Nebius for Startups 🎁 Program

What you get

Nebius's startup offer gives $5,000 in introductory credits that you can use immediately to train models or run inference on Nebius on demand, plus up to $150,000 in compute savings through discounted pricing as you scale.

Who qualifies

• VC- or accelerator-backed, with at least $5M raised. The startups page says the $5M must come from one of Nebius's approved VC partners, and acceptance is through a partner VC.
• Building or scaling an AI-enabled product or model, with a working company website and a company email address.
• Incorporated recently: the startups page says fewer than 5 years ago, the offer page says less than 7 years old.
• Consulting or outsourced development firms, resellers and distributors, cloud service providers, crypto-only businesses and public companies are not eligible.

Good to know

• Nebius says that, because of demand, selection is temporarily limited to startups with $5M+ in venture backing, response times are not guaranteed and you may be put on a waitlist.
• The $150,000 is a discount on usage, not free credit.
• Credit expiry is not stated.
• Startups that are not accepted can still join Nebius's free founder community. Questions go to [email protected].

How to get the most from it

Use the introductory credits to benchmark your workload on Nebius before you take on any longer commitment, and compare the real cost per run with your current provider.

Verdict

Relevant only for well-funded AI startups whose investor is a Nebius partner. If that is you, ask your fund's platform team for access.

1. Ask your VC fund's platform team whether they are a qualified Nebius partner.
2. Apply through your VC partner using a company email, via https://nebius.com/startups.
3. If not accepted outright, you may be placed on a waitlist; Nebius will contact you if moved off it.
4. Optionally join the free founder community (open to AI startups globally) via the form on the page.