DigitalOcean Startups (Hatch)
DigitalOcean · Developer cloud
VariesCredit amount varies by partner/award level (not published); $10,000 monthly usage limit; GPU credits separately on review
12 months of DigitalOcean credits for startups that raised $10M or less, prioritising AI-native companies.
Key terms
- Raised $10M or less; must be new to the program and not have used prior DigitalOcean credits
- Credits cover 12 months, no extensions; unused credits forfeited
- Excludes GPU Droplets, bare-metal GPUs, serverless/dedicated inference, Paperspace, Cloudways
- Consultancies, agencies and dev shops not eligible
- Team account with business email and valid credit card required
Eligibility
- Where
- Worldwide
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a
- Max funding raised
- $10M
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- AI-native startups prioritised
How to apply
Apply through your VC/accelerator partner, or via the application form selecting 'Other' if unaffiliated.
- Benefit
- credits
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- 12 months
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source