Cloud and AI credits · No company needed
Cloud & AI credits for AI and tech builders, narrowed to funding you can take as an individual. Eligibility gates shown per programme.
13 programmes
Up to $5,000 in Lambda cloud credits for qualifying AI researchers to run work on Lambda Instances, with select research featured on Lambda's site.
Self-serve AWS credit tier for bootstrapped founders with no investor or accelerator affiliation.
The pre-funded tier: $2,000 in Google Cloud credits valid for 12 months, for startups with an MVP that have not raised institutional funding yet.
Up to $15,000 in Together AI platform credits plus 3 hours of forward-deployed engineering for startups that have raised up to $5M.
Subsidised GPU hours for students with AI/ML projects and an aligned academic profile, with no company or revenue requirement.
Free open-source and proprietary AI model API keys for builders in India, decided in under 48 hours, with no published credit value.
$200,000 in Google Cloud credits over two years, gated behind recent equity funding from an institutional investor.
The $200,000 AWS credit tier, gated behind an Organization ID issued by an accelerator, angel investor or VC firm in the Activate Provider network.
An additional $150,000 in Google Cloud credits on top of Scale tier for AI-first qualified, venture-backed startups, which is what makes the headline "up to $350,000" true.
Up to $50,000 in Together AI platform credits plus 10 hours of forward-deployed engineering for startups that have raised over $10M.
Up to $30,000 in Together AI platform credits plus 6 hours of forward-deployed engineering for startups that have raised $5M to $10M.
Invite-only credit tier above Activate Portfolio, accessed through an AWS Account Manager rather than an application.
Subsidised GPU hours for early stage startups that lack DPIIT recognition or revenue traction, gated on four years of AI/ML experience plus a letter from the IndiaAI CEO or a Joint Secretary rank officer.