Startup Program
Up to $150,000 in Hanzo Cloud credits for venture-backed startups -- plus $5 free for everyone and bring-your-own-compute.
Startup Program
The Hanzo Startup Program gives venture-backed teams the credits to build on frontier models and full-stack AI infrastructure without burning runway. Approved startups receive up to $150,000 in Hanzo Cloud credits, redeemable across every product on api.hanzo.ai -- LLM gateway, GPUs, storage, deploys, and more.
Credits land in the same cloud-credit balance every product spends from, so there is nothing new to integrate: apply, get approved, and your existing API keys draw down program credits automatically.
What You Get
- Up to $150,000 in credits. The award scales with stage and traction. Credits apply to all metered usage across Hanzo Cloud.
- Bring your own compute. Point Hanzo at your own GPUs or reserved cloud capacity and orchestrate them alongside Hanzo's -- your credits stretch further, and your workloads run where you want.
- Priority support. A direct line for architecture, scaling, and model-selection help.
Not accepted yet? You still start with $5 in free trial credits, no card required -- enough to make your first calls today. See Getting Started.
Who Qualifies
The program is built for venture-backed startups with tier-1 VC backing. Approval is based on:
- Institutional funding from a recognized (tier-1) venture firm or accelerator.
- An active build on -- or a concrete plan to build on -- Hanzo Cloud.
- An account in good standing at console.hanzo.ai.
Techstars companies
Hanzo AI is a Techstars '17 company. Techstars-backed startups qualify for custom perks on top of the standard award -- mention your Techstars affiliation in your application.
How to Apply
- Create your account. Sign up at console.hanzo.ai and claim your $5 in free trial credits.
- Apply. Submit your startup at hanzo.ai/startups with your company, funding, and what you are building.
- Get reviewed. The team reviews applications and confirms your tier and award.
- Build. Approved credits are added to your organization's balance and draw down automatically as you use the API. Track them in the console's Usage & Billing views.
Related
- Getting Started -- sign up, claim $5 free, and make your first call
- Deploy on Hanzo -- ship your app with one-click deploy
- Credits & Billing -- how trial and prepaid credits work
- Pricing -- per-model and per-unit rates your credits pay for
- Referrals & Affiliates -- earn additional credits by referring developers
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