Qdrant for Startups 🎁 Program

What you get

Qdrant gives accepted startups a 20% discount on Qdrant Cloud for the first year (12 months from acceptance), expert technical advice sessions, co-marketing (social posts, possible Discord talks or webinars, case studies) and perks from partners Hugging Face, LlamaIndex and Airbyte.

Who qualifies

All of these must apply:

• New Qdrant Cloud user (existing accounts qualify only if created within 30 days of applying).
• Pre-seed, seed or Series A startup, under five years old, with less than $5M in funding.
• Not a past participant.
• Building an AI-driven product or service; agencies and dev shops are not eligible.
• A live, working website.
• Billed directly by Qdrant, not through a cloud marketplace.

Good to know

• The discount applies only to Cloud services billed through Qdrant (via Stripe), and you must add card details to your account.
• Applications are reviewed in 7-10 business days. If rejected, you can reapply after two months.
• Submit through the online form; Qdrant asks you not to email applications.

How to get the most from it

Because the discount runs from acceptance, apply once you are about to move to a paid cluster rather than while you are still testing on a free one. Keep billing direct with Qdrant from the start.

Verdict

A modest but clear saving if you choose Qdrant as your vector database. It is a discount, not free credit, so it helps most once you are paying for a cluster.

1. Create a Qdrant Cloud account (new, or created within the last 30 days) and add card details.
2. Fill in the online form on https://qdrant.tech/qdrant-for-startups/ describing your startup and use of Qdrant.
3. Wait 7-10 business days for review.
4. If rejected, wait two months before reapplying.