoS, Zero Trust, Workers AI

Up to $120,000

VMs, GPU instances, storage + technical support

Up to $100,000

Managed data infrastructure (Kafka, Postgres, Redis)

Free trial credits

VPS, dedicated servers, cloud instances

Credits + AI partner credits

Frontend hosting + AI SDK + partner credits

Free

2 projects, 500 MB DB, 1 GB storage, auth, realtime

Free

Serverless Postgres with branching

$20,000

Appwrite Scale plan for 12 months + priority support

Varies

GPU credits, technical support, co-marketing

Free

Unlimited repos, Actions CI/CD (2,000 mins/mo), Copilot trial

$500+

Plus plan credits

$500

Company incorporation + AWS/partner credits

$500

Airtable credits + startup content

Varies

Corporate card + credits for AWS, Google, etc.

Varies

Startup banking + partner credit perks

Free + AWS credits access

Product analytics + unlocks AWS Activate Portfolio

$25,000

CDP credits

Free

All JetBrains IDEs free for 1 year

Up to $5,000

Atlas credits

€5,000–€50,000

Open source, internet commons, privacy, security. BEST for solo devs.

Up to €2.5M + €15M equity

Deep tech, AI, breakthrough innovation

Avg €500K

R&D-intensive SMEs, international collab required

€25,000–€50,000

Digital innovation, AI, cybersecurity, fintech

Up to €95,000

Climate tech, sustainability, clean energy

€20,000–€80,000

B2B SaaS, fintech, sustainability, defense — accelerator

€20,000–€200,000

AgriFood, Energy, Emerging Tech — accelerator

Up to CHF 150,000

3-stage funding for Swiss startups, tech/science

Up to €150,000

Uni spinoffs, tech transfers — salary + materials

£25,000–£2M

R&D, game-changing innovation

€10,000–€500,000+

French tech, innovation aid, JEI status

€50,000–€250,000

High potential startups with export focus

Up to €47,500

Open source civic tech software — solo devs welcome

€5,000–€50,000

Next-gen internet R&D, open source

€10,000–€200,000

Sub-grants via EU-funded projects (many open calls)

Varies

Innovation projects, R&D

$50K–$2M+

R&D across all federal agencies (NSF, NIH, DoD, DoE)

Up to $140M pool

AI research and development

$100K–$1M+

Explainable AI, Machine Common Sense, autonomous systems

$10,000–$100,000

Ambitious ideas from individuals (Tyler Cowen / Mercatus)

$4,000–$10,000

Quantum computing open source projects

Up to $50,000

Open source, internet health, AI transparency

$5,000–$100,000

Web monetization, open payments standards

$100,000

Fintech, payments innovation competition

$15,000–$50,000

Innovative small businesses

$5K–$25K

Aggregator — DoorDash, Progressive, etc. partner grants

$10,000

Complete courses then apply for grant

$10,000/mo + $50K annual

Women-owned businesses

$5,000–$10,000

Black women & nonbinary entrepreneurs

$30,000–$100,000

Women entrepreneurs (social/environmental impact)

Up to CAD $50,000

Innovation, R&D for Canadian SMEs

Up to $30,000

Equity-free accelerator (open to foreigners!)

Up to SGD 500K / 800K

Tech/AI startups — Proof of Concept/Value

Varies

Multiple startup support schemes

Up to SGD 2M

Co-investment with private investors

Varies

Technology R&D, energy, manufacturing, AI

Varies

Selected startups get gov support + intros

Up to KRW 100M + visa

Global startups willing to establish in Korea

Up to ~$375K

Tech incubation program — angel-recommended

$40K–$100K

Accelerator + funding

Up to ~$24K

DPIIT-recognized startups

Varies

Innovation, incubation support

Up to SGD 1.2M

AI startups — PoC to PoV with NUS/Microsoft

$100K–$200K

Pre-idea to early stage, multiple Asian hubs

$150K

YC-style accelerator for Southeast Asia

$50K–$125K

Pre-Series A, South/Southeast Asia

Up to TWD 10M

R&D for SMEs, innovation projects

Up to HKD 500K

Digital tech, fintech, AI startups

~7.5% if funded

Most popular, $100 min invest, 1M+ investors

~6% + 2% processing

Curated, VC co-investment, 2.5M members in 150 countries

~7% + extras

Secondary market for liquidity, analytics

~6%

EU-focused equity crowdfunding

~7%

UK's largest equity crowdfunding platform

~6-8%

Nordic/EU equity crowdfunding

Free basic tier

AI matching with 1,000+ angels, data room + intro management

Free to create profile

Massive network, direct VC/angel connections

Free

Open database of VCs, submit your deck

Free

Startup deals, accelerator applications, funding connections

Free for startups

Connect with angel groups and accelerators worldwide

Free

Investor CRM + intro requests

Free tier

Research investors, track funding rounds

$500K

Any tech — the gold standard, 3 months

$120K

Multiple verticals across cities, 3 months

$150K

Emerging markets, diverse founders, 4 months

$6M credits pool

AI apps built on Next.js/Vercel, 12 weeks

Up to $20K

Global talent search — solo builders welcome

$100K–$1M

Bootstrapped SaaS, indie projects

Up to $400K

Calm companies, sustainable businesses

$120K–$300K

Bootstrapper-friendly, SaaS-focused, 1 year remote

Varies

Pre-seed, idea-stage, 200+ cities, 4 months

Non-dilutive

Builders/creators, ship projects fast, 6 weeks

Up to £80K

Build team from scratch — pre-idea welcome, 6 months

Up to €475K

European pre-seed, any sector

Varies

Corporate-backed accelerator, multiple verticals, 3 months

Free/varies

World's largest startup campus, multiple programs

£30K

Tech for good, social impact, 3 months

$100K–$200K

Pre-idea to early, multiple Asian cities, 6 months

$150K

YC-style for Southeast Asia, 3 months

$50K–$125K

Pre-Series A, South/Southeast Asia, 3 months

Up to SGD 1.2M

AI startups, NUS/Microsoft ecosystem

$40K–$100K

Tech accelerator, 3 months

~$75K

General tech accelerator, 6 months

Equity-free + $350K GCP

AI, Seed to Series A, 10 weeks

$5K–$500K

Core protocol, tooling, security, education

$5K–$250K

High-performance apps, DeFi, gaming

Varies ($10M pool)

Arbitrum ecosystem: DeFi, gaming, infra, audits

Up to $100K

Privacy-first ZK blockchain apps

Up to $100K

Stellar/Soroban ecosystem, payments, identity

Varies

Avalanche DeFi, gaming, subnets

$10K–$100K

Parachain tooling, cross-chain, substrate

Milestone-based

Cross-chain DeFi, NFTs, gaming, AI, DePIN

Up to $10,000

Verifiable data infrastructure apps

Varies

Bitcoin-aware dApps, AI hApps, DEXes

Up to $50K

Uniswap ecosystem, governance, tooling

Varies

Public goods funding — retroactive rewards

Varies (quadratic)

Open source public goods — community-matched