fal Startup Program
fal · Generative media API
$5K$1,000 starter pack, growing to $2,500 and $5,000 as monthly fal spend rises
Generative image/video/audio inference credits for traction-stage or VC-backed teams in Europe and Asia.
Key terms
- Teams must be based in Europe or Asia
- Need real users/revenue or institutional venture backing
- Higher tiers unlock at $1,000/mo and $2,500/mo fal spend
- One application per company every 3 months; credits non-transferable
Eligibility
- Where
- Europe, Asia
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a
- 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
- Proven traction or institutional VC backing
- Separate larger deals exist for YC, a16z and Entrepreneur First portfolios
How to apply
Create a fal account, submit the application with traction/funding info (optional partner referral code), then a short intro call.
- Benefit
- credits
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source