Fireworks for Startups
Fireworks AI·United States
Fireworks platform credits and higher rate limits for venture-backed startups under five years old, plus time with their applied AI engineers. No amount is published.
What you get
“Unlock credits and options for higher rate limits to help you prototype and scale without worrying about upfront costs. Eligible startups can get access to credits (expire after 1-year). (No amount published.)”
Can you apply
Does my startup qualify? Be a registered company with a functional website. Operate as a privately held, for-profit entity. Founded within the last 5 years. Venture backed startups with >$500k in funding. Not have received Series D or later funding.
When
Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
What Fireworks AI funds
Fireworks runs inference for open models and pairs its startup credits with time from its applied AI engineers. It publishes no credit figure but is unusually specific about the gate: a registered for-profit company, under five years old, venture backed with more than $500k raised, and not yet at Series D.
Everything Fireworks AI funds →Details
Credits expire a year after they are issued and cover serverless text, vision and image inference, speech-to-text, embeddings, fine-tuning and on-demand GPU deployments. They do not cover reserved GPU capacity, professional services or premium support. The program also includes roadmap sessions with the product team, startup meetups and workshops, and joint marketing. Questions go to startups@fireworks.ai.
Read off the Fireworks AI page on 8 Sept 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.